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All*tour*native Day
The following is a photo sequence of our adventures one day on land. After docking at the port of Calica, we hopped in with our tour guide Laura from Alltournative and went for a bumpy ride into the jungles of a Mayan village.
We got Mommie's worst fear over with right away-the zip line. We climbed to three different lines; from the tallest point, we launched off of the top of the tower.
It was actually a really calm and freeing feeling. My stomach drops when we cross the intersection of Milford Church Road and Hicks Road too quickly, but this didn't hurt at all. It was exciting and even my mom wants to do it again.
Next, we took off on a short mountain bike ride. We saw where the Mayans would soon be planting crops for the next season. I'm pretty sure I felt a little sore the next day after riding a mens bike on that rough terrain, but it was a good ride nonetheless. 
We walked through the jungle learning about the medicenes they used for certain plants and about the religious beliefs of the Mayan people. We walked into the back of a cave and got to experience a spiritual ceremony from a spiritual leader. The column in the far left is tree roots. Walking into the cave was a really neat view-you could see the trees on the top growing, their roots growing through the little bit of land (the top of the cave), into the cave and touching the top of the water inside.
After all of our excursions in the sun, we were happy to jump into the cool cave water for snorkel time. This fresh water is still very important to the village nearby, so we had to shower before we got in a get off any dirt and sunscreen. 
It was absolutely beautiful-I would now love to scuba dive in a cave because I couldn't hold my breath long enough to enjoy everything. 
We went from the cave relaxing in tubes in a lagoon-the same one we zip lined over, actually, so we got to try and splash people going past overhead when we weren't looking at all the cool birds, water and scenery around us.
After all of our adventures it was time for a coffee break while they prepared lunch. 
Then...this was the best Mexican food I've ever had. The ladies cooked it on an outdoor set-up as we went through the line. The orange chunks are fresh papaya-a fruit I've never actually had on it own before, but will surely have to have again.
The after lunch siesta. Carly and I were quite comfy in blue hammocks tied between the trees in the shade-and so was this dog, apparently. 
After all of our fun around the Mayan village, we still had about 3 hours before we were required to be back on the boat, so we asked our guide to take us to a beach (and also tell us what to tell a taxi driver so that we would make it back to the boat). We made two friends on the tour and they jumped off at this beach with us. I couldn't get enough of this water! I grabbed my goggles and spent at least an hour fighting the current and going under water to look at coral and many different kinds of fish. Now that' s my kinda exercise. Which reminds me...I also found it funny that they had stair step machines in the workout room. However, going by our pre-decided family rule (always take the stairs instead of the elevator), it was about 10 steep flights of stairs to get from our cabin to the workout room!
We got Mommie's worst fear over with right away-the zip line. We climbed to three different lines; from the tallest point, we launched off of the top of the tower.
It was actually a really calm and freeing feeling. My stomach drops when we cross the intersection of Milford Church Road and Hicks Road too quickly, but this didn't hurt at all. It was exciting and even my mom wants to do it again.
Next, we took off on a short mountain bike ride. We saw where the Mayans would soon be planting crops for the next season. I'm pretty sure I felt a little sore the next day after riding a mens bike on that rough terrain, but it was a good ride nonetheless. 
We walked through the jungle learning about the medicenes they used for certain plants and about the religious beliefs of the Mayan people. We walked into the back of a cave and got to experience a spiritual ceremony from a spiritual leader. The column in the far left is tree roots. Walking into the cave was a really neat view-you could see the trees on the top growing, their roots growing through the little bit of land (the top of the cave), into the cave and touching the top of the water inside.
After all of our excursions in the sun, we were happy to jump into the cool cave water for snorkel time. This fresh water is still very important to the village nearby, so we had to shower before we got in a get off any dirt and sunscreen. 
It was absolutely beautiful-I would now love to scuba dive in a cave because I couldn't hold my breath long enough to enjoy everything. 
We went from the cave relaxing in tubes in a lagoon-the same one we zip lined over, actually, so we got to try and splash people going past overhead when we weren't looking at all the cool birds, water and scenery around us.
After all of our adventures it was time for a coffee break while they prepared lunch. 
Then...this was the best Mexican food I've ever had. The ladies cooked it on an outdoor set-up as we went through the line. The orange chunks are fresh papaya-a fruit I've never actually had on it own before, but will surely have to have again.
The after lunch siesta. Carly and I were quite comfy in blue hammocks tied between the trees in the shade-and so was this dog, apparently. 
After all of our fun around the Mayan village, we still had about 3 hours before we were required to be back on the boat, so we asked our guide to take us to a beach (and also tell us what to tell a taxi driver so that we would make it back to the boat). We made two friends on the tour and they jumped off at this beach with us. I couldn't get enough of this water! I grabbed my goggles and spent at least an hour fighting the current and going under water to look at coral and many different kinds of fish. Now that' s my kinda exercise. Which reminds me...I also found it funny that they had stair step machines in the workout room. However, going by our pre-decided family rule (always take the stairs instead of the elevator), it was about 10 steep flights of stairs to get from our cabin to the workout room!
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Next time, can I come too?
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