Mexico Vacation

This was our pirate ship with it's crew of corsairs. It took us out into the Gulf where we battled 2 other ships and came away with some mad booty. Think: half dinner theater / half crazy disco party. But hands down the best lobster ever!

A shot of the kids before the open bar ...

This is the Cenote we visited on our way back from Chichen Itza. Those things stretching from the freshwater in the cavern below to the opening of the well at ground level are the roots of an old tree.

The water was really nice, but there were catfish everywhere. Freaked me out. Last time I shared space with fish I got too close and one chased me halfway down a Tahitian beach. And left two bruises. Though neither myself nor the fish swam nearly as fast as Taryn. Any quicker and she would've been running on top of the water. Guess that's payback for the "Bee Incident"

Taryn enjoying a mango something-or-other. And yes, it's a virgin!

Todd & Mackenzie enjoying lunch @ Carlos & Charlie's. The waitor was a big fan of Todd's. A big fan. We thought it was a funny joke, until things got a bit uncomfortable.

Yeah ... about this uncomfortable ... Good thing his wife's such a good sport.

The Great Pyramid @ Chichen Itza. One of the 7 wonders of the modern world. They stopped allowing people to climb it's steps, but you can still get right up to it's base and experience the immensity of it's scale.

Here's a shot of the Astronomy Tower. We had a pretty fun conversation with our guide about the origin of the Mayan's calendar system, as well as some of their older myths. Our guide was pretty good. His name was "Juan!" ... no, I mean ... now I forget ... Thanks a lot Todd.

See? Not just a post card. We really were there!

On our last day in Mexico, strolling the avenues of Playa Del Carmen, we finally got to see a monkey! He liked Taryn.

Yup ... there's just something about monkeys ...