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Our trip to the Yucatan peninsula with Tomer

the yucatan peninsula, we pretty much went around it, driving 1500 miles in 8 days

Michael, Michal and Tomer, our first morning together, in beautiful Chetumal

The planting God in the Mayan Museum - reminiscent of Michael and Ghia

Tomer and Michal playing their favorite game - _guess that Mayan icon_

Cow on road to Kohunlich

Tomer and Michael overlooking to jungle in Kohunlich. It is thought that the name comes from the bastardization of the English _Cohoon Ridge_, Cohoon being a type of palm.

The men in their jungle nets - Calakmul

our Calakmul hut - despite the electrifying shower, a great accomodation

These turkeys lined the road all the way into the Calakmul ruins, and had a better fate then the snake

Classic - one of a series of _the life of bugs in Mexico_ by Michael Spaly (the book is slated for sometime next summer)

something about 23 steps, but apparently the Mayans needed a mathametician on their staff. lucky for us we had one.

Tomer and Michal watching the monkeys. We were so entranced we missed the great pyramid

still watching the monkeys

mariposa hermosa

the cover of the book will surely have this image, of a beetle carrying a centipede while it is being eaten by another beetle and several ants

view approaching Chen Laguna

Country living - left to right: pig, michael, chicken, chicken, chicken, horse, duck, chicken, chicken, dog, chicken,

Chen Laguna

Parque principal in Campeche from the window of our Monkey Hostel

Pyramid at Uxmal, note Chaac (rain god) turning his head up the stairs

same pyramid, with Michael

Michael and Michal in Uxmal

Michal and Tomer, hot and happy

Tomer, Uxmal

Uxmal pyramid, reframed

pyramid from on top another pyramid

Michael, Tomer and Michal - on the stairs and eating cookies

from the top, after cookies. Steep stairs had Michael scared...

Mexican cemetery outside of Kabah

Michal and Chaac - Kabah

Tomer and Chaac

close up of Chaac - inspiration for Mayan Lego

monkeystack

on the road to Uxmal (Kabah)

Mayan addition, houses were often split into three building showing new materials and techniques from consecutive decades

road in Campeche, colonial style

Flamingo boat ride - Celestun

flamingos

best picture ever

michael in mangrove

tomer and michali in mangrove

Tomer_s dali - Hobo Hostel

Tomer, Michal, Gidi in Chichen Itza. Gidi is Tomer_s friend from high school, who we randomly bumped into in Merida. He reappears later in the story.

Iguana - Chichen Itza

Chichen Itza

very interesting

Tomer, Michal and Gidi next to the methane emitting laguna where they sacrificed young mayan ladies of royalty

trapped in the rain

our rainy day companion

out of the rain, Michal happy in her poncho, Chichen Itza

Michael clapping up some sparks - making eagle sounds

up to no good - Valladolid - Cenote Dzitnup

Tomer and Michal

Tomer and Michal

Michael and Michal

Michael and Michal under the elephant_s belly

Tomer

Time for more cookies, a couple of bags will do

where_s Michael?

them boyz under the can tree again

Michal and Michael, at the kissing chairs

Tomer, Valladolid

Tarantulla, great story with this one. Similar to the snake.

the tower

the Kids at Puerta Laguna - as seen from up in the tower

the tower, as seen from above

michael, sitting to be low

michali and the girls

another classic

together on the dock - Puerta Laguna

A spider monkey - we trailed her home

here she is with her mom

for Savta Raba Janina, Tulum

Michael showing off his high jumps - Tulum

Tomer mentioned not liking these and we tried to dissuade him

sit and spin - Isla Mujeres

basketball game - Isla Mujeres

basketball game - Isla Mujeres

basketball game - Isla Mujeres

Michal and Gidi - watching the game

party at the hostel, feeling a little old

michal in her hammock - michael hung it in our hotel room - Isla Mujeres

jumping off the bridge - cause everyone else was doing it

Isla Mujeres cemetery