Sightseeing

On our final day in Mexico, we took a tour of Tulum and spent the afternoon at an ecopark called Xel-Ha. We all crowded onto a bus and enjoyed the hour drive to Tulum (Sofia napped). Tulum is a pre-Colombian Mayan ruin of a walled city that was an important site for the "Descending God." Our guide gave us a walking tour before allowing us an hour or so to walk around ourselves. Since Tulum was built on cliffs overlooking the ocean, we took some family and group pictures and enjoyed the views.

After Tulum we drove to Xel-Ha which is an ecopark that includes all sorts of water activities. We all rode tubes down a river into the bay of Xel-ha and hoped the kids would take a nap after, but they were much more interested in playing in the sand and splashing in the kids pool. So, we hung out in the kids area until we met our group. Sofia was asleep in the bus before we even backed out of the parking lot!

Just outside of Tulum


Sofia and Papa with ruins in the background


The main temple


A Mayan warrior


The three of us


The view from behind the main temple - the water was such an amazing color!


Alice, Grayden, Joe, Me, CK, and Sofia


The three of us


Happy girl


Yum, ice cream!


All set to go tubing down the river


Everyone is ready!


Joe and Grayden in one tube, CK and Sofia in the other


On the open water


The three of us after a long day!