The 3 Cs: Coba, Cenotes, Campeche

I haven´t been writing notes like Eric so I´m working from memory here. Coba was simply amazing. Great to be traveling in the off season because it felt like we had the place all to ourselves. We rented bicycles for $3 and explored the surrounding area. The ball court is well preserved and the giant pyramid gives awesome views of the Yucatan peninsula. Climbing the pyramid, it was hot. VERY hot. And as soon as we reached the top, a great wind came and cooled us off. The Mayan gods must be pleased with us. It´s funny to watch the group tours because they don´t get much time to explore before they are shuffled back to the bus.










We also biked to the Gran Cenote in which Eric was the brave one to venture further into the caves. I got spooked while underwater just looking at how deep the caves go. There was a man near the bathrooms that was sitting in his speedos at a table, all alone....with a fly swatter. My gut told me that something was a little off, and I wonder if that is how he spends his days, but Eric was amused. I exchanged a few words because he had a cute red daschund, but I´m still convinced he was a weirdo.



The overnight bus to Campeche had the air conditioning on full blast, and we were freezing even though we both wore pants and sweatshirts. Didn´t get much sleep and arrived into Campeche at 4am. Oh yes, and en route realized that I had left my passport in Tulum. We arrived to our hostel which is located in a 15th century building. We had a ceiling fan and a floor fan and it was still pretty muggy in our private room. But we were glad that we booked a private room and not the shared room with 6 bunkbeds. My passport is being sent via DHL but it put a slight snarl in our plans. We are staying more nights in Campeche than had previously planned, but at least there aren´t as many mosquitos here. Campeche seems to be gearing up for a great influx of tourists in the near future. I give it another 5 years or so. The centro historico is brightly painted and is bordered by the remaining fort walls. We lunched at the mercado and as a result, Montezuma has taken revenge on Eric. Luckily, we have antibiotics from the travel clinic in San Francisco and have relocated to a hotel room with air conditioning.