I'm Finally Here

Well I have finally arrived in Mexico. I am excited to start this journey. I was anxious to get here before I left so I am glad I am here now. I arrived yesterday and things went incredibly smoothly. A short line at immigration, then my bag was coming around right as I walked up to the pick up. I breezed through customs which was nice. No red light for me (those who have flown into Cancun will know what I am talking about. After that I went to get a bus ticket to Playa Del Carmen and it was leaving in 5 minutes so I didn't have to wait hardly at all for anything at the airport. I got to PDC and walked around for a bit, bought some sun glasses and then hopped a bus to Tulum. I arrived at my hostel, The Mayan Hostel Tulum and had a 4 bed room that I shared with a girl from Finland. She was the only other one in the room with me. After I got settled in and checked my email I walked a couple miles to an Argentine restaurant and had a steak. It was SO good. My plan was to hit Tulum at about 6 am to beat the crowds and to have the best lighting for pictures but I ran into some people last night in the hostel and started to talk with them. They were playing Phase 10 in the commons area. It turned out they were from Utah and Arizona and came over from a city in Mexico where they have been teaching english. We stayed up pretty late playing Phase 10 and I wasn't exactly ready to get up when my alarm went off this morning. I got up and the 4 of us took a taxi over to Tulum, walked around the ruins and then went down to the beach and hung out there for awhile. I am slightly sunburned but not too badly. We hopped a taxi back to the hostel to pick up our bags and then we parted ways. They went to PDC to head over to Cozumel and I am just about to catch a bus to Coba. I am hoping to find a place to sleep tonight in Coba. I am running a little later than I wanted to get out of here and the last bus leaves Coba at 6 pm. I think I am on the last bus there as I should arrive at about 5:45 pm. If I don't find a place to stay then I may be sleeping in the jungle. Oh well, that may be fun. Till later, Ciao.