Friday 24th June: Ik-kil Cenote

Early on Friday morning we took a short taxi ride from our hotel to the nearby Cenote Ik Kil. It was incredibly beautiful, with decent facilities – lockers, towel rental etc. We got there early, shortly after it opened, and there were only about six other people there – heavenly: Showers before getting in –…

Wednesday 22nd – Friday 24th June: Chichen Itza

The next day we were headed to the famous Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza where we would stay for two nights in a nearby hotel so we could get early access to the ruins site at 8am when they open, in order to avoid the worst of the heat and the crowds. Initially the plan…