I LOVE Comedians with Guitars......You didn't tell me that part...

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I took a couple of shots of the sports deck, as I wasn’t sure if I had taken some earlier in the trip. When you take as many pics as I do, you do forget what you have taken.

 

 

 

Around 6:40 I went and got a quick bite to eat.

 

 

 

And then I went back up top.

 

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I then went back to the room to gather my things and let Lisa know I was going to head off the island. She was going to stay on the ship and then when I got back the plan was to get back off the ship together and look around.

I went to our meeting spot and waited for the other girls.

Brook, Carolyn and Shelly all arrived soon after. They said Susan was going to stay on the ship today as well.

A round 8 we headed out.

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They had these bike carts to carry people back and forth, for a cost, of course.

I turned back to get a picture of the ship, but got my friends in there as well.

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Ah! There is one!

Continuing our walk down the peer into Cozumel.

It was kind of funny as this family was walking with us. I assumed he was part of the group and we stopped for a bit to wait for our guide, Ceaser. This family realized that we were a group and then took off. It was kind of funny.

We went through a shopping plaza to get to our buses. It was kind of funny all the stores advertising drugs for sale. A popular sign we saw was for a male enhancing drug. You can get this over the counter here. I joked that I should get Skip some for a souvenir.

We went up over the road and then back down.

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I got a quick shot of this guy. I think he really wants you to tip him to take his picture.

And of course we had many vendors asking us to come into their shops. I guess they really don’t have a clue what a group adventure is. Are we really going to stop and buy while the rest of the group goes on?

We made it to our bus and it was already hot and steamy out.

We met Ceasar and he talked the whole way out to the ruins. He was a very good guide and he was very passionate. He also told us the Corona and Dos Equi beers are what Mexicans consider the cruddy beers and pass them off to the Americans. LOL!

A picture of our ticket.

As we drove, I tried to get shots out the window.

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Carolyn was kind enough to let me have the window seat.

This would’ve been such a cool shot if I actually got it in focus!

A glimpse of the ship as we drive along.

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More shots as we drove to our Mayan Ruin Destination.

And we have now arrived!

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A little taste of Disney with the shaped topiary.

We were given about 10 -15 minutes to walk around, and use the bathrooms.

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This is the bathroom roof. It was actually really clean in here.

 

 

 

 

When we met back up, Ceasar told us about some special gem stone they sold here. Of course we were able to get a special discount if we wanted to buy one.

 

 

 

And then it was time to head out to see the ruins.

 

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This kind of stuff just fascinates me!

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As we gathered around we got some info about this area and the ruins here.

I was a bit camera crazy, I’ll admit it.

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I discovered a hidden Mickey here too!

See it?

Those Mayans were some smart people!

There were quite a few of these guys all around too.

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Moving on.

There was a lady in our group who was asking some questions. She looked so familiar and sounded familiar. I got to talking to her a bit and she wasn’t from anywhere that I would know her from, but it bugged me. Finally it dawned on me. I swore she was “Bonnie” from last year’s season of Biggest Loser. She even had a cane, and Bonnie had knee issues. I really thought it was her, but when I got home I asked Bonnie on facebook. Yeah, I have biggest loser people as my friends. LOL! And she said no, it wasn’t her, but she wished it was. .

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I thought this arch was so cool!

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Ceasar told us about the Mayan roads and about the culture and a bit about his own culture too.

He was an excellent guide.

He talked about the Mayan Calendar and compared it with the Aztecs. Now this was back in Sept, so we were all still waiting on the ending of the Mayan calendar at that point. Ceasar said his belief was that we would just have a new beginning. And being that we all are still alive, I am thinking he was probably right!

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We then had a few minutes to take pictures and Brook and I took pictures of each other.

And on we went.

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This tree was kind of creepy as every so often you would see an iguana poke his head out.

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We learned what some of these areas were and represented, and I have to admit I no longer remember much of it.

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Awesome! Looking forward to your next update.

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Awesome! Looking forward to your next update.

 

 

Your in luck. I just finished writing it this morning!

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It just amazes me how old this place is, and yet it still stands, even after the forces of nature.

I don’t remember why, but we did talk about this flower. It totally escapes me why now though.

Then he handed it to me and said I could keep it.

Once we went back up front though I just set it down. I surely didn’t want to get in trouble for taking plant life off the grounds and I am pretty sure I probably couldn’t take it back on the ship nor take it off when I got home.

We then got to wander just a bit on our own, basically working our way back to the front center.

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One thing they had mentioned in the booklet about booking this excursion was bug spray. We didn’t bring any, nor bought any in the local stores onsite there. I did notice towards the end that I was getting bitten though. So you should probably get some if you take a tour like this.

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I used the bathroom and browsed a couple of the shops. I think I got Claire a little doll in one and then headed back to the bus. They were offering water and coke as we came back, I think I had some coke, but I can’t remember for sure. Anyways, I have heard Mexican coke is different and if I had some, I don’t remember a different taste.

Soon we were loaded up and on our way.