In this month I made a New Friend Underwater, spotted Eagle Rays, Turtles, rode to El Cuyo and had a Minor Motorbike Crash in Playa. Plus many more little bits and pieces that come living in the Mexican Caribbean in March.
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Nemo 2! |
Almost every morning at the beach for early sun and activities including my meditation and yoga routine...plus 2 min plank every day for over 4 years now.
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Sunrise and a volley ball court |
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Somebody had a big night. Tecate Red - gross |
Bobbing in the waves, not too bad in kayak position, but no chance I can do stand up like this.
Check out this monster speed boat fly pass the sun...
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Enjoying a little chocolate before jumping in |
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Swell high enough to disappear a dive boat |
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There's the boat |
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Into the water where it's calm |
Showing my buddy Miguel Coco Reef even with middle of the road vis still a good time.
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Miguel from Vball |
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Follow me buddy |
Caribbean Whiptail Stingray which luckily was not the one that got my foot New Years Eve. That would be a much smaller stingray.
Looking down with my better waterproof camera good for seeing distance, like 20 m.
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much more detail with this camera Fuji XP140 |
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starting deep, 15+ m |
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Barracuda |
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Hey there little guy |
Now more swallow at about 4-6 m depth all of the sudden I had a new friend.
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What's your name? |
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Sure let's play |
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It really felt like he would rest in my hand Just love it |
Continuing with more amazing footage and species...Eagle Rays! Turtle!
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morning |
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A pack of swimmers heading to Punta Esmeralda |
Such a different type of movement from this Scrawled Filefish using what looks to be a corkscrew for propulsion.
Eagle Rays (spotted ones too!) which I had never seen before, so why not 4 of them at once!
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See Spot Swim |
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Super peaceful |
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And then this guy joined in on the fun! |
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Turtle!! |
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a demonstration of how far above I am |
Nice little Asado at my buddy Victoria's place. Every time I come over they have done some new renovation. Lovely spot in Ejidal.
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New BBQ area |
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Look at the illumination for the pool area |
Hanging with Telenovela Star Jazmin "Venado" who likes snorkeling, motorbikes and eating beef. We have so much in common, jajaja. Took a quick trip to El Cuyo, a place I had been meaning to get to. Also where a huge surprise happened running in to my Italian buddy Davide who also travels all over the beach world.
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Great Road Trip Snacks or Birthday Party Favors |
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Here we go |
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Let's rock |
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The new rail system |
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chilling kitty |
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Yep... this is a highway |
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a lot of towns and topes (speed bumps) in route |
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Colonia Yucatan |
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Just another highway through town scene |
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highway...? |
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Big Eagle! |
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two lane highway? |
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Just about there |
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El Cuyo |
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Hot day |
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When its hot...get to the beach |
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Catch the sunset |
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amazing |
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Then into sunrise the next morning. Great Beach! |
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Great morning |
Side Story: Well in El Cuyo we prepared to go for dinner and ran in to Davide an Italian buddy of mine that I met in 2018 on the flight from Europe to Cancun. He's a Tulum guy and I'm a Playa guy, but we always seem to cross paths somehow. This time it was truly an unreal surprise!
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camping choice, first time. It was good. |
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No way! Davide! |
Back in Playa 3 Bad Things in a row... On the last Sunday of the month I tried with two different bicycles to get to the Playacar beach with friends and both times one of the bikes I was using failed and both times I had to walk the bike back to my house about 1.5 km. Hilarious!
Then on the Monday without bicycles I jumped on my Motorbike to do a few things and found myself in a blindspot behind a parked truck on a "famous for being" dirty, slippery street Ave 30! Needless to say an older driver crept out from behind the parked truck without stopping as I arrived at the intersection of calle 44. I was forced to swerve and apply my front brake which equals sliding to the ground. A little ouchy to my rib and a few scrapes. Before I could get my breath and take a photo a stout Mexican had already moved the bike while I was searching for my flip flop. I survived without too much pain but surprisingly developed a minor infection in my foot. Yikes. Learned a lot that day and the days to follow. Bad and good experiences. Cracked rib and big bruise on my hip.
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1st Bike: broke chain |
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2nd Bike: popped tire |
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ok ok, it was ready to break. |
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Motorbike survived the crash. Only some scrapes on the crash bar and a bend in the handgrip. |
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seemed like minor scrapes |
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Actually went for a massage that was booked right after crash Johan taped me up. |
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The dirty intersection 30 y 44 |
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Finished the last shot of tequila in this bottle. ONLY drink in 2 months at this point. |
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Those are looking weird |
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yep, swollen |
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Ah...and a big bruise on my hip |
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