minniemex
29th November 2006, 02:09 PM
Day 7
Up again with the sun!! We take a much longer walk this morning, as we were in the car so much yesterday & our beach time was pretty nill - I love walking the beach - I could walk forever I think - only problem with that is there would not be any time to walk back. We went to Los Lirios for their breakfast buffet. It was pretty good, but a bit pricey - $13.00 each - but we were starved, so got our fill. Our plans were to take a snack today & head south for the day to our wonderful Playa! We had a great time of jumping in the ocean (one of my favorites is to float on the waves) & sitting on the beach reading - no one in site - soooooooooo awesome! We opened a bottle of red wine, drank from the bottle bohemian style, had our pretzels, jerky & cookies - Can you ask for anything more??
We walked back & all we could think of were the wonderful french fries we had last night - so we continued on to Arrecifes & had a plateful - we also tried to order Tequila Sunrise's, but ended up with straight shots of tequila :confused:- oh well, salt, down the hatch & lime - After all this, we were not really hungry for supper, so sat on patio, (my husband sitting, me in my hammock)(I wasn't very good at sharing) reading our books. Later, we ordered from the restaurant at Cabanas Tulum & discovered they would bring it to your room. Room Service!!!! Why did we not think of this sooner?? Our patio was a much more pleasant place to eat our meal. (Cabanas Tulum's restaurant is located between the bungalows & the road)
I have to say here though, is there is a bug that bites, it finds me - no matter where I go!! I had taken bug spray ( just an aside - Cutters has one with that has Autan in it & not deet - It really worked well for me, & the smell is not as offensive as deet) but I had not put it on & some bug hit me up 4 times in minutes. http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/11.gif So we retired inside, read & again fell asleep to the lulling waves of the ocean.
Day 8
Again, wake up to the sun - I can not believe how every sunrise is a new experience - I think being in a place like this makes you aware how every day is new & exciting & this world is a good place to live in! You just have to look a little harder for the good some days more than others. We take our usual walk, going to Tita Tulum for breakfast - we have decided this is our most favorite spot for breakfast & talk seriously about staying at Tita our next trip to Tulum. We are already sure we are returning for another stay - this place is finding its way into our hearts & minds - such peace. After breakfast we return to our room, and spend the day on our beach there - 1st time since our first day - and just lazy around. We ordered french fries from our restaurant - not as good, but hey, I never bumped into a french fry I did not like.http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/04.gif Mostly read, walked, swam the day away. We ordered "room service" again & had appetizers for dinner - Chips, guac, beans, quesadillas, & queso - we really like the appetizers in Mexico!
Finally retire for evening, really bumming as we know tomorrow is our last full day of vacation - tears - but found sleep listening to those pounding waves.
Day 9
Up at dawn - really early this day - have to wait for the show!! We took a long walk again & tried to decide what to do our last full day - We decided to go to Tita Tulum for breakfast again & walk to our private playa an hour south again - Alas, I have discovered you cannot duplicate those wonderful moments by just wishing it. They just happen - Today everyone was out walking - I guess because it was Sunday, cooler weather, but I swear it seemed like we were at Grand Central Station today!! I am exaggerating - but the peace of our beach had been compromised. We stayed, as even under the circumstances, we were in a very beautiful place. Walked back to our cabanas rather slowly to savor our last long trek along the beach.
For our last evening, we were going to try to walk down to Tita Tulum for dinner, as we had only had breakfast there, but thought maybe it was too far in the dark. I also wanted to stop at Los Lirios for happy hour and have some more of my favorite sangia - YUMMMMMMMMMMMY!! We also asked for some salsa & chips ( our favorite) and sat & relished our drinks & salsa. After, we decide we want to return to Arrecifes for dinner & order the same thing we had last time - steak & steak tacos. Well, the chef must have been different than our other cook the other night - still delicious - but not the same - I guess you get what they have on handhttp://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/09.gif We walked back to our room along the beach - I am thinking our next trip should be planned over a full moon, as I can imagine how beautiful it must be. The stars are so numerous it looks as though they touch each other!
Again, & for the last night we fall asleep to the thunder of crashing waves.
Day 10
Up even earlier - all I can think of is we are leaving. Take a long walk on the beach, return to the room & pack while waiting to go to breakfast. Packing almost all done, we go one last time to Tita Tulum for our last breakfast. I really hate using this word "LAST" - YUCK!! Perk up says the DH - remember we are coming back! We have a wonderful breakfast, stall, have 4 cups of coffee. Take in all the views & ambiance to draw on in the days, weeks, months to come.
All packed waiting for transportation to show up - of course - 15 minutes late - Senor was just on the phone calling them when they showed up - I thanked him, gave him a hug & he smiles & says "Mexican time" & we were off.
Up again with the sun!! We take a much longer walk this morning, as we were in the car so much yesterday & our beach time was pretty nill - I love walking the beach - I could walk forever I think - only problem with that is there would not be any time to walk back. We went to Los Lirios for their breakfast buffet. It was pretty good, but a bit pricey - $13.00 each - but we were starved, so got our fill. Our plans were to take a snack today & head south for the day to our wonderful Playa! We had a great time of jumping in the ocean (one of my favorites is to float on the waves) & sitting on the beach reading - no one in site - soooooooooo awesome! We opened a bottle of red wine, drank from the bottle bohemian style, had our pretzels, jerky & cookies - Can you ask for anything more??
We walked back & all we could think of were the wonderful french fries we had last night - so we continued on to Arrecifes & had a plateful - we also tried to order Tequila Sunrise's, but ended up with straight shots of tequila :confused:- oh well, salt, down the hatch & lime - After all this, we were not really hungry for supper, so sat on patio, (my husband sitting, me in my hammock)(I wasn't very good at sharing) reading our books. Later, we ordered from the restaurant at Cabanas Tulum & discovered they would bring it to your room. Room Service!!!! Why did we not think of this sooner?? Our patio was a much more pleasant place to eat our meal. (Cabanas Tulum's restaurant is located between the bungalows & the road)
I have to say here though, is there is a bug that bites, it finds me - no matter where I go!! I had taken bug spray ( just an aside - Cutters has one with that has Autan in it & not deet - It really worked well for me, & the smell is not as offensive as deet) but I had not put it on & some bug hit me up 4 times in minutes. http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/11.gif So we retired inside, read & again fell asleep to the lulling waves of the ocean.
Day 8
Again, wake up to the sun - I can not believe how every sunrise is a new experience - I think being in a place like this makes you aware how every day is new & exciting & this world is a good place to live in! You just have to look a little harder for the good some days more than others. We take our usual walk, going to Tita Tulum for breakfast - we have decided this is our most favorite spot for breakfast & talk seriously about staying at Tita our next trip to Tulum. We are already sure we are returning for another stay - this place is finding its way into our hearts & minds - such peace. After breakfast we return to our room, and spend the day on our beach there - 1st time since our first day - and just lazy around. We ordered french fries from our restaurant - not as good, but hey, I never bumped into a french fry I did not like.http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/04.gif Mostly read, walked, swam the day away. We ordered "room service" again & had appetizers for dinner - Chips, guac, beans, quesadillas, & queso - we really like the appetizers in Mexico!
Finally retire for evening, really bumming as we know tomorrow is our last full day of vacation - tears - but found sleep listening to those pounding waves.
Day 9
Up at dawn - really early this day - have to wait for the show!! We took a long walk again & tried to decide what to do our last full day - We decided to go to Tita Tulum for breakfast again & walk to our private playa an hour south again - Alas, I have discovered you cannot duplicate those wonderful moments by just wishing it. They just happen - Today everyone was out walking - I guess because it was Sunday, cooler weather, but I swear it seemed like we were at Grand Central Station today!! I am exaggerating - but the peace of our beach had been compromised. We stayed, as even under the circumstances, we were in a very beautiful place. Walked back to our cabanas rather slowly to savor our last long trek along the beach.
For our last evening, we were going to try to walk down to Tita Tulum for dinner, as we had only had breakfast there, but thought maybe it was too far in the dark. I also wanted to stop at Los Lirios for happy hour and have some more of my favorite sangia - YUMMMMMMMMMMMY!! We also asked for some salsa & chips ( our favorite) and sat & relished our drinks & salsa. After, we decide we want to return to Arrecifes for dinner & order the same thing we had last time - steak & steak tacos. Well, the chef must have been different than our other cook the other night - still delicious - but not the same - I guess you get what they have on handhttp://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/09.gif We walked back to our room along the beach - I am thinking our next trip should be planned over a full moon, as I can imagine how beautiful it must be. The stars are so numerous it looks as though they touch each other!
Again, & for the last night we fall asleep to the thunder of crashing waves.
Day 10
Up even earlier - all I can think of is we are leaving. Take a long walk on the beach, return to the room & pack while waiting to go to breakfast. Packing almost all done, we go one last time to Tita Tulum for our last breakfast. I really hate using this word "LAST" - YUCK!! Perk up says the DH - remember we are coming back! We have a wonderful breakfast, stall, have 4 cups of coffee. Take in all the views & ambiance to draw on in the days, weeks, months to come.
All packed waiting for transportation to show up - of course - 15 minutes late - Senor was just on the phone calling them when they showed up - I thanked him, gave him a hug & he smiles & says "Mexican time" & we were off.