Tulum Ruins

We got into Tulum yesterday (Sunday). It was a 45 minute bus ride from Playa del Carmen but seem a bit longer. When we got here we checked into the Weary Travel Hostel, which was about a block south from the ADO bus station, then walked up and back down the town. It is a small town only about 12 blocks long with lots of fruit stands and Pizza shops. We tried the pizza it wasn’t half bad! Anyways after we walked the town back and forth we came back to the hostel, picked up our book and proceeded to read in the hammocks under the trees for a few hours.

Today was a more exciting day. We got up early packed our bags for the Tulum ruins and the beach. We got to the ruins just in time cause there were a ton of tourístas behind us. It was 1 km hot walk to the ruins so by the time we got there we were glad the ruins are right on the Caribbean cost with a cool sea breeze. Tulum isn’t one of the biggest Mayan ruins sights but it is definitely beautiful setting with lush green trees surrounding an assortment of gray stone ruin temples on large fields of green grass and the crystal blue sea in the background.

ruin on the beach

We walked around the sight taking pictures and Ryan got some really cool panoramic shots.

Can I climb it?

You look this small compared

Tulum Ruins

About an hour of this and we decided to walk down to the beach, 800 meters. This was undeniably a long hot walk on the gravel road between two jungles.

The long long hot hot road

Finally we got to the beach took a swim and laid out soaking in the sun and picture-perfect scenery. Once we were cooled off and relaxed it was time to hit the hot gravel road again.

Ryan doing a handstand down the long long hot hot road

We caught a taxi back to Tulum village, walked the streets looking for tortas (Mexican sandwiches and Ryan’s favorite meal down here so far) and bought two street tacos for some drunk, haggard guy begging us for money probably to buy a beer. We decided we would rather see our money go to food for him instead though I don’t think he was very grateful but our good deed for the day. The rest of the afternoon and night we hung out at the hostel, BBQ dinner (I made my first salad down here) and meet an Australian and English guy. Ryan and them went back and forth showing their tattoos and their tattoo artists’ work online. A dozen beers later we went to bed.

Tulum, Mexico