I think I've recovered from Mexico. It's exhausting to go from a pretty mellow life to days full of activities. We're just not used to it. We did a tour in the Sian Ka'an biosphere that included boating and floating down ancient canals carved through the limestone by Mayans. We started in cold, fresh water that flows out of the cenotes (underground caves), then through brackish water to the ocean. The canal float was amazing, through the mangroves. Our guide suggested wearing our life jackets like a diaper, relaxing and floating peacefully down the canal. My buoyancy was off, though; I no longer have significant floatation devices on my chest, so my hips, in the life jacket, kept coming to the surface, and, lacking the core strength to keep that under control, I sort of jacked up my back trying to keep my head above water. We saw a baby crocodile! It was about the size of a banana, so I didn't feel too threatened. Later, back in the boat, we'd see a manatee and a very large crocodile.
One evening at the resort, Bob and I were at dinner when we got a text from friends also at the resort, saying "check out channel 42." I immediately assumed there had been some sort of horrific event in the U.S., and channel 42 had the news coverage. When we got back to our room, we turned on the tv for the first time and started flipping through the channels. Sporting events, Mexican game shows, Law & Order with Spanish subtitles, Mexican soap opera...and hard core anal. That was a shocker, so to speak. Channel 42 was, apparently, the hard core anal channel. Which, as Bob pointed out, gets a bit tiresome after the second or third hour...just kidding, I watched Law & Order.
The resort was "adults only," which I guess explained the topless option at the pool, and Channel 42. I've had friends ask if it was a swingers resort. Huh. I don't think so? I mean, if it was, obviously Bob and I would have been approached, right? Like maybe if we'd stayed until the end of the Michael Jackson dance tribute, the swinging would have started? Or after Karaoke? I think just being really, really sweaty all the time maybe ruined my swing potential. Oh well.