days 4 and 5 in paradise

Misery! Complete and total misery. I was stuck at home in bed with fever, chills with heat exhaustion. Accompanied, of course, with the very loud roar of crashing waves in the background. Oh poor me. It was after I realized that I couldn't BE in a better place, albeit sick, but it was truly wonderful. I stayed in bed, then ran to the bathroom, then that wearing me out, ran back to bed again. Had that intestinal bug (from that awful and questionable buffet we were taken to by our guide on Tuesday during the Mayan ruins tour) for over 24 hours and I was drinking water like nothing else to get rid of it.

Yesterday we ran over to Xcaret. Absolutely amazing. Click HERE to see what they offer in that huge park! I can't wait to upload pictures. We saw live flamingoes, birds, other wildlife attractions, got tanned along the snorkel inlet, got life vests and then floated their underground rivers (a true cenote wouldn't have all the carved out waterways, but it gave us a good idea of what the mayans did to get water), walked a LOT, my father in law swam with the dolphins, then attended their HUGE show about Mayan history, spanish culture and music. It was a TON of fun. We got to light a candle before the show and keep it lit as long as you could. I felt overwhelmed by the live orchestra and emotional moving music of the orchestra and music. I loved the fire hockey (the ball of flame they tried to get into the oppent's goals), and the mayan basketball game. It's not really basketball, they didn't use their hands or legs. They have a 4 lb rubber ball and it would bounce off their bodies and then they'd "shoot" it through the hoop in the middle of the side of the arena (only a few feet off the ground) and hope it makes it through. At the end of the game, the captain of the victorious team's head is cut off as a sacrifice for Chaak. The rain god. I have lots of pictures of him, there were all sorts of statues in his honor at Chichen Itza. But for the show last light, there was no blood. Dang it. ha
Well, today we're off to Playa de Carmen. The boys are snorkeling and the girls are catching up on their tans! I LOVE life! Feeling much better now, so life is truly wonderful.