South of the border.. down Mexico way

We just spent a lovely 5 days in Playa del Carmen

We stayed at a hotel just up from the beach and I loved going swimming in the pool; playing in the surf and building things with sand

I was happy to see the Mayan ruins because archaeology is kind of like paleontology. There were also lots of lizards and iguanas at Tulum so it was almost like real dinosaurs.

The idea of swimming in a cave was much less appealing but after a few tears I quite liked swimming through the stalactites holding onto mummy and daddy. I even thought it was cool to see the bats flying about the caves and the little fish in the water.

At first, I was unsure about swimming with the turtles too - I thought they would be slimy but I was happy once I discovered we were going to see the turtles at a beach. I was a boy in a buoy being pushed along by Daddy to the deep water so we could look through our goggles at the huge sea turtles.

I developed a new appreciation for corn chips and loved seeing the Mayan flying dancers.

I am becoming quiet proficient at airline crosswords (with Mummy's help) and finding all the places I've been in the US on the route map on the inflight magazine.

A nice trip - but of course it is always nice to be back in your own bed.

Chatting about the perils of having sand in your sandals with Mummy

Catch me if you can

The top fell off my hat so I sported a Kylee circa 1988 look for a while

Mango gelati!

Waiting for my rice and Sprite - my menu staples

The lizard king of Tulum

wondering through the ruins with Mummy in our 'look at us we're tourists' hats

Can you spot the iguana in the background?

Leaving the city walls at Tulum

Mayan dancers climbing a crazy high pole

All is good at the beach

Eating Italian in Mexico