We pretended to be Indiana Jones and thoroughly explored every structure, doorway and tunnel at the ruin site. The highlight was climbing the steep steps to the top of the highest pyramid and taking in the endless views of jungle in every direction. The boys took advantage of the fact that these ruins are one of the few sites still open for climbing and scaled to the top of every climbable structure.
When the midday sun became relentless, we took advantage of the bicycle taxis and made our way over to the nearby Cenote Maya where Elliot caught wind of an adventure experience which included ziplining across and rappelling into the cenote. The catch was that he wanted me to do it with him. Gulp.
Ziplining high above the mouth of the cenote was a rush. Rappelling down the 50 or so meters into the cenote took a bit more courage. For me, anyway. Elliot, on the other hand, nearly launched off the top of the cenote without being fully belted into the safety equipment.
We spent the afternoon floating around the cenote, jumping off of ledges, rope swinging into the water, and feeling pretty lucky to get to be in this amazing place.
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