Day 5 (Friday)- As we didn't want to plan ahead too far and reserve the hotly contested for spots on the famous (and more intimate) James and Anna tour, we took this day to go on the Alltournative tour to Coba-Pac Chen ($90 each for the full day). Took a long bus drive from Playa to pick up another 12 people and proceeded to Coba with a a great guide (Victor) who repeated everything in French and then English as we had French natives on board, French Canadians and a young American honeymooning couple....I think it got tiring for Linda as she speaks French as well as Spanish and English! Very nice people and a great time! Coba was cool...
But thats a lotta steps....could we make it?
I mean its really high!
Well..she's almost there!
But she is tough!...Yes, she made it!
Joined by her favorite Playa Mayan of course...and what a view!
Later, We took the most wonderful, rocky ride on "almost a road" to Pac Chen, a typical Mayan village with no electricity where everyone seems so relaxed and not concerned about time. We hiked through the jungle and then rappelled (sp?) into a beautiful cenote cave (Jaquar cenote) and zipped lined our way across a beautiful Mayan Lake.....hiked back to the village and had a most marvelous Mayan meal at Pac Chen.
Canoed on the lake for awhile and headed back.
Had dinner at Babes with great egg rolls of varying sorts, wonderful Smoothie and Frappe! Another wonderful day in paradise!
Day 6- Saturday....What a beautiful morning!
Headed to the square for some fresh fruit in a bag (10 pesos)
Good for walking along the beach and seeing the local creatures
And later for a drink with more Playa Peeps......Hi Mellory and Syrita!.... fresh in from one of my native states of Michigan!
Lunch at Hot! (Great Pastrami sandwich and coffee milkshake!)
Opal shopping (did I actually agree to go shopping???) at Opalo y Ambar for Opalos Canteras (Opals in the stone) and later to Yaxche for dinner...(get the garden seating)
Yaxche was one of our best meals in my opinion....Masawal (sp?) soup (lime and chicken flavors) was phenomenal, cochinito de pibil on banana leaves was wonderful along with neat fruit drinks called a Coba with Strawberry, orange and Chaya. Finished the night with a walk down to Ciao Gelato for my favorite chocolate decadence delight!
More later