Well, our most interesting excursion was the Tulum ruin trip. Our family wanted to see 'real' Mayan ruins, so in July we took the Tulum excursion. DS15 (who turned 16 on the cruise) came home with the best story. First, you take a nice bus to Tulum, however it first takes a stop at a souvenir shop. I was in spending money and when I came out DH was teaching DS about Tequila shots -- seems they offered free little shots (about half size) of tequila with the salt and the lime! Hmmm...
Well, back on the road and the next stop was Tulum. We toured the ruins (100+ degrees and very humid) with our excellent guide. The Mayans were set up right on the beach and it was very beautiful. The tour ends around 1:30 and you can explore, shop or swim on the beach until the bus leaves at 3pm. I was taking ruin pictures when I was elbowed by DH who whispers to me: "You didn't tell me this was a topless beach!" Well, I was surprised -- that wasn't in the excursion description. It was an interesting swim!
By the time we got back to the bus and to our lunch (part of excursion), the tour guide apologized because he was out of Pepsi and only had cerveza left. Needless to say, DS15 enjoyed his first cerveza, to go with his first tequila and his first topless beach....
Well, that excursion was quite a bit more than we thought it would be!
