Yellow Earth, Blue Hole

September 18th, 2020 Today we’re at Kaan Luum (yellow earth), just a few miles/kms southwest of Tulum. I don’t normally include images that aren’t my own, but this uncredited photo on Google Maps is helpful in understanding the size and form of Kaan Luum: The lagoon is several miles/kms inland from the coast of Tulum. The wide, shallow perimeter suddenly

Captivating Cobá

September 17th, 2020 Though not far from one another on the Yucatán Peninsula, Ek Balam and Cobá leave very different impressions. The angular perfection of Ek Balam stands in contrast to the aged and overgrown nature of Cobá. Ek Balam is more recent (700-1100 AD) while Cobá spans the entire Pre-Classic to Post-Classic range of Maya civilization, potentially inhabited for

Rocky Cobá

September 16th, 2020 After yesterday’s tour of Ek Balam, today we get a glimpse of Cobá. It’s a little bit rocky, in more ways than one. My full post will follow tomorrow so in the meantime stretch your legs, cue the theme from Rocky and get ready to climb to the top of the tallest temple on the Yucatán Peninsula.

Angelic Ek Balam

September 15th, 2020 A hand-carved sign welcomes us to Ek Balam, above an open gate to a wide dirt path leading into this Mayan site from the Pre-Classic and Classic periods (700-1100 AD). Mayan sites were often developed over centuries, with one structure built on top of another, extending their timeline beyond one period. The path we’re on seems simple

Mayan Mastery

September 14th, 2020 After yesterday’s stop in Tulum, we’re on our way inland to explore some of the major sites of Mayan civilization. Before we start climbing stairs tomorrow, I have a couple maps for context and some interesting facts about Mayan civilization. In this week’s posts, we’re focusing on the tip of the Yucatán Peninsula. Mayan civilization reached from

Swinging Into the Yucatán

  September 12th, 2020 A week-long vacation in Mexico. How does that sound? We’ve transitioned from magic carpet to jungle vine with today’s post. We’re swinging into Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula to explore the local landscape. We’ll be here all week. Here’s J dropping from a rope into Cenote San Lorenzo Oxman near Valladolid, Mexico. We stopped here for a cool

Daily Dose of Beauty: Humankind

Daily Dose of Beauty: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. March 29th, 2020 Is it just me or are the days starting run together in a blur? March 27th, March 28th, March 29th … there is little to distinguish between them, other than the weather and what we made for dinner.

Tulum

We’ve been here for one month visiting friends, working remotely and relaxing in Tulum, Mexico after leaving Vancouver, Canada. Many have asked what we’re doing and we don’t have an immediate answer to that question. We’ve embarked on a nomadic lifestyle, at least for now. We’ll see how long it lasts based on budget, desire and knocks on the door