Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
Emily! Is this Playa del Carmen on the Yucatan peninsula? My BIL is getting married there in April, to the lovely Mexican woman he met a little over a year ago :-) So we're just starting to plan our trip there for the wedding. Tell us what not to miss!
Yes, that's where we are! It's lovely, but I am afraid we are pretty averse to doing the usual "touristy" things (especially my DH, he HATES crowds), so we haven't been to any of the big parks (Xcarat, Xplorer, and others) that people usually visit when here, the cenotes, etc. We've mostly been enjoying riding our cruiser bikes on the bike path, taking tons of walks all over, buying interesting food, restaurants, learning Spanish, and the local track for jogging. The beach is pretty but quite eroded and very narrow compared to what I am used to in eastern NC. Beaches in Tulum south of here are MUCH wider and nicer, so that's been a bit of a disappointment.

Check out our blog as we have found some excellent restaurants you might want to check out while you're here:

http://travelingtwosome.weebly.com.

We've been told that April is VERY hot, and I believe it since it was also very hot in Belize. It will probably feel pretty good to you after a Norway winter. Bring lots of sunscreen!