What Am I Doing Here?

(Sorry I'm sideways... don't know how to change it from here). Do I look worried and scared? : )

That's what I kept asking Fernando and Julio, our tour guides today. I thought I was going for a snorkel tour in Puerto Morelos. As I'm in the city, I'm always the first one picked up and the last one dropped off, so I figured we'd be going through the Hotel Zone one more time picking up a van load, but No...straight out to and then past Puerto Morelos down the road a bit to a huge resort. here we looked at some crocs while waiting for two groups. THEN...up to Puerto Morelos to sit in a restaurant for a few minutes, while julio went to pick up some people for something, I don't know what. Then...out into the jungle and onto bikes! Yes, bikes!
We rode for awhile (not long, I only fell once on the way back) and out to a zip line up above the canopy....see the photo? That's above the trees. So here I am asking Fernando, " What am I doing up here!?" He smiles and let's go my zip line : 0

After I zipped through the jungle tree tops, we put on our swim suits and went down into Boca de Puma (Mouth of the Jaguar) : 0
A cenote (underground water cave) where Julio invited us to swim down and under to view some stalagties and such. "What am I doing here!?" I ask Julio. he smiles and tells me to jump in. : 0 So I did...BUT I just couldn't make myself swim under and into the other part of the cave. You understand completely, don't you, Gail?

OK, so we bike back, jump into the van drive down a road that is being constructed while we're on it : 0 and back to Puerto Morelos. Everyone else is invited to sit down to a nice fish lunch, but I am given snorkel gear (finally) and sent out with two different guides, Jaime and Joel. I am the only one on the boat with them, and they ask me "Que haces aki? Soloamente uno persona? Porque?" But no one else wanted to go out, they didn't either, but off we went into the choppy reef. They were so nice, even though the were frio. The water was warm, but the wind after getting out made you cool. It was the best snorkeling so far I've been here. Saw, eels, sea cucumber, barracudas, parrot fish and many other kinds of fish and coral. Even though, the water was not as clear as usual due to the windy weather the last few days. After we returned to shore and I gave the guys a good tip, I enjoyed the really fine fish lunch and Julio returned me to my home away from home. All in all a great day and really a great time here on the Mayan Riviera. I recommend it to all. i'm sure when i get back home I'll be asking myself, "What am I doing Here?" ; )

I head home tomorrow and will post a few more photos to share with you. Hasta luego!