Jungle Speed Boat Tour and First Snorkeling Adventure

After dealing with the mess earlier this week, we decided to take it easy for a day and get everything organized again.

We ended up booking three nights in Tulum for later this week (November 20 to 23) and also set up a Jungle Speed Boat Tour for today.

The tour was a lot of fun. You drive your own small boat through the lagoon while following a guide through the mangroves and eventually out toward the reef for snorkeling. I only wish we had more time in the water because the snorkeling part felt way too short.

I think we might try to make it back out to the same reef before we leave Cancun. From what we saw, it actually looks like you might be able to swim out to it from the beach.

Here are a few snapshots from the day:

Getting ready for some fun!

My lovely driver and I

Follow the leader..

Lookin Good!

Stingray being a loner

Apparently something cool was happening here

Why so serious

This guy...

Kept blocking my photo shoots..

Finally got out of the way! 

  

Sea urchin. I am not a big fan of holding these but people kept handing them to me

Our guide pointed out these fish but I did not quite understand what he said about them. They looked pretty cool though

Made a clingy friend. I loved the octopus!

Swimming with a school of fish

Cute little blue fish

Bubbles underwater

Reefs and colorful fish everywhere

The last picture I could snap before I was forced back onto the boat!

I have never really gone snorkeling before, but now I realize that I absolutely love it.

Definitely adding more snorkeling adventures to my travel list.

Adventure Day 3 - Chichen Itza and Ik Kil Cenote

Pictures from our trip to Chichen Itza and Ik Kil Cenote.

We spent hours exploring the ruins at Chichen Itza and were amazed by how large the site actually is. There were so many structures and areas to walk through that it took most of the day to see everything.

After exploring the ruins, we made our way to Ik Kil Cenote. The cenote was beautiful and the perfect place to cool off after walking around in the heat.

Here are some of the photos from our adventure.

Pictures Tomorrow

We had an amazing day visiting Chichen Itza and Ik Kil Cenote.

I had no idea there would be so many ruins to explore. It took us about four hours to walk around and see everything, and there was something interesting around every corner.

After exploring the ruins, we also stopped at Ik Kil Cenote, which was absolutely beautiful.

I took a lot of photos today, but I am way too exhausted to upload them tonight. I will share all of them tomorrow once I have a little more energy.

Jungle Speed Boat Tour in Cancun

Today I came across something that looks like it might be a must for our trip: a Jungle Speedboat Tour.

From what I have read, you hop into a small speedboat with room for two people and follow a tour guide through the lagoon. The tour takes you through winding mangrove paths before eventually heading out toward the Caribbean Sea.

Along the way you get to cruise through the water while taking in the scenery, which already sounds like a great adventure.

The tour also includes a stop at a snorkeling spot where the water is full of sea life. It sounds like a fun way to experience both the jungle waterways and the ocean in the same trip.

For now, it is just another exciting activity to add to our growing list of things we might want to do while we are there.