Saturday was a free day with no planned activities so John and I took a long walk, cleaned the RV and car and then went grocery shopping at Wal-Mart. Sat. evening was a dinner out courtesy of Fantasy Tours. Mexicans just don't know how to serve a hot meal to 30 people -- warm at best.
Sunday we had a short drive down the coast from Cancun to Xcaret -- a water park. We parked in an employee parking lot which was actually better than some of the campgrounds we have stayed at because it had lots of shade and was really close to the park entrance. We were treated to a free lunch buffet (and of course we over ate) and since snorkeling was free that is the first thing we did. This park has a cenote or underground river that you can swim/snorkel along and into the lagoon for swimming and beach time. There were so many other things to see or do such as watching animals in their small zoo, observe giant sea turtles, pet sting rays, swim with the dolphins (we did not but we did watch others), walk among Mayan ruins, and much more.
For dinner we went to a "Xcaret Mexico Espectacular" . The show was in a huge arena and involved as least 260 actors, dancers, musicians and singers. As we were served a wonderful 4 course dinner we watched the history of Mexico unfold thru the pageantry of the Mayan Great Lords and the ritual games played to honor the gods. We witnessed the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors and their conquest of Mexico and then the mixing of the two races resulting in a country full of tradition. The second half then shared all the traditions of each region through costumes, dance and music. It was really awe-inspiring.
Today (Monday) we drove 25 miles to Xel-Ha (pronounced shell-ha) and parked in the bus parking lot. Xel-Ha is another water park but it has more water. We snorkeled down the lazy river and into a very large, ocean fed lagoon, parts of which had lots of fish and other parts hardly any. This is an all inclusive park, so once inside we did not have to pay for anything -- food, drink, beer, snorkel gear, margaritas, towels, beer, beach chairs, beer . . .! The only draw back is that the park closed at 5:30 so if we wanted to have supper there we had to eat really, really early. So at 6:30 we didn't know what to do with ourselves! Movie time!
This is the map for Xel-Ha. Go 25 miles back toward Cancun to see where Xcaret is located.
MAP: This is our current location.
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