It’s out last night here in Puerto Aventuras, what “they” like to call the ‘Riviera Maya’. and it’s way too soon to go home. I’ve got a ton of good pics to show though and i’ve even been editing on-the-go for slightly more real-timey posting. I’ll document all adventures with pictures in the coming days but just wanted to touch on a few highlights:
Puerto Aventura has about 12 or so different dive spots and one in particular has become my new favorite. It’s called ‘Paradise’ (fitting name) and each time we’ve gone there i’ve seen some interesting fish and sea life: a turtle, lobsters, squid, trunk fish, trumpet fish, queen and grey angel fish, tarpon fish, barracuda, green and spotted moray, spotted-eagle ray, squirrel fish, parrotfish and a ton of others. Overall, you just get a vibe from some dive sites. This one gives me that vibe. I was home.
On Saturday we did a two tank dive in a group of three connected cenotes. It took me most of the first dive to get used to the confined space, cold water and sometime blurred vision from the mixing of salt and fresh waters. It was kinda like floating through space inside of a giant asteroid. But incredibly beautiful when the sun hits the cave entrance and floods the pool with light.
we visited the ruins at Tulum and headed to Tulum beach for lunch and a swim at an eco hotel called Mezzanine. Tulum beach is kinda like the Sayulita of the Cancun / Riviera Maya area and definitely worth a trip if you’re in the area. Mezzanine has a thai restaurant that had the best thai food i’ve tasted outside Los Angeles (and that’s saying a lot). The beach is killer too.
I’m fascinated with street imagery. hand-painted signs, taco stands, no parking signs etc… and Playa del Carmen is filled with these kinds of things. For every one picture I shot, there were a hundred that got away.
Tomorrow we’re back to Guadalajara and then on to Vallarta on Friday or Saturday. see y’all on the other side.
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bucerias misses you! you can feel the lack of Edness
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