The highlights of our trip...
being with josh
being with the menloves
the beach...(one of my most favorite things in the world!)
did I mention I LOVE the beach?
body surfing
I LOVED the ruins...the history behind them and the beauty they still hold...
chichen itza...it is one of the new seven wonders of the world...and I can see why! It was amazing! (dates all the way back to 100 BC) and I loved our guide who enlightened us to all the connections to El Libro de Mormon and history of the ruins there
our guia, Lemuel (of Lds tours)
swimming in cenotes or sinkholes (there are over 8000 of them in the yucatan penisula & can be anywhere from 90 miles wide and 200 feet deep. One of the ones we swam in was 150 deep! I was nervous to jump in! (josh obviously wasn't since he did flips off the edge and our guide called him loco!)
the rain...I actually like it! But it did rain most the days we were there...
repelling, canoeing, & zip lining
Coba ruins (there were only 9 buildings uncovered from the jungle...but the city Coba has over 6000 ruins)
playa del carmen...shopping on a quaint street that lines the beach...
ek balam...my favorite ruins we visited
climbing ruins
practicing my rusty spanish...
getting tan...
snorkeling...(my pictures are still on my underwater camera)
our hotel
the mayan and mexican people...and the remote village we got permission to visit
goofin off...
And now for the lowlights...
The Menlove's little boy had a terrible accident soon after we got in Mexico. I don't want to go into the details...but it is a parents' worst nightmare. And it also was so hard to watch your friends go through. Camren is ok...but it has and was a constant stress for the parents to deal with the effects. He is a sweet little boy and has dealt with the trial very well. I am so impressed with the family and I love them and hope that all turns out well.
being away our kids...
the rain...(I know I said I loved it but it also was a damper)
the heat...can you tell we were sweating? nasty huh?
montezuma's revenge...(no need for explanation)...
and lastly, having to leave this place...
