Cancun--aka picture overload

Wes and I are back in America....although several times we considered having Rupert Fed-Exed to Cancun so we could just live there.

It was beautiful!!! 

First we flew to Denver then to Cancun. During our 2 hour layover i ate and Wes played Temple Run and Angry Birds on his Ipod.....we both got on the plane happy. 

 

We checked into our room and were greeted with Strawberry-Banana smoothies....they were delicious! The room was huge and the staff always left us cute little animals made out of all our towels and washcloths and a mint everyday. We also had a balcony (which i forgot to take a picture of) overlooking the Nichupte lagoon which was gorgeous!! One of our favorite things about the room was the fridge they kept stocked with juices, waters, and sodas everyday! 

                                     

We then threw on some swimsuits and went for a walk on the beach! The water was beautiful! Wes kept saying that it felt like bathwater it was so warm! We found a huge conch shell and then I enjoyed a colada :)

We I woke up early the next morning (made Weskley wake up) and we went for a walk on the beach and saw the sunrise! It was sooo pretty! We then took a walk along the beach then went in for breakfast. The rest of the day we sat chillin on the beach and by the pool...we also took some incredibly long naps. wonderful naps. i enjoyed being able to hibernate in the sun and occasionally wake up for some more smoothies, fresh fruit, and french fries. 

 The next day we went on a fun little excursion to several different places. The first place was a Cenote called Ik Kil. it was gorgeous. The 1st pic is the view from the top, the second from the middle of the cave, and the third is from the inside. The last picture is Wes jumping into the Cenote (150 ft deep). i was not allowed to cliff jump for obvious massive belly reasons. But Wes did enough for the both of us! it was awesome! We went back to the top of the cenote and ate lunch at a Mayan Restaurant. They provided us with a massive delicious buffet. AHMAZING buffet. Their habanero salsa was the best i have ever tasted.

The vegetation in the jungle was incredible! It was extremely green and it was perfect weather so after lunch we went for a stroll through the trees.

 The next day we went to Chichen-Itza...if you have never been there and you have the chance to go i HIGHLY recommend it...especially if you love history. It is very neat to learn about it! The tour guide was very knowledgeable in the subject matter. The picture above is one of the hieroglyphs.

 This is the pyramid. Wes really understood a lot of the different symbols and history behind it a lot better than I did and explained them to me. Its crazy to think that we were standing somewhere that Jesus Christ may have been many years ago.

 This is an Iguana that Wes spotted and was extremely proud of for sighting. the tour guide made fun of him for being so impressed calling iguanas "pollo" saying they were as common as chickens.

We walked around and saw the rest of the buildings Including the Observatory. One of the crazy things about this place is all the mayan people trying to sell you things. We did get a sweet Mayan Calendar carved out of bone for 5 bucks because I still had mad Spanish speaking skills i forgot about and bargained with the guy. I also caved and bought a hanky for a dollar that was embroidered from a little mayan girl who was too cute to say no to. Dang those people and their well thought our ploys. We thought it was hilarious that the vendors kept saying "1 dollar...almost free. lady buy this. its almost free" They also kept yelling to us saying "honeymooners...buy this for your mother in law" All in all it was awesome! 

On the way back we stopped to see the city of Valladolid They have a very old church there that we walked through then we walked around the town a little bit and took a walk through their park. It was a neat little city to visit. totally worth going out of our way a little bit to see it.

The next day we went Snorkeling in Puerto Morelos...we were going to go to Isla Mujeres but we had it suggested while we were at our hotel to go to Puerto morelos instead. We loved it! They took us out on a small little boat with 5 other people and the guide took us to some beautiful places. I thought I would get tired before anyone else on the boat but Wes and I were the last ones out there with the guide. We didn't have an underwater camera so we didn't take any pictures ... not that i think pictures could ever do it justice. it felt like we were in a nature documentary. The guides showed us a small shark in a cave of coral, a live conch shell, beautiful schools of fish, and some of the prettiest plants i have ever seen. After snorkeling we went and ate at a very yummy restaurant where we got some chicken taquito thingys and some beef fajitas with homemade salsa. It was delish! That night we went to the Isla Village Mall

 To get around town we took the bus. Its 85 cents to ride a bus and a heck of a lot more for a taxi. Things you should know about the buses in Mexico. A new one comes every five seconds, they give you about 5 seconds to get on, you have to stand up when you want to stop, and they drive like mad people through construction zones and traffic.

 I liked the frog statues. they made me happy.

La isla is a huge open air mall and it was gorgeous. the lagoon ran right through it. Later that night we went to an aquarium...again i was unable to get pics. It was really cool because we attended the dolphin show and we were pretty impressed with the mad skills they possessed.

The last day we chilled on the beach till we had to leave. I miss the glorious weather already.