Yucatan Day 1: Cancun

Journal entry from Day 1:

Direct flight from MSP, arrived in Cancun 1:30 pm, 85 degrees.
Street man talked Erin into following him, go figure...
Hostel Laurel $25/night, clean, little bugs, quiet.
Dinner: Tender dog meat tacos, 3 mini quesadillas cooked in butter, 1 beer and another that Erin accidentally ordered. Chips and salsa yum!!

Aaron

I will post our journals, blue for Aaron's words, pink for mine. I didn't write anything that day, and to my credit with the "Street Man", I trusted him and he took us to a nice hostel, he made a dollar and we found a quiet place 2 blocks from the bus station.

We got Kinder Eggs, you can get these in the US but they can be hard to find. The chocolate was completely unappealing in the heat, but the toys are the real treat anyway. We got a flamingo and a parrot. I gave these to our bird guide's children on our second to last day.



A colorful wall. I wish the US wasn't so afraid of bright colors, they really cheer the place up.

We dubbed these beef tacos, "tender dog meat tacos". The meat was unbelievably tender, and was unlike your garden variety beef. Pretty good.



Aaron had a cold he was trying to recover from and took this make shift Netti pot to try to ward off any secondary infections. He ended up getting an infection anyway, but luckily between the internet (thanks for your advice Jason!) and over the counter pharmaceuticals, we had that infection nipped in no time.


The moon was so beautiful as it came up that night, bright orange. Hard to do it justice.

I am trying to get a day of pictures sorted a day. Today was an easy one since it was only a half day. Good thing because I'm still getting used to the time change. Tip to future travelers, make sure the times on your cameras are set properly! iphoto has my pictures all over the place.