My Life: Yucatan Day 3: Punta Sur, Cozumel, and Tulum

Journal entry from Day 3:

Cozumel, went straight to Punta Sur. $10 to get in. Very pretty. Climbed the lighthouse, took a shuttle to the beach. We saw a crocodile and some flamingos. Went snorkeling, really long swim, not that great. Barracuda, sea fans, rays. Laid on the beach, got a bit burnt. Then we needed to take the rental car back. We ate fish tacos and chicken quesadillas and finished with an ice cream sandwich. Hopped on the ferry, then on a but to Tulum. Got settled at the Weary Traveler. Very loud at night, dogs barking and fighting, people yelling, cars blasting music, children screaming, metal shop doors slamming. Booked a cenote tour and one for Sian Ka'an.

Punta Sur was beautiful. We didn't get a lot of time here, and were a bit limited by the fact that you needed a shuttle to get in and out of the main park.

The walk out to the look out, where we saw a croc. When I was pulling out my binoculars here, I dropped a piece of paper, which the wind caught and ended up in this swampy area. After debating for a while, Aaron hopped the railing to grab it. Not 20 seconds after getting back onto the walkway, he went to get something out of his pocket and ANOTHER piece of paper flew out and was blown away. This time into the water. It was so ironic, the timing and everything. We felt bad, but had to leave that one.

Aaron and the crocodile below.

You can see the lighthouse off in the distance.

From the lighthouse window...

Does this not look straight out of that Disneyland ride? There was a croc in the pond below as well...but we had a feeling he was placed there as it was pretty land locked and small.

The road in, I love the colors in this picture.

This monkey was at a shop right across from where we at lunch in Cozumel. He was sooo tubby, and would jump off his stool and start swinging around. I wish you could see how big his belly was, you can kind of see the start of it, it was ridiculous. He was not only chewing gum, but stretching it out with his hands and then putting it back in his mouth. Totally a little person. We asked our waiter about him, he said that he was legal and the people had paid a lot of money for both him and the permit. I really wanted to go over and meet him, but after watching him repeatedly bite other tourists, I decided I could do without. I got to touch nice, happy monkeys later on...