Day 3
Today was our free day. Lonnie and Debbie opted to relax in their room, while Vince, Vickie, Isaac and I at breakfast at the restaurant on the grounds and went to Jardin del Eden - a cenote (sin-o-tay) , which means "a deep natural well or sinkhole, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath". A lot of these are down deep caves, but this one was pretty open. The water is crystal clean and chilly!
Most of the people had snorkels and were even scuba diving here.
The rocks below look to be just at the surface of the water, but they really aren't.
Isaac and I braved the cold water, getting in where the sun was right on us.
We swam out to that big rock behind us and sat and watched people jumping from the cliff. Isaac was trying to persuade me to jump the entire time.
I finally talked myself into it. I mean, how many times would I have the chance to jump off a 12ft. cliff into a cenote?!
I'm still trying to talk myself into it here.
We were supposed to jump at the same time, but Isaac let me jump alone.
It actually wasn't that bad! Although, I landed on my thighs, kind of like I was sitting on the water, and that stung pretty bad. Isaac ended up jumping another 4 or 5 times.
One was enough for me!
After we got back, Lonnie showed us where the hidden cenote was on Paamul's property. This was just a bit of the scenery along the way.
You can see Cozumel and a cruise ship across the way.
Pathway to the cenote - where we saw a snake on the way back.
The water's so clear, you can barely tell it's there.
Lonnie and Isaac.
I would have loved to have seen one down in a cave, but I don't think I'd be comfortable swimming inside of it.
The iguanas were out in full force that day too. We found them around every bend.
This was just outside of our rooms. Can you spot them all?
My allergies started acting up after our fun and I was pretty miserable for the rest of the day. I, again, passed on my devotion and prayed I would feel better the next day.
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