No, not quite that bad.:mrgreen: Just a thousand or so, greenish-brown splats all over her. :redface:

I don't even want to think what it would cost me if it was skimmer goo. :puppydog:

Swam in it for sure, can't remember if we took snorkel gear or not. It is insanely deep. I didn't think it would bother me but it's a bizarre sensation looking down and realizing it may as well be a bottomless pit. I was like .. I could totally see myself dropping my car keys down there (good thing I didn't have any). :lol:

Yeah, I can see that being kind of creepy. Maybe I'll just stick to the reef and leave the cenotes to the experts.

No no no, do check it out if you can. It's really quite spectacular. That whole peninsula is former reef limestone ..it's like a big giant porous piece of dried out live rock (with grass and trees and stuff growing on top). Anywhere you see a puddle, that puddle is probably connected underground to every other puddle, and probably the ocean. I remember seeing a pond, or what I thought was a pond, on the resort grounds, only a couple feet in diameter in size (ie., tiny) and then noticed that it was at least 6 or 7 feet deep, and had reef fish swimming in it. They got there themselves through some underground maze.

I think the cenote is usually done in conjunction with another day trip. I can't remember if it was Tulum or Chichen Itza. Although neither are rather reefy, they reek of history and you can really feel a buzz (well, if you're into history and old things and stuff). You HAVE to check these out in my opinion, you won't regret it.

The one and only complaint I had about Barcelo Maya is that there was a 1/2 hour limit per day with the catamarans. Being that I pretend to be a sailor in my other hobby, this was sort of disappointing to me because 1/2 hour of crashing about in those waves was over in a blink of an eye. They also had kayaks and windsurfers though with unlimited usage, but windsurfing for me was impossible in those waves, I'm not a strong windsurfer so it was an exercise in futility. I'd just get upright and then knocked off balance instantly. :(

Maybe they have more than 2 beach cats now. For the size of resort, having only 2 and rationing them out like that was rather silly.

Sounds pretty interesting. We'll check out the cenotes. And we'll definitely go see the Mayan ruins. (I love that kind of stuff). As for the sailing, I've never done any other than as a passenger on a larger boat. Will definitely try out the windsurfing and kayaks though. Thanks for the heads-up Tony. I'm sure we'll have a great time!

Only 3 weeks to Lance's Make-Up Vacation!
(14 nights at the Barcelo Maya Tropical Beach Resort)

Her agenda includes: (she informs me)
- exploring the Mayan ruins which includes a Mayan zip-line ride
- kayaking
- jet skis
- aquatic bikes (whatever those are?)
- windsurfing
- deep sea fishing
- snorkling & diving
- beach volleyball
- pitch & putt
- latin dancing.........(might have to fake a belly ache that night):puke:


I'm seeing a pattern here and I think I've figured out her crafty plan:
Keep me so busy that there's no time for the three B's................Beach, Bikinis, and Booze!

Who will sit in your lap while your away?

Well, I was kinda hoping one of those bikinis if I ever get to the beach or pool.:wink:

In which order do those normally happen for you Lance? Few too many drinks, slip into something a little stringy and then pass out in the sand?

Your place looks like a palace compared to the Akumal Beach Resort where we've stayed on two occasions. Xcaret and Xelha were definitely worth checking out...I couldn't convince my wife to do the cenotes but they sounds incredible. Snorkeling right in front of our resort was awesome. Turtles, massive schools of blue tangs, tarpons and rays.

You know you sure are lucky to have ****ed her off this badly...except for the dancing.

:rofl2:...My thoughts exactly Brett....freakin hilarious man... If I dont get a chance to say it before you leave...Have a good trip Lance...you lucky so and so...