Todays word of the day is Zamas!

The food... simply the highlight of the day and even getting scammed out of twice the price of gas we should have paid for.

So today consisted of renting a Chevy "teeny tiny"(according to Kristiaan) and driving South on the 307 towards Tulum whilst making stops along the way. We had a map hand drawn by the owner of our hotel, The Luna Blue which is a great place to stay, especially for those of us on a budget.

We first stopped at Akumal for some snorkeling at Yal-Ku where you just pay $7 for entry and you're on your own for the fun. There were two other small stops on the way we chose to bypass, they were Akumal Bay and Half Moon bay.

Next we stopped for gas at Pemex where we were had! Word to the wise - if you can pump your own gas DO IT or at least watch the meter! One of the gas attendants came over to talk distract us while the other one pumped our gas and when he was done quickly erased the total (Liters and price) and gave us a ridiculous verbal receipt. I should have known better and a few minutes after leaving we were both cursing a storm down the highway. But we didn't let that get us down and continued on to Tulum.

Our next stop was to go to a little beach restaurant at a hotel called Zamas. WOW and more WOW. Todays pictures are based solely on our eating experience regardless of the other amazing things we did.

After that we went to the Ruins of Tulum which was in the process of closing so we were rushed and only had 30 minutes to run through the park. On our way out we spontaneously pulled the car over and ran out to a beach in hopes for some long awaited sunset pictures but we thwarted by south facing beach. Still I promise you all some great pictures from it.

Enjoy todays Zamas theme:

p.s. I am currently sitting at a bar on swinging seats (hung from the ceiling) :)

1. The menu


2. Drinking a Chayan Water (ancient Mayan drink good for the kidney)


3. My cutie!


4. Appetizers


5. Main course, Grilled fillet of grouper (his) and Ceviche & Shrimp tacos (hers)


6. El gato


7. The other side of Kristiaan


8. OMG!! Crepe with Nutella and Honey............................................


9. See # 8


10. Another couple enjoying the view.


11. Our wonderful waiter... and I should shoot myself for forgetting his name :(


12. Look how happy the food made her!


13. Eyes closed but who cares, she took a great picture.


14. Sitting on some very sharp and hard rocks.


15. K and her new found house decoration... if we can get it back into the states in one piece.