When I told people " I am going traveling." The conversation usually went like this.
Me: I am going traveling."
Person: cool, where?
Me: First stop, Mexico! Yewww
Person: Are you sure you want to go there?
alternative response
Person: Have fun being kidnapped!
So i'll admit it, I was afraid of coming here.
I am in Playa del Carmen, I think it is South of Cancun. It is obviously a major holiday destination for Americans, I can hear them coming a mile away. However, I do not have any fear of being kidnapped. The hotel is nice and there is a cop on every corner.
How's the weather you ask?
Well I think it is monsoon season. The weather forecast is Thunderstorms, Thunderstorms, Thunderstorms and so on. They do pass though but so far the cloud has stayed so my plans for baking my rig all week have been foiled! Everyone here is brown and my feet are orange.
Walking up the main street was different to what I had expected. There is a Starbucks, a Quicksilver surf shop and of course a McDonalds!! Blended with this, there are men harassing you to buy cigars, (if only I smoked) eat at their restaurant and take their guided tours.
OH! and ofcourse, try sell Lachie weed!! Apparently he looks like a massive stoner in Mexico. He was stopped 3 times in a space of 25 meters. "You want weed?"
Guy: You want to buy some chocolate?
Lachie: No.
Other Guy: He's just here to get high.
you tell me???
The food so far?
Well, those that know me, know I am fussy. I like tacos, burritos, enchiladas and fajitas (or fagitas, as Lachie tried to order tonight, waiter looked confused.) but maybe like once every couple of months. So im not really in food heaven right now. I am however, in Margarita heaven, yes i drank the ice, only time will tell if it is toxic.
We met a guy named Alejandro Casanova, possibly one of the coolest names around, so we booked a tour with him to the Chichen Itza tomorrow.
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