Day 3 - Itinerary

Still struggling with the time difference, my family & I headed for a morning work out at the gym at 6am. Sounds mad waking up that early on vacation but to us it felt midday so really was not too bothered for once when the hours had yet to reach double digits. The gym was amazing, fully air conditioned, with tons of equipment, they even had a step up machine - my absolute favourite! The spa was just behind and after a good workout, I checked out what they had to offer. Everything was ridiculously expensive which was a shame as I'd wanted to get a facial and massage but with a slowly declining budget, I settled with a massage on the beach(!)

Today we had our induction to the hotel and Mexico with our Thomas Cook rep who told us all about what the hotel and the area had to offer. For once it wasn't a boring meeting that lasted hours and was a waste of time, for once I was really interested and we went on to book lots of excursions. On one of my top things to do whilst on holiday was scuba diving, so we popped into the PADI centre to pick up some brochures. It again was ridiculously expensive - to get your license it cost $450 for four dives, training and a test so I settled on a $99 45 minute dive. Very, very excited indeed!

For the afternoon, we got a Colectivo, which is a type of bus, down to a place called Yal-Ku. The bus system over in Mexico, is rather similar to ours but with a few differences. It's like a big van with 15 seats, you get on, shout when you reach your destination and pay when leaving and it's incredibly cheap. For us to travel from our hotel to Playa Del Carmen which was a twenty five minute taxi ride costing $25, a Coletivo bus costs a mere $3 per person. Bargain!

Anyway, more importantly, Yal-Ku. Yal-ku is a beautiful lagoon, ideal for snorkeling as it is chockablock with tons of different fish. It also has many different statues around the area, which is ideal for someone like my mum who is afraid of water(!) to entertain herself with.















Just a few of the many beautiful statues scattered around the lagoon from gods and goddesses to peasants, animals and dancers















Very much looking forward to my beach massage tomorrow and we have also book a place in the Steak house for dinner tomorrow night! This holiday couldn't get much better!