CHETAMUL - YAX-HA RESORT (£12/night)

20th March - 26th March - we are camping in one of the best RV parks so far, grassy site overlooking the Chetamul bay. Went over to the duty free shopping area in Belize yesterday, easy to get to by bus (Mexico public transport is very good) but not nuch to buy. It was full of Chinese copy clothing and Chinese restaurants, we are being taken over! We have decided not to go to the Belize Cays and as we have plenty of time are going to head back up to Cancun. More to see there like Tulum and Cozumel so heading up there tomorrow...after we have listenend to the South Africa v New Zealand cricket game.

Matahual/Xcalak - 12th March - to date (FREE)

We are camping right on the beach in Matahual not far from Belize. Matahual is a bizarre place, a very laid back place with paradise like beaches and bright blue seas, has a hippy cummunity,chilled. Then the Cruise ships arrive Tues - Friday and then it becomes the touristy resort, madness for 8 hours and kicks into life, beaches packed, donkeys rides for $5! Get the picture.Then everyone leaves and it is empty again.... We are already seeming to know every one in town and they all know that the girls in the motor home are camping behind the lighthouse. A developer guy has given us permission to camp on his land and is very private and a view to die for. When we arrived it was the day of their carnival so there was procession and dancing. We have been making fire virtually every night apart from the time we visited the next town down Xcalak, nothing there, small local restaurants. Then a brilliant find, Little Palapa, which had the most fantastic international cuisine, run by 2 ladies from Canada. It was so good we stayed there right by the beach to go the following night but to our disappointment was shut when we arrived…d’oh! Today Adele goes on another scuba dive. It is going to be hard to tear ourselves away from here but  have had no electricity now for many days and the batteries are running down. We do have to go to Chetamul over the next few days so maybe can last until Sunday.

Goodbye to Puerto Morelos

11th March 11 - We awake to a Tsunami warning today, luckily was on the Pacific coast of Mexico as we are stilll in Puerto Morelos, right on the beach. We have enjoyed the quaint town (2.5km bike ride) and the promimity to the beach.  Was a great fruit and vegatable market 5kms away and we brought fresh fish from the town, we saw the boat coming in, eyed up the one we wanted and within a couple of hours was on our plate. Tomorrow we leave and heading 200 miles South to Xcalac, right on the Belize border.

AT LAST AT THE BEACH.

2nd - 3rd March - Puerto Morelos, Cancun -Acumaya Cabanas ($33)
At last we have hit the beach, and now we know where all the tourists are, here in Cancun. The massive hotels run all the way down the coast to beyond Plays Del Carmen, except our little cabana and RV park which looks lost surrounded by the big hotels. The town of Puerto Morelos is sweet. It has been so hot over the last few days, 105 deg, that it is a joy to be near the sea breeze and easy for a dip. Adele has just been snorkelling as saw a massive stingray, over 5ft long. She is going on a wreck scuba diva tomorrow. The prices here are high so we are going to try and park the van besdies someones property for a couple of nights. Then we are heading down to towards the Belize border. Great scuba diving down there too.

1st March - Chitchen Itza -Pyramide Inn (£7)
A very well preserved Mayan site and full of tourists coached in from Cancun. It was a bit of shock to see so many Westerners, especially the Australian woman with white cowboy boots, and Australian T shirt and hat, what style and in this heat!! It was a sight to behold and we could not help people watch more than checking out the ruins. Adele is now convinced that the idea of the game Harry Potter came from the game palyed within the Maya culture, the losers being sacrificed. I will try and upload a photo but it involves getting the ball into a ring.