Saturday, January 31, 2009

Uxmal

It was a very short drive from Campeche to the ruins of Uxmal (this is the Mayan name for this city and in Mayan is pronounced "oosh-mal"). We got to park our caravan in a parking lot so we were jammed right next to each other and, of course, we had no hook-ups which was no big deal. We were supposed to see a light show this evening but it is under repairs and remodeling so instead we had a nice dinner together. The area around these ruins is a tourist destination with 3-4 very nice hotels with swimming pools, bars, restaurants, shops and wi-fi. We were able to utilize this to call the kids and speak to Luca.

The weather has been so nice. Everyone keeps telling us it will be hot and uncomfortable but so far that has not been the case. We sleep with the windows open and had to pull up the quilt. Daytime gets warm but not enough to need the A/C. Tomorrow we tour the site and then drive to Merida.

MAP: This is where we spent one night & toured the pyramid.

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