We recently returned from a week in Mexico. Puerto Morelos is a small seaside village, population about 3000, some 20 minutes southwest of Cancun. We stayed at a rental condo 4 miles south of PM, in an area known as Playa Secreto.
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It rained off and on the first couple days but that didn’t dampen our spirits much. However, the extremely humid weather did dampen our clothing, bath towels, you name it - and kept them damp pretty much the entire time. Going from the AZ dry to Mexico sauna-esque is quite a transition.
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How many of you have seen a cenote? For you gringos, that’s pronounced sin-OH-tay. Let’s see a show of hands. Really? Nobody? Okay, guess I better broaden your knowledge a bit. Once upon a time there was a sizable asteroid that very much wanted to become one with a planet. It searched for just the right planet for a few million years and finally found one that was just right. And that planet was - you guessed it - the very same one that we live on. Mr Asteroid finally realized his dream and became one with planet Earth in a violent manner, punching into the limestone cap that covered the Yucatan Peninsula. The high velocity impact shattered the limestone cap like a rock shattering a car’s windshield.
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Golly gee whiz, Mr Science. Did anyone get hurt when the asteroid hit?
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No, Jimmy. You see, this happened 65 million years ago and human beings weren’t around yet. Sorry, but that’s all the time we have for today. Be sure to tune in next week to find out what happened after the asteroid hit Yucatan.
Pool at condo.
New furry friend, Playa del Carmen
The condo complex where we stayed.
Our good friend and neighbor, Lucy Croc, lives in a lagoon across the road.
Holy Cenote, Batman, thanks for the Astronomy 101 lesson! Glad to hear you survived the cenotes, crocs, and humadidy, err humidity. Like that "Hot Chick" with the Corona in hand. Where's poor lil Ranger??? Holding down the fort back in LHC? See you in two weeks.
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