Well, I finally got all my pictures from the cruise I took in December. So I'm now ready to blog about it. Yeah!
We left from New Orleans on Dec. 7th. Spent a day at sea, and then arrived at Costa Maya on Dec. 9th. On our day at sea we explored the ship, which didn't take as much time as we thought. When we first saw the ship, we thought it was huge! Then we realized most of the ship was devoted to rooms and a casino, so really not that big. They did have a library, which we both needed since after we explored we spent the rest of the day by the pool reading and discovered we did not bring enough books. So I've got a new series to read thanks to the cruise.
Our first landing was Costa Maya. As we were approaching the port, Mason and I went up to the deck to watch. When we made it, I looked over the side and saw dolphins! Three or four dolphins were swimming around the front of the ship. They were kind of hard to see because they kept going too far under the water, so you didn't know where to look for them. So I got to see wild dolphins. Woo hoo!
Our visit was first that Costa Maya had in over 2 years. In 2005 it was hit by hurricane Dean and its taken them this long to recover and rebuild enough for tourists. You can still see a lot of dead trees and building skeletons along the cost.
Our visit was first that Costa Maya had in over 2 years. In 2005 it was hit by hurricane Dean and its taken them this long to recover and rebuild enough for tourists. You can still see a lot of dead trees and building skeletons along the cost. In Costa Maya we took a tour to the Kohunlich Mayan Ruins. I took a lot of pictures here, but here are the best.
This is a coconut tree typical of the area. The coconuts are itty-bitty and grow in clusters. 
Bats live in some of the temple ruins.
Bats live in some of the temple ruins.
One of the pools. The ruins are the very top of the mountains, so they have to have pools to collect rain water. Otherwise, it all runs away.
The man in the jaguar mask. There were four carvings like this in one building.
Guatemala was the second county that we visited. The coastline was a bit more like I expected tropical/Caribbean countries to be, with jungle going right down to the sea.
Here we took a very scary bus ride to a jungle park. The bus itself wasn't scary, but the roads were. You know those narrow, twisty little roads you hear about other countries having? Well this was one of these, only going up a mountain, with no guard rail. But the jungle was beautiful.
This is a typical tree found there.
And we got to swim in the river. Yep, I swam in the jungle. And I had little jungle fish nibble on my toes.
We could've stayed there a lot longer than what the tour let us. The water was cool and very beautiful. I loved the way the sun feel on it though the trees. The jungle was nice too. It wasn't too hot or humid, to me at least. Mason later told me she was dying of humidity. But she lives in a desert while I no longer do. It was really very pleasant. And we got our first souvenirs here too. Our guide gave everyone a little worry doll. The dolls are maybe an inch tall and dressed in traditional clothing. You tell them your worries at night and put them under your pillow. In the morning, if the doll is gone, then your worries will be too.
Next post . . Belize.
Next post . . Belize.
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