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A sunny place for shady people
By Kate | May 15, 2008
We have returned from our great adventure to the Yucatan peninsula. We stayed in a fantastic beach house in a small town on the “Riviera Maya” called Akumal. It is about 90 minutes south of Cancun, depending on the driver. It was gorgeous and very peaceful.
Our last night in Mexico, we stayed in Cancun in the main hotel zone. Think of the antethesis of the word peaceful… that’s Cancun. A restaurant had a billboard that was emblazoned with the slogan, “A sunny place for shady people.” There is no better description for Cancun with its miles of hotels, American restaurants, TACKY shops, bars and all that is bad and wrong with America. They even have a Wal Mart. 
Luckily, we chose wisely and steered clear of Cancun for the most part. We visited ruins, snorkeled, swam, layed on our air mattress on the beach, went on a tour of a natural reserve, did a lot of lounging and had a grand ol’ time.
Tagged with: Akumal • Cancun • snorkeling • Swimming
May 15th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
You can tell what Kate’s favorite activity was . . . lounging on the air mattress on the beach. Is that me underwater in the pool picture? I don’t think I was aware of the picture being taken. Hey, I did my best to keep Mexico tidy.
May 15th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Glad you guys had so much fun and that I found your blog and to see that you are the same Hermana Kelly that I was companions with way back in the MTC. Glad to see everything is going well!!