Time Away at Cancun - Day 2 - XCaret

Having spent a leisurely time last night, all were looking forward to the eventful day, though we had a look at videos of rides before, nothing can match the true experience itself. We were all page planned for a 8:30 am start. With the planned time we were up to a decent breakfast and all set for timely start. Man.. It's a pain in the neck to explain the Spanish speaking folks anything in English, leave about explaining the ask for vegetarian food. That's a big lowlight of the dining experience

Start of an eventful day

Will all done breakfast sharp by 8:30, few minutes after we were out, came the so looking dog truck alike bus. All clipped with bands we boarded the bus and with bilingual explanation about the trip by the guide we reached the xcaret park

First of a water activity experience

With so many rides planned for day, got ourselves registered for one in world experience underwater tours and photographs  all along the route. We set om to the first ride, a underground river which goes all around the park, with all of us dressed up with life jacket and fins, we set out for the self-motored ☺ ride. Though everyone had inner fear, many of us tried to give it a try and few super hesitant to even step into the water, with a group picture after venturing into the water and there we started gliding through the flowing waters of the river solely powered by leg kicks.

With kids hanging on to the back or along the adults, we kept having the first such unique experience. After around a hour of wading through water we got to the exit returning back the swimming apparel and we were headed for yet another rarely available ride.

Sea trek it is.. Yeah baby

With kids with us, who aren't allowed for the next ride we split into two groups with different timings. One getting to finish lunch while the other group to have the unique under water experience.

The ride is called sea trek, here is how it happens, there is a 32kg weighing glass mask kind of apparatus that which is connected to oxygen supply through wires which goes on tip of your head resting on your neck with rest of the body free open to water. Slowly being taken to the world of awesome experience, you trek along a underwater iron lining, going up to 600 meters down gradually, with fishes, turtles, stingrays going around you as if they are your next door neighbour and you get to see a underwater museum along the route. Man i got to say that was one unique experience in a pristine clear water on a sunny day under water. A definite and no miss activity.

With the second group now going to the same ride, we get to manage the kids and have our share of lunch.

What next in the day?

While we were having our lunch and second group arriving after their share of unique experience, we quickly chat try decide the next activity and we head on to   spend some time off water to visit the Mayan architecture, special multilevel aviary, a unique of its kind, was merry spending time with unique of birds and water bodies along the bike within the aviary. Commendable effort put in by the real restate folks of the park to set up the unique aviary. Unique experience guaranteed, nature lovers make merry here.

Humid and back to some water activity

With the walk around the park being humid and sunny, we took some short 5 mins break and we huddled along to our next activity

Kids adventure and snorkeling

All of us being super tired, few decided to relax in the wooden chairs, kids venturing into the water instantly with their life Jacket on. After watching the kids women folklore in our group stepped in to the beach and had some fun time with their kids. With me and Sathish trying the rope walk across the beach, we were already ready for our next activity

Snorkeling and the paradise within

I am sure many of us have heard about snorkeling, but our first-hand experience at it was nothing short of awesome. Kids were super hesitant and ladies backing out of the activity, spent some time convincing Medha and trials with rethink, the remaining three of us had a beautiful view of coral reef and fishes snoozing past you, at a very arm distance. The breathing by mouth was an experience to be learnt. It was 6 pm already, time to turn in the snorkels and get ready for the magnanimous performance on local dances and skit of various Mexican cities

X caret experience in the huge amphitheater

After a daylong water extravaganza, we quickly had shower and in batches had some rest time on a shamrock for some time and headed to so called dance, but what we experienced in person was stupendous. The skits dance and oral singing was in a huge stadium that could easily accommodate a 6000 fellows. Fully light up, super awesome sound quality, the experience of the local theatre and art fellas was astonishing. There were performance from every city in that 2 hour time period which had a 10 min interval as well. We sneak out at around 8:45 , a clear 15 minutes ahead of finish time and headed slowly to our bus, we got dropped by the bus at 10:45 pm . Man a tiring day indeed!