Rain Rain, Go Away...

Hello from Tulum,

As I'm sure some of you know, we are in the midst of Hurricane Ida. We haven't had much wind, but more rain than I've seen in a thousand years. (Bonus points if you can identify what song that last sentence is from) Despite the rain, I've been determined to see all that I can, and am willing to get wet to do it. My new friend Phillip from Germany, the hot Argentinian guy and myself went to the ruins on the beach and they were spectacular. They are located right on a cliff, overlooking the ocean.



They are smaller then the ones at Chichen Itza, but have a different vibe and are very cool. Of course it rained and we tried to hide in a stone walkway, but eventually gave up and just walked in the rain.



As a result of being wet and in air conditioning constantly, I have a wicked head cold...of course the cheap Mexican Rum doesn't help either. In my defence however, there's not much to do in Mexico when it's raining! The only really nice side effect of the rain is that I've gotten to know all the people at the hostel quite well because we usually eat dinner together and then spend the soggy night playing cards and such. I've met Americans, Canadians, French Canadians, Norwegians, Dutch, Germans, Belgians, Argentines, British, Welsh and a whole lot more. It's really awesome!

Today, a couple of British girls and I went to Akumel, just north of Tulum, and swam with the sea turtles. It was spectacular. They are only meters away from you grazing on the ocean floor and they are huge. We had a nice morning without rain and I of course managed to get burned in the 10 minutes of sunshine today! Oh, and I also saw a manta ray.



Tomorrow I'm off to Belize with a couple of girls and who know what adventures await. Love to all my friends and family!