Mexico!

This past week my entire office closed and the owners took us all on a 5-day cruise to Mexico! We got to take our spouses too! It was an AWESOME week!

While in Progresso/Merida, we took a 2 1/2 hour bus ride to see the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza. All I can say is WOW! I have always wanted to see these and could have spent an entire day rather than the 1 1/2 hour available to us.

I had no idea the real construction of this temple was just a big pile of rocks. By the way, 90 steps to the top...

One of my favortie things to see was the "basketball" court. It had 4 walls of carvings which are so fascinating! It was an honor to win these games and to have your head cut off. That way you die a martyr rather than a nobody. If you look close at the carving below you will see the winner of the games kneeling. His head is cutoff and you see what represents blood spewing from his neck.

The carving below here is apparently the one who cut off the winner's head. You can see him holding the head in one hand and his knife in the other.

Our second stop in Mexico was to Cozumel. We took a 35 min. catarmaran ride over to Passion Island; a little tiny picturesque island. My boss and his wife joined us for the closest day to perfect I will ever see. We layed in hammocks, swam in crystal clear water, and enjoyed the endless free bar and buffet. It was paradise.