Brought our Bike Fridays to Mexico -- Success!

[OakLeaf]

Nice!!!

On the outside of my bike box, I wrote in silver Sharpie "Please Re-Tighten All Straps If Opened - Thank You!"

Just kind of a final reminder. Then on the inside, I've just kept the paper packing instructions that came with the box. DH and I have both had the experience of getting a box back with the outer closures loose. (Though I'm still not positive that when it was my bike and I'd already left before he put a few final things in, that he fully tightened the straps as I reminded him. ) Thankfully neither my bike nor his camera gear was damaged, but it was pretty scary. Glad yours went well!

[rebeccaC]

thinking this means a ride to tulum and posted photos here .....enjoy being there even more with your fridays!!!!!!

[emily_in_nc]

thinking this means a ride to tulum and posted photos here .....enjoy being there even more with your fridays!!!!!!

Not sure about that...I don't really have any desire to ride on the highway. I know others do it, but that just doesn't seem like a lot of fun to me, between the pollution, buses, and fast drivers zipping by. We ride the bike path down to Xcarat all the time, though. It would be great if they'd extend it to Tulum one day!

[Crankin]

Welcome back! Glad you are enjoying the Fridays.
I went to Tulum in 1971. Nothing but a beach back then.

[rebeccaC]

Not sure about that...I don't really have any desire to ride on the highway. I know others do it, but that just doesn't seem like a lot of fun to me, between the pollution, buses, and fast drivers zipping by. We ride the bike path down to Xcarat all the time, though. It would be great if they'd extend it to Tulum one day!

except for the pollution sounds like an interesting ride.......i've seen a friends beautiful photos of the mayan ruins at tulum overlooking the caribbean and wanted to see more

[emily_in_nc]

except for the pollution sounds like an interesting ride.......i've seen a friends beautiful photos of the mayan ruins at tulum overlooking the caribbean and wanted to see more

Here ya go! We visited Tulum and the Maya ruins there in Dec. 2012, though not on bikes. It is beautiful...but very busy with lots of tourists. We went back on a day trip to Tulum recently (via bus) but did not re-visit the ruins.

Visiting the Tulum ruins: http://bebelize.weebly.com/bebelize-...eautiful-beach

Renting beach bikes and riding from town to the beach and back: http://bebelize.weebly.com/bebelize-...ulum-bike-ride

Enjoy!

[Crankin]

The beach itself looks exactly the same! Just a whole lot more development around there.
When I was a senior in HS, I did a school trip to Merida. We did a few side trips (one involved going to a town with one bathroom and sleeping in a hammock in a shell of a house. At that age, I was not prepared for that!), including Tulum and the ruins. I mostly remember climbing up the pyramid at Chiken Itza and being scared to death to go down. I actually went down on my butt, which took a very long time. A foreshadowing of my dislike of descending on a bike! My other memory is of course, being able to drink at age 17, and learning about rum and cokes.