We just returned from a fabulous trip to the Yucatan Peninsula. We stayed at a resort that was an hour and a half south of Cancun. The water temp was in the mid 80's and it was crystal clear - so perfect! We became expert Catamaran sailors and Mason tested out his boogie boarding skills.
I am bummed that these pictures don't show the real beauty of the water, it was so much prettier in real life!
When we weren't at the beach we were at one of the many pools. The kids loved to jump off anything they could find. Mason was all about his "moves", here he is in the middle of a 360, while Morgan does a ballerina leap, and Logan lunges in fear. The funny thing is, on our last day of the trip Logan was jumping into Eric's arms off that bridge you see in the back of this picture. I guess he got over his fear of jumping!
The resort also had this great kids area with all kinds of slides and water features - of course the kids loved it!
One day we explored the ancient Mayan city of Coba...
We rode on these deluxe taxis to the base of the temple...
While the men cruised in style on these sweet rides...
We climbed the steps of the highest temple on the Yucatan Peninsula, the view was amazing from the top, see the top of another temple in the middle of the jungle?
Climbing down, pretty steep steps...
We were really hoping to see a monkey in the jungle, and we did see one, except it was chained to a leash...definitely not as cool, but the kids were excited none the less
After Coba, we found two cenotes (sink holes) in the jungle. These sink holes are big caverns underground that have a pool of fresh water. The local mexicans charge you to get in and in turn they set up lights so you can see what you are doing. There are stalagtites and things flying around that I swore were bats, spooky but cool.
The water was crystal clear, as you can see.
The second cenote was deep and dark and had platforms for you to jump off. Here I am on a platform 60 feet up scared to death to jump, but I did it!
Here's the proof - me in the water swimming back to safety.
Another outing was to the island of Cozumel, a short ferry ride away. We did some diving and shopping. The boys thought these hats were the perfect souveniors, too bad our suitcases didn't have enough space for them!
The water in Cozumel was the most turquoise water I have ever seen and the visibility under water while snorkeling was amazing - we saw so many beautiful fish!
Chillin' on the tiny piece of sand waiting for our turn to dive...
Many thanks to Nana and Papa for such a great trip, we owe you big time!
7 comments:
Wow...is your life ever dull? If you aren't somewhere amazing or doing somthing amazing, trees are falling all around you. I've got to stop showing Jared your blog...so jealous. I'll call you this week...we need to catch up.
Can you say jealous, jealous, jealous and can your family be any hotter??!! Love all the pictures and the recap of your amazing trip. You all look like you had a blast! I can't believe how tan Mason and Logan are! Obviously I love that! Thanks for sharing and what an incredible trip- hot mama!
I'm so jealous! I've never been to Mexico--it looks so beautiful! Hopefully some day Owen will get a nice job and we can take a vacation somewhere! Haha!
What great pictures! Such a fun family! I'm headed home to Laguna Beach in a few weeks, but now I am wishing I was going to Mexico. Tag and I went on our honeymoon close to where you guys were. I am so jealous. I want to go back sooooooo bad! You guys look so nice and tan. We miss you here in Denver.
Oh my goodness Megan, are you just doing an international Beach tour? It looks like you guys had a blast! You are all so gorgeous too. And with your tans! Beautiful. I am completely jealous.
What a fun family trip! Looks like you guys had fun. I love all of your pictures! What a beautiful place!
I am seriously jealous. That looks like an awesome trip! I've got another place to put on my already way too long list of places to go to.
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