Were thinking of visiting the ruins at Chizen Itza, but in the end a day at the beach sounded much nicer! We take the “collective” to Akumal, where we get of on the highway and walk to town (Half Moon Bay). Go for great breakfast at the Turtle Inn (Luc eats a most decadent brownie!) and then visit the Ecological Centre, where they fight for the protection of turtles. The beach in front of the centre looks so stunning that we end up staying there. It is a sheltered little bay with no waves. Big boats stop with snorkel groups, so we follow suit. Luc impresses us again with his snorkelling skills. He screams every time he sees a fish, so it ends up a very noisy snorkelling trip! There are little reefs and we see parrot fish, blennies etc. I fall asleep on the beach and Luc makes friends with a little boy and his sister. Callie has a long conversation with them later. They live in the States and is looking at immigrating to NZ, as they are afraid of the crime!!! Pity I was not part of the conversation – would like to tell them what crime really is! We get back to Tulum late in the afternoon, pick up our laundry, where the owner’s kids and Luc shared sweets (by the way half of the town by now knows Luc on a first name basis!). Luc wants to go for a last Fruppocino at his friend’s coffee shop and scores a free drink! Joaquim says he wants to come and work in SA – loves the wild life! The two boys go for a last swim when we get back to Posada Del Sol and then we decide to take a walk to the famous Italian restaurant down the beach. Two taxi rides later we end up having dinner in the Argentinean restaurant in Tulum (Italian was fully booked!). It is our last evening in Tulum, which turned out to be a really nice, quaint town. So happy we decided to stay here for longer and cut Playa De Carmen (which looks very touristy) shorter. 
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