We seem to be in the Mayan ruin section of our trip. We spent one night (and one action packed day) in Tulum visiting the ancient Mayan sea port town located on the coast just outside of Tulum. We didn´t really know what to expect from Tulum, just that we didn´t want to spend any more time in the tourist death trap that is Cancun. Though the hostel we stayed at was less than pleasing (and we met a couple of dude-bro backpackers from california who traveled only to party with other tourists and pick up "babes", Tulum wasn´t a total waste. The archeological site was amazing- there were iguanas everywhere and the ruins were quite impressive. The best part about though was that after spending an hour walking around in the beating sun on a ninety degree day with no shade, the path leads you directly down to a beautiful beach just under the towering ruins. The beaches in Tulum definitely had one up on those of Cancun- not only were they less crowded but instead of the drab view of hotels and resorts behind you as you swim, you get ruins and jungle.
We took a night bus from Tulum to Palenque (only a short 12 hours) on these first class buses- they handed us treat bags on the way in and had headphones so you could tune out the bad dubbed movies they play on all the buses here. We arrived in Palenque yesterday- today we went to the big ruin site just outside of town. It was pretty incredible- piraminds and palaces, all remarkably well preserved (or restored possibly). Tomorrow we are off to the jungle to sleep in a cabin on stilts above a river. I´m quite excited.
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