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06/09 That stupid twisted ankle yesterday ended up costing me a pant leg! The only pair of pants I have are those ones that have the zip-off pants legs so you can wear them as shorts. Well I needed something thin to hold some ice next to my foot so I was using one of the pant legs. Apparently I didn’t see it when I was packing this morning and didn’t realize it was gone until I was in Tulum. I suppose I could take a bus back but I’ll end up just not worrying about it because it would be too much effort for a something I won’t need for months.

Tulum is way more touristy than I would have expected. I mean there’s a 7-11 here for Pete’s sake. I did indulge and had lunch at a Subway. It’s been a while. There are lots of gringos here and just about all the people in the service industry speak a little English. Thankfully, the tourist crowd here is not at all like the weird hippy hostel crowd that dominated San Cristóbal. Most of the people are with families or are probably on a day trip down from Cancun.

After lunch I settled into a motel (with internet!), took a shower and hopped in a taxi over to the ruins. This section of coastline lies along the Caribbean Sea and it’s pretty stunning. Lots of rugged shoreline and white sand beaches. The ruins are from a city that dates back to 1200 AD. The site is very well maintained and aside from the location I wasn’t quite as enamored with this place for some reason. Not quite sure why. Maybe I’m just bummed about the pant leg.

Update: For some reason the site layout goes berserk when I add certain pictures. The rest are all here.

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