Regresamos A Mexico!

I felt like absolute shit (no pun intended) when I woke up in the morning. Still feeling ill and on limited sleep, I was in no mood to drive all day. We went back into Belmopan in the morning to finally work out the insurance issue. I wasn’t down with getting stopped by the police again and chance getting thrown into the Hattieville prison with the guy that just got put away for hacking up his wife with a machete (for real).

The entire day was consumed by driving. The border crossing wasn’t nearly as intense as it was coming in. Got my importation cancelled, paid the Belizean exit fee (every time a non-citizen leaves Belize they pay a $17 conservation fee), cross to Mexico, get our passports checked and stamped, take all the luggage off the top of the van to get it “inspected” by Aduanas and have the van fumigated. All in all the process took about 2 hours.

Then it was a 4 hour straight shot (with a stop on the side of the road to pick up pina rebanada con chile – Pineapple dusted with chile powder) up to Xpu-ha. Xpu-ha is the location where we camp when we are staying in the Riviera Maya. Set between Playa Del Carmen and Tulum it is the perfect set off point for any tourist visits or activities. The beach at Xpu-ha is incredible, like it was pulled out of a Corona commercial. Marbled aquamarine and sea green water slapping onto pure white powder sand beaches. The beach is as remote as you can find in the area and there is not a building over 3 stories to be seen. It is like a miniature Mexican paradise. We set up camp in a palapa (a palm frond covered hut) right on the beach and my passengers have the option of setting up their tents, throwing up a hammock on a couple of the random palm trees or just sleeping right on the beach.

We got to camp and set up right away as it was beginning to get dark out. Cath and crew made dinner again and I ate and then went to bed right away as I was still feeling ill.