the after 30 part...

Xplor was AWESOME!!!  The morning started a bit frustrating because we had to get up early to go talk to a bank official for Marcos's missing ATM card.  The reason it was frustrating was because the bank opened at 9 am, we were there at 8:50 am, but no one showed up to unlock the doors until 9:20am.  ONLY IN MEXICO!  How unprofessional.  One of the office workers was there on time waiting to start work.  Geez...if I spoke fluent Spanish you all know I would have given them some words. Moving along...Once we got to Xplor we were so excited I had to pee... not kidding.  I ran across the parking lot in a panic, and was greeted by a kind Xplor employee who pointed out where the toilets were.  Our first excursion was the jeep ride.  This is funny.  At least I thought it was funny.  So Marcos doesn't have a drivers license.  He never really needs one in Cadiz as he lives close to everything and doesn't own a car.  Plus it's a pa...

Up at 6:30 am and ready to go by 7:30.... we waited patiently for our late van (very typical for Mexico!)  We took off for the two and half hour drive to Chichen Itza, Cenote swim and Mayan town.  I have been to Chichen Itza and luckily I got to go when you were able to walk up the tall pyramid.  Unfortunately someone fell down the pyramid and died, ruining it for us all (how dare they? j/k, horrible joke, poor tourist!) The main center of the Mayan Plaza.  The "Mayan Gods" knew when an Eclipse would happen but they wouldn't tell the people how they knew.  Instead they would convince them that their powers caused the eclipse, which of course lead to them having God like powers over their people. They played a game with a rubber ball.  This ball had a lot of bounce (more than our average rubber dodge ball) so that it could bounce off the players and into that hole!!  They didn't use their hands or feet either... but instead their hips, forearms an...

Marcos is just one big ball of FUN!! oooh how I love that man!!  Yesterday started out as a relaxing day in the sun....hanging out on the beach and then off to designing our Carnaval costumes.  In Cadiz, Spain it's a HUGE event, where everyone dresses up in great costumes, kind of like Halloween in the states, but with big parades!!  So, in the spirit of Cadiz, Marcos and I went to the fabric/hobby store, and used what resources we had to make our costumes.  We decided to go as a Devil and an Angel... or Good and Bad conscious!! :)  Marcos did the face painting and arm paintings.  He's very crafty! Here is the outcome! Evil versus Good   Attack on the Angel God's on my side though so I struck back and WON!    Match made in Heaven or Hell? hmmm...... Walking from our house, down 5th avenue to the ferry terminal we were stopped mulitiple times for pictures.  We felt somewhat out of place and were really hoping that once we got to C...

On Saturday Marcos and I decided to go to Cozumel.  The festivities of Carnival were starting and we wanted to check it out.  Once we got over there, we didn't find much going on...so we decided to rent a scooter and tour the island.  This scared the crap out of me.  Not that I don't trust Marcos, its just that I was wearing a skirt, and the helmet was like a bike helmet, and well, it's SCARY!  So I got on the back of the scooter and held onto Marcos for dear life!!  We took off across the middle of the island to explore some old ruins called San Gervacio.  Check check check it out ya'll (sorry, i'm rockin' out to Beastie Boys right now!) After our historic ruin adventure we hopped back on the scooter and took off to the other side of Cozumel. The road follows the coast line so it was one grand view all the way back to the city center.  Luckily there was a smaller road off to the side of the main highway, which made me feel so much more safe...