Playa Del Carmen Part 2

Ok, so I got a little mixed up. Holbox actually happened on Thursday. So what really happened on Wednesday was that we woke up and said goodbye to Louise's sister who had to go home to England. I can't really remember what we did for the morning, maybe the beach or something. In the afternoon we went to Aktun Chen. It was a place in the jungle that had some animals to look at as well as a cave you can go in and see the cenote. It was a beautiful cave. Many of the stalagtites and stalagmites were pure white. And it was a lot cooler inside the cave than outside which made for a nice relief from the heat. I have a lot of wonderful pictures from inside the cave, as well as of the snakes and tigrillos (I have no clue what they are called in English. They are like little leopards and look just like a house-cat however the guide said that they are 10 times as aggressive.)
After the cave we went to a small beach to swim in the ocean. It's amazing how warm the water is, and although it's nice not to have to have that shock when you enter the water, it is a feeling I kind of miss. I also miss the depth of the Atlantic and the waves that take you up so high you can't stand. I plan on going down the shore on Tuesday of my week at home and I look forward to that.
On Thursday was Holbox (see Playa Part 1).
Friday Juan Carlos left early in the morning. On Friday afternoon Amelia, Nadine, the kids and I walked the Quinta, the famous shopping street with no car traffic. We looked in a lot of store but no one bought anything. Then when we reached the Cozumel Ferry we took a dip in the ocean. The kids were soaking wet and we didn't have a change of clothes so we went to the store and bought some cute little outfits. It was good because someone had forgotten to pack more than one pair of shorts for Louis (this someone was not me).
Saturday we went to Crococun. It's a park in the Jungle with crocodiles and other animals. They teach you about the animals and let you hold them. I held a crocodile and a snake. I also fed some deer. The kids loved the deer and I said they should come to my house in the winter because they are all over the yard. Nadine said if O'Bama wins they will come to America to visit. So everyone better vote O'Bama so that Louis and Clemence can come visit me! After the crocodile park I took some time to go shopping. It was a nice little break from the kids and Nadine. I also got some free tequila. Dad would have been proud, I tried everything they gave me, although I don't really remember what they were. I also got offered like 2 dates and a plane ticket back to the Caribbean. At least it all made me smile before I had to go back, or maybe it was the tequila.
Sunday we went to Tulum, a pyramid. It was very beautiful but I found it hard to look at with the kids to worry about. We went down some stairs to the ocean, which I don't understand because Louis doesn't especially like the water and the waves were big and there were a lot of people. But I'm going to stop complaining now before I bore everyone.
Monday we did absolutely nothing all day and by 5 I was aobut to tear my hair out. I wanted to go for a walk and I thought that Nadine wascoming so I said something to the ids. Apparently she wasn't planning on it, but we all went out and it was good to get some fresh air, although it rained. I guess I should have mentioned the hurricane was coming in and it rained all day keeping us inside. But we made it through the storm and I'm glad that that was our last, not first day there.
Tuesday we woke up at 4 in the morning and went to the airport. I thought that after having to take all our bags on the plane on the ride there because we were to late to check in that we would have tried to be a little earlier, but no. So we left at like 5 something and got to the car rental place, but no one was there. I am suspicious that maybe they had been there but we were 40 minutes after she had told them and they left. So, we went to the airport and left the car there. We got through the line ,got our tickets and everything was ok. I'm just hoping that if they decide they want to take me to the airport Saturday they don't hold me up, or I'm taxing it.

More to come about this and last week, but this is the end of Playa Del Carmen.
Jenn