At the top there was a small opening, we could hear bees buzzing so we thought we should be careful, then I see a sign and point it out to Perry. It says "caution Bees Africana" African Bees? Aren't those the "killer bees?" Yikes let's get out of here! Down we go! We don't tell the kids. I don't want them to panic and try to run down the steep steps.

This was interesting, we sort of eavesdropped on a private tour, and the guide pointed out these handprints way up high on a wall.

The hand prints were inside this doorway, almost to the ceiling

We explored Uxmal for several hours, until we were overcome by hunger, but I had to stop at a few shops on my way out. Wasn't too hungry to shop! The prices were very reasonable, which surprises me for such a touristy place. We bought Uxmal t-shirts for the kids, a couple of doo-dads and a bow and arrow for Alec. (his reward) This was a hand-made child sized set with actual stone arrowheads,.. pretty cool :) But, he cannot shoot those sharp arrows without adult supervision, those things looked like they could do some damage. After shopping we go over to the hotel restaurant, but Alec wants to swim first, oh no the water is soooo cold. But, he has been so good doing alot of stuff that is pretty boring for a little kid, so Perry takes him to the pool. Luckliy, he doesn't last long in there...

Lunch is as good as dinner last night. It was so cool you could sit in the restaurant and see these huge ruins. Alec couldn't stand not playing with his bow and arrow so we let him shoot it into the grass beside the restaurant. To get him to eat, Perry put a roll on his arrow and he ate it from there. Simple pleasures for a 7 year old boy :)

After we eat we check out of our pretty room, we're heading off to Playa del Carmen. Of course the road trip back didn't seem as long or scarey as when we came. As we get closer to Merida, Perry & I decide it's silly to be so close to this city and not go take a look, so when it came to our turn off, we turned towards Merida. What a big city and so many people! We didn't spend much time here, next trip we will. I kind of wanted to get to Playa before dark. Well we decide to take the free road instead of the toll, and there are many little villages along the way with lots of topes! By the time we get to Valladolid it's getting dark. We decide to spend the night in Valldolid, we got a room at Maria de la Luz for 300 pesos, they even have an indoor parking area! The room we get is small, but O.K. , it's a $30.00 a night room! By this time, we need to eat again. I want to try some unique Valladolid restaurant but the kids have spotted a Dominos pizza and it's 2x1 night :( So a Hawaiian for Perry & I and " just cheese" for the kids.) We walk around town a little more and see a wedding going on in the church, it is beautiful. I didn't take a picture I thought it was too personal. Long day of running around the ruins so we hit the sack!

The next morning we go in search of breakfast and find this place, I thought it would be O.K :)

This is a couple blocks from the square

Turned out to be a nice little find, the restaurant overlooked the courtyard and pool of a small hotel.I didn't see a room but from the outside it looked like a decent little place.
We're not sure why, but our wonderful waiter, real sweetheart, didn't speak any English,
kept bringing us toast, we ended up with about 5 baskets of toast, when we finally got the message acrossed to him that we didn't need anymore, he finally smiled nodded and stopped bringing the pan tostada!. Those big glasses of jugo de naranja were awesome!

We walked around town some more, just taking it all in, the sidewalks are very narrow. This is definitely a place I'd like to get to know better and spend some more time in someday.

Each neighborhood has a church and a zocalo

The journey continues!

Back in the car we're headed for the coast, but decide to take one detour to see cenote ik-kil.

On the road again, where will will end up next?

Stay tuned for more Mayan Adventures!