Mexico...

Cabanas La Conchita in Tulum...............This place was a real little gem, and we were'nt even going to stay here originally. I had looked at it on the net back home in Oz when I was planning this trip, but chose another place about 200 meters down the road, but I didn't book it in advance. As it turned out, it had been damaged in the hurricane just as we got to Canada in August. When I did go to book the other place, it was still closed due to hurricane damage, so I took this place and once we got there I realised it was the best thing that could have happened...............I will put Wendy on to tell you a bit about it.

Wendy here.......... These cabanas were very tastefully decorated in Mexican style: sand coloured walls and and a burn't red floor with stones and shells placed in the concrete floor. There was about 9 cabanas in the complex and each had an ocean view. In front of the patio, you stepped out onto the sand. Turtles had laid their eggs in the sand back in August and these were marked by small wire fences. We were lucky enough to have two lots of nests hatch while we were there. There was about 100 eggs in one nest, though quite a few of the eggs were dead. We helped collect the baby turtles and put them into a cooler with sea water until the evening came. If the turtles are released during the day too many of them are picked off by pelicans, seagulls etc. It was a magic experience!
The sea in front of the cabanas was the Carribean Sea. It is a magnificent turquoise colour. Just like you see in the travel brochures. We had coconut palms out the front to get some shade. Basically it was just a really great place and we had a ball here.......loved it !