Push 0 #1 May 11, 2003 Been to Mexico for a week. Damn it's hot there. Overall it was really cool. Been to the Mayan ruins in Chichen Itza, with the bigass pyramid. They let people climb that thing. You see a whole bunch of really scared people, anywhere from 18 to 60 years old, crawling up and down the steps on all fours. I just ran all the way up and people were occasionally looking at me as if I escaped from a mental hospital. It's worth the climb, the view from up high is cool (heh). The inside of the pyramid gives you claustrophobia. There's a really long passage, barely tall enough to stand and a little wider than your shoulders. It leads to a chamber with two statues, and the some paint on those statues is still preserved. Went snorkeling. Sea turtles are cool and parrot fish are funny. Went in what they call a cenote, also. It's basically a sinkhole, but some of them have an underground river component. The one we were has a cavern mouth with a large open space that you can swim into safely without scuba gear. Other than that, there was a topless beach. Unfortunately, the only women that go topless there are the ones that you never want to see topless. Most memorable part of that trip is the dude that was our guide on the snorkeling trip. He told us we don't need protection from the sun, since we'll be swimming sufficiently low under the water. In a burst of stupidity, I listened to him. Now I've got a second degree(!) burn all over my upper back and shoulders, complete with blisters and excruciating pain. Ow ow ow -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
