Coba Ruins

Today we were at the Mayan Ruins of Coba.  I also got an internet cable, so that everything actually works in our room.  Sadly, with these hectic days of seeing the sights, relaxing in our room and spending some time on the computer is about as relaxing as we want to get.  The night life days are just a little bit behind us.
This crazy Mexican internet still doesn't allow me to add any pictures, but at least when we get back, I'll be able to keep reliving the adventure while going back to the photo archives and show you all the places that we visited.  I'll still try to cover some of it in words for now.  First we paddled in a canoe, did a small hike, and then zip-lined over the water, and paddled back.  I got the impression that this only served the purpose of being able to say that this adventure included a zip-line.  Then we got blessed by a Shaman prior to entering a cenote (sink-hole filled with water).  Apparently you have to get blessed first because the sinotte is part of the underworld, where the Mayan wouldn't enter.  You had to repell in, the water was freezing, there were visible bats on the ceiling, and there were almost 200 skeletons in the water (that you could see) and that we weren't told about until we got in there and he shone his flashlight down.
Then we went to the actual ruins.  The ruins at Coba are the oldest, and cover the most square miles.  They are only the second highest, but it is the only one left that you can still climb.  I didn't think that Fran and I would actually do it (since both of us don't enjoy heights that much), but we scaled it and then slid down on or bums.  It was too hot, took too long, but had to be done.  You still have to absorb some of the culture, instead of spending the whole time playing.
Tomorrow will be nothing but a fun day.

Stay tuned.