Mexico

Day 6 Cozemel

We got up early today so we could get off the ship quickly. We met in the theater with a lot of other people and were able to get off the ship first because we had a long tour. We walked off onto the dock and a few feet later walked onto a water taxi, and rode for 30 minutes. We rode across to Playa de Carmen, where we boarded a bus for Tulum. We rode for about 30 minutes and they had us stop for the bathrooms at a tourist trap. Didn’t buy anything. We then drove another 20 minutes to Tulum. Our tour director walked us out the ruins and did some explaining about Tulum. Unlike our last cruise where we could climb on the ruins, we could only look at these. But, it was fascinating! I teach about Tulum to my 4th graders when we study Incas, Mayas, and Aztecs. Now I will be able to show them real pictures of the ruins.
It was hot, hot, hot! I wore my swimming suit so I went and cooled off in the ocean. We didn’t have a lot of time there. We think they should have skipped the tourist trap so we could have had more time at the ruins.
After an hour and a half we headed back the way we came. We got back on the ship and went and had a buffet! Then we went to the nightly show. Tonight it was a juggler and then a comedian. The shows are pretty good. Lots of music and costumes.

Day 7
Last cruise day. We got up, walked for a mile on the track and headed to breakfast. Then I headed for the gym and did 15 minutes on the elliptical machine, then headed to the room for a shower. We got on our suits and headed to the pool and swam and relaxed. We went to a meeting about how to disembark the ship, then had lunch. There was a chocolate buffet. I love chocolate, but I have to say it wasn’t’ the best. But the chocolate melting cakes, I had one everyday! Oh are they good! We swam some more and then went to a reception for people who had been on cruises before. There was all the alcohol you could drink! We stuck with the punch. There were snacks too!
Then it was off to dinner in the dining room for the last time. Rich had steak and shrimp and I had shrimp and ribs. Yummy! And of course, a chocolate melting cake for dessert! We skipped the last show and did some packing, and went to bed early! It was an awesome trip and lots of fun!