The long flight took a toll on me last day/night. What was suppose to be a 6 hour flight turned into a 30 hour ordeal. I guess I get what I pay for. Regardless $300 to fly to Cancun from San Luis Obispo was a great deal. I don’t mind a 12 hour layover in Phoenix and then an 8 hour stop in Dallas. The weather here in Cancun is humid. Not quite summer humid but for December it’s enough to make your shirt stick to your back. The hotel I’m staying at is simple and friendly. It’s a home turned into guest hotel. The owners Irma and Hilda were extremely pleasant.

Today was spent travelling to Tulum and Playa del Carmen. Tulum is a Mayan ruin built right next to the beach. A 2 hour bus trip away it was a nice start to my trip. The rain and overcast dampened my photography mood a little bit but the turquoise waters made up for that. The place wasn’t very big so an hour was all it took to explore the compound.

Next stop was Playa del Carmen. Upon arriving there I noticed throngs of people heading toward the beach. I wouldn’t say it was the nicest beach I’ve ever seen but it was well layed out with long stretches of shops and hotels. Obviously there is a lot of money in the area. Lots of Europeans and Americans getting tan on the beach. I took my shoes off an waded in the water for a bit. It was nice and warm. I didn’t spend too much time there. I just walked up the beach for a bit, grabbed some ice cream and back to Cancun for the night.