Brought our Bike Fridays to Mexico -- Success!

[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.

[rebeccaC]

thanks emily!!!...i did enjoy it

[emily_in_nc]

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.

Ha -- love it!

We spent several days in Merida on this same trip (Dec. 2012) and loved it. It's too blinkin' hot there right now since it's inland, but we hope to get back there this winter. Have not been to Chitzen Itza, but hear it's very crowded with tourists so will probably skip it. On the other hand. we absolutely LOVED Palenque, which are huge ruins not so bustling with tourists. My quads ached for days afterwards with all the steps!