Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Time for me to share my favorite picts and memories from the trip. Come to find, Cancun is basically the Las Vegas of Mexico. We only spent one full day in this bustling concrete mecca, while spending the other eight in Akumal (an hour and a half south of Cancun), Tulum, Playa del Carmen and one day in Isla Mujeres (the Island of Women). In retrospect we are soooo glad we stayed south in the solitude of Akumal rather than stay in the hotelzone of Cancun. (Though we did have one culture escape: watching Iron Man at the only english showing at 10:20pm :)

Chris attempting to be a local.

Random sign discovered while on the Siankan ecological reserve tour.Pretty flowers, playa Maya.
Our awesome, awesome matching tees, Chichen Itza.My brother Jake and my Dad jumping into the Cenote freshwaters, just next to the ruins of Chichen Itza. Us boating around Isla Mujeres.

Crazy amounts of fish, Isla Mujeres

Estoy manejando? Siempre manejo!

One of the MILLIONS of iguana lizard beasts in the Yucatan. They were everywhere. Tulum ruins.

Some mad underwater camera picture taking skills, Yalku bay.At our condo, the "Casa Iguana" on our 2 year aniversary (!)

We feel very grateful that we were able to go spend time with my family and have loads of good times, learn more about the culture of the Mexican people as well as the ancient Mayans, eat lots of good Mexican food, and have a chance to r-e-l-a-x. Chris really felt back at home in Mexico, though his old Mission stomping grounds in Monterrey are quite a ways from the Yucatan penninsula. He loved touching up on his spanish skills (he being one of two translators in our group of 9). Now, let's all pray for more global warming so that the coastline will reach Utah and we can get our own beach. Eh?