Jeff was able to go quail hunting which could have gone better but he did get a few birds. Kalan and Tracken decided to go as well and the guide focused on them the entire time. He was happy to complete his goal though and have a few birds to mount. When the hunters got back we had breakfast around 1000 and then got ready to leave for the Mayan Ruins at Edzna. Jeff had another great story during breakfast. He had been dating a girl for about 5 years and things weren’t over but were starting to end with her. He had another girl in town who wanted to go out with him and he made plans to do something with her when his current girlfriend wasn’t supposed to be there. She ended up showing up to his apartment though and stood up the new girl. The new girlfriend was not happy however and showed up at his apartment as well. When she rang the doorbell he immediately said “Oh it’s a salesperson lets hide so they go away”. Which probably would have worked had the girl at the door not said, “Jeff I know you’re in there I can see your car.” Things ended pretty abruptly after that lol. The van left at 1200 and it took about an hour to get there.
There were only a few other people there and we had our own guide. He was a wealth of knowledge and easy to understand. It was insanely hot though. The temperature was 102.2 F in the shade and much of the ruins where in the direct sunlight. It was probably one of the coolest places I’ve ever seen though and had it not been so hot I would have loved to stay longer. The guide gave us a good introduction to the site that I will post because its hard to remember everything he told us.
They used limestone to build their pyramids and buildings along with a stucco made from Gumbo trees. They had almond and mahogany trees as well as many others. We climbed 2 of the pyramids and took tons of pictures. It is still an active archeological site and we were able to watch a couple of the worker preserving carvings on what they think was a temple.
They believe onside depicts the sunrise and the other the sunset. While the guide and archeologists were explaining the process of restoration we also had the privilege of witnessing iguana breeding season right on top of the temple. There wher tons of iguanas everywhere.
At the end of our hour tour I don’t think any of us were feeling too well.
We stopped on the way back to camp to pick up a watermelon for $3.
When we got back to the camp they cut the watermelon for us all to share before lunch was ready.
It was cheeseburgers and fries and after a long day it tasted amazing.
Immediately after lunch Joshua, Jeff, Tracken, and I got in the pool for a couple hours. It felt so good to completely cool down and relax. One thing I'm sure you noticed in the photos but I haven't mentioned are the beautiful flowers here at camp. It may be the dry season but they do a great job keeping the camp lush and beautiful.
Joshua and I started to pack up after getting out since sadly this will be our last night here. Tomorrow we will leave around 10 am to go back to Merida, stay there over night and catch our flight home Saturday afternoon. As sad as I am to leave I’m glad that the hottest day we are her is the one we will spend in an air conditioned van and civilization. I took a video of the Macaw parrot on our way to dinner. I think he was trying to show off for me.
The appetizer before dinner was turkey strips deep fried and tossed a spicy sauce with a drizzle of ranch. It was just as good as a boneless chicken wing.
Then dinner was turkey fajitas with rice.
Dessert was a baked pear with a blueberry sauce and ice cream.
I’m definitely sad that I won’t be having 5 star meals anymore. Dinner was a little late tonight so we all went to bed right after. Joshua’s turkey has to come back in my checked bag so we will have to do some rearranging with our bags when we get to the hotel tomorrow.