More about the Mexico trip: Just seemed a little odd

As Mike and I were driving out to Chichen Itza we started seeing hammocks for sale by the side of the road. That really wasn't that odd. We had been seeing hammocks for sale the whole trip. What made this one a little different was that shortly before the hammocks was a sign announcing the local prison. The hammocks themselves were being sold just outside the prison. And, on the other side of the road, was a sign that said "Handiwork from jail". Guess there the prisoners make hammocks instead of license plates.

Mexico Trip - 2008

Mike and I had a great time while we were in Mexico. We went to the Yucutan Peninsula. We spent several days down in Tulum. Besides the relaxing atmosphere and ruins, we were also able to go Cenote snorkeling. The Yucutan is largely limestone which shattered long ago. Now there is an underground network of rivers that runs beneath the surface. In some places there is no head room and very little space. In other places it opens out into larger caverns. The best way I can describe it is to think of something like Carlsbad Caverns, only full of water. Periodically on the surface there is an opening into one of these cenotes. A place called Hidden Worlds offered snorkeling tours and we were able to go through two cenotes. It was a very interesting, very unique experience. There's no light though so the pictures are limited.
After Tulum we stopped at Coba and saw the ruins there. They have one temple which you can still climb. It's 12 stories to the top. The ruins at this location are pretty spread out. We walked about 7 miles that day to see all of Coba. After that we went to Valladolid and saw the Fransician cathedral there. The nuns found an opening to a cenote on the property and built a well. Recently it was excavated by archaeologist who found rifles and a cannon. The pictures in the museum show the size of the cenote under the cathedral and it's enormous. It was a little intimidating to think about an open space that large just a little below our feet.
Then our final ruin was Chichen Itza. After that we drove back to Playa del Carmen and caught the ferry over to Cozumel. We spent two days there and did some snorkeling before flying home. It was a great trip.
Here's the link to the photos. They're up on kodakgallery.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=xfufd5w.97t3t3vc&Uy=rqdv6p&Ux=1&UV=668418762111_211403079208