There isn’t much I can write about the site at Palenque that hasn’t been written many, many times before and written by more knowledgeable authors than this one. But it is a site that has a special place in my heart. I first came across references to the archaelogical information on this site in the late 90s when I read … Read More
We headed here after we left Merida, I think in need of some non-city culture. The ioverlander app had told us that we could camp at the ruins in a field so as an antithesis to city life we felt it was a good next move. The sudden driving/travelling after so long stationary was a bit of a shock but … Read More
Somewhere between leaving Tulum and Izamal we had a bit of a crisis of the type ‘what are we doing and is this actually fun?’. Whether it was the having left family and reminders of home in Tulum or the inevitable relationship and personal lows that happen to everyone, travelling or not; something shifted and we were suddenly not happy … Read More
Sometimes on this trip it seems that arriving in a new place can be a little bit … well dare I say it … samey. I know we are on a trip of a lifetime and everything should be sparkly and new but there are days and places that just fail to inspire for whatever reason. After we left Tulum … Read More
So after we left Tulum and Playa Del Carmen we headed due west across the plains of the Yucatan Peninsula. We had had a great time in Tulum but after that mad dash across 2500Kms of Mexico and 3 weeks in a tourist beach resort we decided to slow it down and take a bit more care and time as … Read More
We had a few last days of Baja calm in the city of La Paz before crossing the Sea of Cortez to the mainland, on a cargo ship (Hanna’s second, our first 🙂 ).  We were off to meet the siblings in Tulum, on the Yucatan Peninsula, for a couple of weeks of more traditional holiday-type action. Mark is … Read More
We’d heard that Coyote Beach was the best beach to stop at on the Bahia Concepcion. We arrived and, once we settled in, realised it was the first time we’d found what we were looking for on this trip. We’ve seen so many awe-inspiring and beautiful places along the way, but Coyote Beach was our first bit of paradise. We … Read More
So it’s been ages since our last post! For those of you who were wondering, we are still alive and well :). Since we last posted we’ve crossed through Mexico, so I’m going to do a few photo-heavy posts to catch you up to where we are at present, in Merida, Yucatan. Here we go… We had some gorgeous times … Read More
At the weekend we decided to hire a car and get out of dodge. Â Even thought it’s now the end of the season here and the vast majority of campsites are closed, our lovely friends at Shubie agreed to let us leave our overheating Hanna with them for the weekend, while they started closing up the campground. We were going … Read More
Despite the mechanical issues, we have managed to see some gorgeous places (and lots of industrial parks!). Two weekends, when the garage was closed, we headed off for short jaunts along the coast for a few days. Plus we had one majorly false start – “Woohoo, we’re finally off!” we thought. Oh, how wrong we were. Cue massive gearbox leak … Read More