After a couple of days in the city, we were so excited when we pulled up at Zamas, in Tulum. We signed up for two nights in a beautiful bungalow just across from the beach. Zamas, fittingly, means new beginnings. It also has a restaurant with the most amazing fish tacos (I know that I just said that a couple posts ago about the cafe on Playa Cerrito, but it has already been dethroned).
To beat the afternoon heat, we headed to Hidden Worlds, our first introduction to Cenotes. This involved a very precarious ride in the "Jungle Boogie" to a hole in the ground in the middle of the jungle. We climbed into the ground to find the most amazing swimming hole, stalagtites, stalagmites, and tree roots from above everywhere. There was a large opening in the ceiling, casting an ethereal glow on the water. Pablo guided us deeper into the caves. After an interesting and peaceful swim, we headed to the next cenote (again on the very safe Jungle Boogie). It was amazing the difference between the two cenotes. The second cenote was still filled with rock formations and tree roots, but without the sunlight it was much more eerie. It didn't help that the caves were much smaller. We had to swim single-file and crawl in places. Not recommended for the claustrophobic. As we were swimming along with our flashlights, it felt like something out of a horror movie. I was sure at any moment someone was going to go missing. The occasional shadows of fish or other swimmers added to the drama. May be it was just me (or the group of screaming high school kids at the back of the group trying to scare each other), but I was very glad when we made it to the end of this cenote.
Back at Tulum, we settled in for a short siesta followed by some play time in the ocean. For dinner we went back to Zamas's restaurant. We were less enamored with the food this time, but the live Cumba band and full moon made up for in atmosphere what it lacked in tastiness.
1 comment:
These pics are beautiful! what a fun dive!
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