More Mexican

 

Sunshine behind the clouds.  

None of these photos are in any sort of chronological order - but I don't feel like changing them around. It IS a Monday after all.

We went out on a catamaran on Thursday. It was a wonderful way to spend the morning. Tropical Storm Sandy was churning past the Bahamas at that time so she had kicked up some of the currents and silt in the Caribbean. Visibility wasn't great - but there were TONS of fish. More than I had seen in the area before. I think the combination of currents and low visibility helped us see more fish than normal.

 

You can see the little dots of stuff in the water that clouded up all my underwater photos. 

 

 My clearest photo of the day.

The Monday after we arrived we headed to Xplor, an outdoor amusement park set in the Mexican jungles. You can zip line across the trees, swim or raft through underground rivers and ride ATVs along paths and through caves. It was a blast. Our friends - who came along to Mexico for the first part of the week - were there with us and we had an awesome time. 

This was a great activity to do off-season as the lines and crowds were much smaller than normal.

The park has several cameras that automatically take your photo in spots throughout the park. You can purchase a USB with all your photos at the end of the day. We had a blast with the automatic cameras.

Zip-lining across the jungle. You can see Matt in the background zipping along behind me.

 

Me and Jon on front of Explor's heart. This was at the center of the park. They played a constant beating noise which was annoying but it helped you find your way back to the center of the park (and the food).

 Me, Jon, Matt and Bob in one of the caves on our way to swim in the underground rivers.

Me and Matt - (and you can see Jon in the background)

 

Swimming in the caves.

 

Heading to the rafts.

 

Driving under a waterfall and getting soaked.

 

Rafting through the caves - my arms were tired.

 

Sunrise on the first day we were there. The glow on these iridescent clouds was beautiful.

 

Sunset from the plane ride home.

 

Farewell Mexico - See you next year!