Phoenix - Tulum, Mexico January 11–12, 2014

Mom dropped us at Sky Harbor Airport at 6:30 a.m. for our departure to Cancun. The flights through Dallas were uneventful and we arrived Cancun at 5:00 p.m. After clearing customs, we met Chris, the owner of the apartment, and his father-in-law, Jacky, for our 90 minute drive to Tulum. After a quick stop at the Chedraui Supermarket to pick up some groceries, we arrived at Villa Clarita Tulum about 8:30 pm. Chris gave a quick tour of the apartment and I got started cooking dinner. 9:00 pm, dinner was on the table, and we were able to really relax! We watched some American football with Mexican commentators before going to bed.

Today we had Mexican pastries (not nearly as sweet as American pastries!) and fruit for breakfast before taking a walk in town. We walked all the way to the Chedraui Supermarket – about 3 km each way – to pick up some of the things we forgot last night. There seem to be lots of hostels in Tulum and we noticed several Americans, as well as Australians and Europeans, in town.

Hot and tired, we got back to the apartment and had a quick lunch, then I took a quick swim in the pool. It is NOT heated, but felt pretty refreshing.
The Broncos played this afternoon, so we were parked inside cheering on our team. Sorry if you are a San Diego fan, but we were very happy with the win today!
After the game, we headed back into town for dinner. We had planned to eat at Camellos, a seafood restaurant Chris had recommended, but they were already closed. We kept going and found a taco restaurant that looked pretty good. After selecting tacos camarones, tacos pescado, tacos asado, and tacos pastor, we added chips and pico de gallo and cokes to finish off the meal. Everything was tasty and was only $120 pesos including the tip ($9.25 USD).
We strolled back to the apartment after stopping for ice cream to share on the way. Not a bad way to start our trip!