Jardin del Eden - Blogabond

Today was an awesome day. We got up early went about our business and then went downstairs to meet up with a group of other travelers in our hostel to go to a cenote . We had all planned this over beers the night before when one of the hostel workers, Joe, said he wanted to take us. So in the group was Joe, Ryan and I, one guy from Japan and two girls; one from Hungary and one from Argentina. So we hopped on a bus and headed south for about 20 minutes then were dropped off on the side of the freeway. Joe directed us down a dirt road and lined with canopy trees were we finally came to the entrance of Jardin del Eden Cenotes.

The long hot path to the Cenote

The sight was breathtaking!!! Hard to describe in words but there were lots of lush green trees, moss covered rocks, pretty birds, iguanas, and tiki huts all surrounding a huge cool, crystal clear natural swimming pool. After our long hot walk we were all ecstatic to jump off the rocks into the water.

Jardin del Eden Cenote

Ryan going into the Cave at the Cenote

We swam around the cenote for a while then later Joe brought us snorkel goggles to explore the fish, eels and underwater rock caves/ tunnels. We did a couple practice dives then made the “big plunge” for the 10 second tunnel. Needless to say we made it through; thought it hurt our ears a bit but was soooo much fun.

Debb Playing in the Rain

About halfway through the day it started pouring rain which was warm and refreshing and perfect because the mosquitoes were driving us crazy. The cenote was absolutely amazing.

After the cenote Ryan and I broke off from the group and went to Xcaret for a night show. The show was in a large stadium outdoor theatre with the performance area in the center and at a lower level so the audience could look down on it. It started with a reenactment of the Mayan life including two competition games they use to play; “Butt Ball” and “Fireball Hockey”. Ryan said he wanted to start playing the blazing fireball hockey when we get back home. Anyways the rest of the show was pretty much a musical describing Spanish invasion and life after through traditional dances and songs from each region of Mexico. We both really enjoyed the show.

In the meantime, back at the hostel all the guys running the hostel put on a hosted BBQ every Friday night for the guests. Luckily we got back from the show just as the meat was going on the grill and everyone started partying. So we cleaned up from the already long day and continued the fun. We sat around the lounge area eating, drinking and talking with about 25 other travelers and 20 locals. Ryan and I hit it off really well with a Norwegian couple, about our age. They are going to be here (Playa del Carmen) for a couple more days but we are hoping to meet up with and travel with them in Belize. Anyways about 2-3 hours later, a group of 10 of us went to the disco/ club district. We all danced together and I started learning Salsa from the Argentinean girl. After dancing for about an hour or two we came back home and went to bed. What a long but super fun day!!!

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ryan & debbrial on October 9, 2009 from X-Puha, Mexico

from the travel blog: Us Discovering the Latin Americas

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Sounds like you two are enjoying yourselves. Thanks for the updates. It's awesome to be able to know what you are doing.

written by Tanya Greene on October 10, 2009

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