Early start from the luxury of the Gran Bahia Principa hotel. The biggest buffet Ive ever seen, but then the resort is probably be biggest of its type Ive been to. Tour guide and driver there to meet us at 8am, and its just us. Short trip to Tulum
A late Mayan site from1200 -1500, a spectacular cliff top position overlooking the Caribbean sea. Notable main temple to the Descending God and a temple of the wind (quite apt), as well as a protected turtle beach
Then a long drive, including a 1 hr detour because of striking teachers, in the rain to Bacalar.
The Azure Cenotes was supposed to be a perfect blue lake, but with the weather, was a grey uninviting lagoon in which I didn’t swim. Then to a restaurant for a 3pm Fahitas lunch over looking a very full lagoon.
Finally a quick look round a very wet San Felipe fortress before a drive to the Ecovillage Hotel. Not bad – purpose built for the tourists as ‘jungle lodges’ but very nice all the same.