Friday, December 12

ONE MORE DAY!!!!

Last day of being 30, and I spent it going to one of the New 7 Wonders of the World! How cool is that??

Friends, fun and fabulous ruins.....who could ask for more?!

We took cushy bus ride (3 hrs) south of Cancun to the Chichén-Itzá. Don't we look amused?

Actually, the bus ride was lovely, and we stopped at a "sink hole" along the way. It seems that there are no lakes or rivers in this part of Mexico, so sink holes, large, natural wells, are extremely important to those living here. In fact, it was considered holy to their rain god, "Chac". Raychel, Jodi and I enjoyed looking over things from Mayan artisans, while Shannon took a dip in the sink hole. I think they used to sacrifice women and children in there, so she jumped in with caution. She made it out ok, and we all breathed a sigh of relief.


The ruins...wow. Not much to comment, as the pictures tell the tale. But actually, you have to be there. The pictures really don't do it justice.

Bus ride.
Sink hole and shopping stop.
Lunch stop.
Tour and history lesson of Mayan ruins.
Coke Zero for the ride back to Cancun.
4 happy tourists.
Priceless.



And then.....we had a yummy dinner, followed by the hotel entertainment, which included the Mexican waitstaff lipsyncing ABBA songs. Hilarious! Like the ruins, you really had to see it to believe it. (wink)

Last day in this decade was wonderful.