Cenote Ik-kil

Another great place we visited for the first time was Ik-kil a beautiful clear water cenote, a cenote is an underwater sinkhole.  We've been to other cenotes but none like this one and like all other ones it does get crowded.  In an attempt to avoid the big crowds we drove there early in the morning and it wasn't too crowded. 

Sign from the road (kinda bad pic but here it is anyways)

Entrance, the ticket booth is to the left

There's complimentary showers and also lockers but those are available for like $3.  We didn't need a locker since we went prepared to dive into the crystal clear water but we did walk around the whole place and it is gorgeous. 

Entrance to the staircase down to the cenote

The staircase runs long as it curves around the water, the steps are extremely wet.  There are a couple of lookouts where the water view gets better and better.  We stoped and took pictures in almost all of them.  The whole way down is pretty humid but it builds up the anticipation of the refreshing water.

Once we got to the water we dived right in and the water is pretty cold.  After a while it started getting very crowded but its funny because it got crowded then empty then crowded again and empty again,  I guess the tour buses didn't last long there -another great reason why renting a car is better than taking a tour-
I love love love this place!  The whole place is a lot bigger than we anticipated. 

Coba

I've been pretty bad about updating my blog but here's a little bit of an update of my Cancun vacation.  We arrived early in the morning which was great and after picking up our rental we headed to Tulum because as much as I love Cancun I love Tulum even more.   After an early check in at the hotel we drove to Coba -yay bucket list CHECK- \(^o^)/  I'm so glad we decided to go to Coba it is the only pyramid from all the Mayan ruins we've visited you can still climb in the Yucatan area.  As we arrived we could see the tip of one of the pyramids from the road (straight ahead). 

The ruins are scattered through the jungle but with beautifully shaded paths which is why I recommend renting a bike its only about $3 but if cycling is not your thing you can rent a pedicab.  I highly recommend you save your energy on the walk if youre planning on climbing the big pyramid because it is steep and tall.  We rented a bike and I think it made it a whole lot more fun.  

 

Bike renting place

 Bike Riding \(^.^)/

 Be prepared to do a lot of walking if you decide to skip the bike rental & pedicab. 

Bike designated parking

The pyramid is much taller than it looks and very steep but the view from the top is incredibly amazing.