It has been a long while since I’d blogged about my trips. Three trips were made last year so I will blog about the second trip and combine the first and third holidays into one.
The last time I’d visited Miami was way back in 1987. That was part of an itinerary that included Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and the Florida Keys. I thought it was due time to visit Miami again. And combine it with a first time trip to Mexico. Chichen Itza was a place I’d always wanted to see and after some research, I’d decided to base myself in Playa del Carmen rather than the resort-infested Cancun. I’d thought about independent travel to Chichen Itza but chose a group tour as it included a visit to a cenote (underground water cave) and the city of Valladolid.
The tour bus pulled into its obligatory stop at a souvenir store before arriving at Chichen Itza.
Mayan rolling cigars packaged as “Cuban”… the majority of cigars on sale in Yucatan is marketed as “Cuban”. I’d rather buy the real thing in Cuba.
Mayan handcrafting masks out of stone.
Finally at Chichen Itza. People in the tour were separated into two groups: one English speaking and the other in the Spanish language. Although our Mayan guide was impressively knowledgeable, his tendency to blab on and on was really frustrating.
Mayan girl playing on the grounds of Chichen Itza.
Local Mayans relaxing on the grounds of Chichen Itza.
Ik Kil Cenote
Queuing to jump in to the cenote.
Grabbing a coffee in Valladolid.
Main Plaza in the Mayan city of Valladolid.
The centre of Valladolid was nothing special. We were left with two hours to kill which really was an hour too long which everyone agreed.
The Mayan ruins in Tulum
A beautiful beach sits besides the Mayan ruins
Pensive girl staring out to sea.
Sorry if this blog seems slightly rushed… I’m flying out tomorrow so lots to do!
Man: A Chemical Analysis
Element : Man
Symbol : Ah (short for Asshole)
Quantitative : Accepted at 7 inches, wavy brown hair, 6′ 0″ in length, though some isotopes can be as short as 4 inches.
Discoverer : Eve
Occurrence : Found following duel element Wo, often in high concentration near a perfect Wo specimen.
Physical properties
- Obnoxious when mixed with C*H*-OH (any alcohol).
- Tends to fall into very low energy state directly after reaction with Wo (Snore… zzzzz).
- Gains considerable mass as specimen ages, loses reactive nature.
- Rarely found in pure form after 14th year.
- Often damaged as a direct result of unlucky reaction with polluted form of the Wo common ore.
Chemical properties
- All forms desire reaction with Wo, even when no further reaction is possible.
- May react with several Wo isotopes in short period under extremely favorable conditions.
- Usually willing to react with what ever is available.
- Reaction Rates range from aborted/non-existent to Pre-interaction effects (which tend to turn the specimen bright red.
- Reaction styles vary from extremely slow, calm and wet to violent/bloody.
Storage
Best results apparently near 18 for high reaction rate, 25-35 for favorable reaction style.
Uses
Heavy boxes, top shelves, long walks late at night, free dinners for Wo…
Tests
Pure specimen will rarely reveal purity, while reacted specimens broadcast information on many wavelengths.
Caution
Tends to react extremely violently when other Man interferes with reaction to a particular Wo specimen. Otherwise very maleable under correct conditions.
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