Bob and I were both awake as it started to
get light. (Leaving the curtains open helped!) The two of us went down to the
main part of the beach together for the morning ritual of 1) claiming a palapa,
2) photographing the sunrise and 3) getting my latte!
A rainbow was an added bonus for the morning!
Bob had an additional reason for being up
early. Since he had been doing the SUP (stand up paddle boarding) class multiple
times a day, the instructor, German, had suggested just the two of them go out
early (7 am) Sunday morning. Bob was tickled to death!
I watched them head out and then went back
to the room to get organized for the day.
I met Bob on the beach as he returned and I
suggested that we do a little snorkeling while the water was fairly calm AND
before the hoards of snorkel tours arrived at the bay. We were fortunate enough to see turtles...and a stingray.
Although we snorkeled for
quite some time, Bob was still not ready to come in when I quit. I headed back to the beach and he took over
possession of the camera.
Bob doesn't usually want to be bothered by a camera, but this time he photographed everything under the water that
moved…and some things that didn’t move. (Thank goodness for digital
photography!! Buying and developing film for that many photos would have cost
more than our vacation!)
Hunger pains were starting to hit, but I waited until Bob returned and then we had a nice breakfast at the snack bar…followed by
lunch at the snack bar just a few hours later! Have I mentioned how handy it is
to eat there? Good food and no need to leave the beach!
Interspersed between Bob’s additional paddle boarding
sessions at 11:00, 1:00 and 4:00 we took a walk, heading south down the beach.
We didn’t go too far, but it was fun seeing all of the turtle nests and
checking out the condos along the way.
It takes me much longer to get presentable
for dinner, so while I was showering and primping, Bob decided to take another
walk…in the opposite direction. He went out onto the opposite point of the bay,
near the cannons. The waves were splashing up on the rocks, but nowhere near as
big as we witnessed the last time we were in Akumal.
On his way back to the room, Bob ran into Marianne...and German...and stopped to get some photos!
We chose to eat dinner at one of the outdoor tables by
the buffet. It was lovely being able to sit so close to the water, but around
dusk the pesky mosquitoes caused us to rush a bit through dessert . That was a
shame because it was so yummy! We both discovered the homemade lemon ice cream at
the buffet and had it several nights! I combined mine with an extra scoop of
strawberry ice cream…a great combination!
Following dinner we sat awhile by the main bar until the smokers got going. While we were sitting there a coatimundi ran right next to us and started raiding the garbage! There was another animal that we saw several times (no photo) roaming around behind the building where our room was. From looking online I think it might have been an agouti.
When the smoke started bothering us, we moved down the beach and just sat and looked at the stars before heading back to the room. (We really are boring people in the evening…)
A surprise was
waiting for us back in the room…a plate of chocolate covered strawberries. I’m
not sure, but I suspect it was because I had mentioned that Bob was celebrating
a birthday while we were there. Or…maybe everyone receives something and we
really aren’t special afterall. ;)
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