Minirolls Musings

Motorcycle Reef

Up and out early again today to catch a taxi to Akumal. We thought we might be late as the taxi took a while to show up, but everything is tranquilo in Spanish countries. We rocked up and hung around in the shop till the boat came back in with our instructor for today.

Refreshing Dive

I’m never going to get tired of having breakfast outside. It’s something that I really love doing as often as possible because we have a great view from our patio. But it’s England, so only when the weather’s good enough, there is direct sun and I can convince Aimi it’s warm enough. It just makes breakfast that little bit more special, like you’re on holiday staying at a quaint little B&B. This holiday we have had breakfast outside pretty much every day, and not only outside, but on the beach, under palm trees and the morning sun. I could get used to this…

Personal Pool

Once again we went full Holiday German and got out early to nab a sun bed, by the pool this time. It took some strategic thinking about what to leave out to mark our spot that was cheap enough it didn’t matter if it got nicked, but clearly indicated the bed was taken. An old pair of sunglasses, sun cream, sarong and some nearly finished drinks… that should do the trick.

Turtle Tailing

This morning we were up and out on an excursion to see another Cenote and try and swim with wild turtles.

Sun Burn

Well I did something wrong… and now I’ve got sunburn.

ATV’s and Caves of Swiss Cheese

A short minibus ride from our hotel was an adventure camp, after succumbing to the sales pitch and purchasing some extra insurance (because I planned to drive like a nutter) we hit the trails on 450cc ATV’s. They were automatics and could pick up some speed if the instructor would get out of the way…

Pressure’s Off

Waking up this morning, I looked across at my bride to me, neck chubb bunched up under her chin as she flicked thru her phone. She turned to me and smiled with that smile I love, the one that she does with her eyes that wrinkles the bridge of her nose in embarrassment (And I’ll likely never see again after she reads this!)

Proposal

First day in Mexico and jetlag worked in my favour because naturally we woke up early, and Aimi suggested we go to watch the sunrise over the beach. This was awesome because today was the day and this would make the perfect moment.

The Holiday That Finally Came

Finally!

After rebooking and changing and checking and testing and hoping it would happen, the morning arrived for us to start our holiday.

Dyfi Bike Park

After a hard days ride uphill yesterday, today we were going to Dyfi bike park and getting an uplift. This is where you pay a chap to drive you and your mates up the hill in the back of a Landover, with the bikes in a trailer. You then spend 20 mins coming down the hill, back to the start, where you catch another Landy to the top again, rinse and repeat. So much easier than pedaling to the top, and before you say it’s cheating, I did enough uphill pedaling yesterday not to feel even slightly guilty about it!