Ola Mis Amigos!!

We finally made it to Mexico after a long and rather tiring journey, on which we realised that Belgians are probably one of the most annoying races around!! Upon arrival at Brussels Airport Simon and I decided to get a bit of rest on the most comfortable looking bit of marble. This would have been bearable had there not been some crazed Belgian man terrorising us whilst we tried to sleep with his floor polisher!!

The next morning Simon and I drowzly got onto the plane to Cancun with rather a lot of crying children, however we both got a reasonable amount of sleep. We arrived in Cancun at 1 pm (local time) and proceeded through customs where we met Fran. After a brief catch up we caught the bus from outside the Airport Terminal to Playa del Carmen. The bus was rather pleasant with fully working aircon and films playing!!

Upon arrival in Playa del Carmen we checked into our Hostel, Hostel Playa, which is a charming little place with many rooms and a communal area where the Football matches were being shown on TV. We were all relieved to have a good shower and a freshen up and decided to head down to the beach. The beach was stunning with crystal clear warm water and white sand, Paradise!!! We discussed the plan of action for the coming weeks in Mexico and Guatemala with the sound of live music on the beach.

We had a roam down the main road through Playa del Carmen, Quintana Avenue (which is on google street view for all interested). Although incredibly touristy with people shouting at you from all angles the weather was warm and the atmosphere incredibly upbeat. We decided to grab a bite to eat in a little cafe down near our Hostel. The meal was nice, and was even better seeing at it was cooked by a mexican midget (something which pleased Simon greatly). The waiter brought over a sauce which he described as Caliente, so we knew it would be hot, however after just a tiny amount Simon and I were in considerable mouth pain, very little taste buds left after that!!

Today we plan to head south down the coast to a town called Tulum. Not sure if there will be internet access, so I shall update as and when, and will have some photos to come!!!

Much Love Simon and Howard