Driving in the Yucatan is like driving on the Ronald Reagan Turnpike through Florida. Bruce and I couldn’t believe how wide open the road was from Merida to Valladolid; a crossroad city in the Yucatan. We appreciated the lack of speed bumps, the ease of passing without danger and the smooth road. We stopped in Valladolid for lunch and to check out a cenote (water-filled sink holes). This was a happening town with the centro streets under serious construction. The Zaci Cenote is a natural site worth a peek. The water is so blue and deep and home to the “rare” eyeless black lub fish.
Our maps show the road to Tulum from Valladolid to be a dirt road, however it’s completely paved with some major broadening road work. Other than a couple of hundred small to medium-sized potholes we made it to our destination of Tulum in no time. Our reconnaissance of the town was quick so we had time to check out the beach front hotels. Turning right on the main road from Tulum all along the beach there is one hotel after another; from moderate to small luxurious hotels. It seems the tourist business is picking up as the hotels we checked on were full. We even asked to sleep in the parking lot of one hotel and were refused. We’re glad to see tourism in full swing but sad we have lost our bargaining powers. We were told camping is prohibited so back in town we found a very nice hotel (Hotel Rosa) off a side street for $400 pesos…..all the amenities we needed, plus an auto lavado (car wash) across the street. Bruce loves the Mexican car washes, they spend an hour hand washing and waxing the van.
Typical Mexican dinner....delicious!
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