Early morning stroll on the beach in Cancun before it was busy…
January 5, 2014
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Category Archives: Cancun
Seashore Cliff…
The ocean view at Tulum, Mexico…
And a little visitor…
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Snorkeling and Jellyfish Encounters…
I’ve already shared about my jellyfish encounter, just in case you missed it you can read about it here…
These pictures were taken our third day in Cancun. I was very proud (and nervous) with myself for venturing out without my hubby and just going with one of the other wives that were down there. Both of husbands work for the same company, so while they were stuck in meetings we went out, got a bit of sun, and a whole lot of adventure!
Lori and I being goofy…
My husband gifted me with a waterproof camera for Christmas to use on our trip…
The water that day was very rough and we had a pretty good wind blowing too, so things were stirred up a bit…
We did see a Barracuda though!
Then our trip was rudely interrupted when something hit my arm and it instantly felt like it was on fire! It felt like someone had taken a curling iron to my arm. It took quite a while for arm to even turn red. I think everyone thought I was crazy! I have given birth 8 times and this was ranking right up there on the pain scale. I was trying not to cry and wig out! By the time we got back to shore, we could see the streaks on my arm and found out that it was indeed a jelly fish sting. My hand started to turn blue and I was really, really trying not to freak out, I just wanted my hubby to be there. However, Lori did an awesome job of trying to warm me up, getting a cab, and not letting me freak out!
The owner of the scuba place dept telling me how this was a freak deal because it was too cold for the jelly fish this time of year and that the resent storms and wind must have blown one in. When I we were back at the hotel, one place gave a statistic of your chances of being stung of 1 in 250,000 during the peak season! In fact, I had a better chance of dying in a car crash on the way to the airport!
The next day…
Despite everyone’s great advice about drinking lots tequila and crown, (hey, I was desperate and for a while, I didn’t feel much and laughed way too much! 😉 and I don’t normally drink a lot but we were in Mexico!), my arm was still in quite a bit of pain. (Duh! Right? It always seems like a good idea at the time…) I tried a bunch of different salves, creams and balms on my arm, but nothing seemed to work, but good ole time. We spent the rest of our vacation checking out some of the Mayan ruins, cenotes and on our last day in Mexico, my hubby still really wanted to go snorkeling. I figured it would be like being struck by lightning twice, right?!
We made it through unscathed, even after sea weed hit my neck…I about walked on water! And I was so glad that we did go, it was so beautiful! The water was much more calm and clear, and it was very fun to be able to try out my little camera. Best of all I was able to spend the afternoon with my hubby.
My arm got a bit better each day, until we flew home and then….
My body went into over-drive producing histamines! I started to blister all around my arm. I started itching like CRAZY, like I wanted to take a wire brush to my arm. I finally broke down and went to Urgent Care, of course in Montana they don’t take care of many people with jelly fish stings! They put me on 5 different drugs to bring the histamine levels down, stop the itching and a steroid to boot! About a week later I was feeling much better!
This is my arm as of today, 6 weeks after the sting…
No more pain or itching, just the marks and a fun story to tell about them! 😉
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Pink Pick Me Ups…
We are a long time away from seeing any flowers growing outside. It was wonderful to see these a couple weeks ago…
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Warmer…
Thinking and hoping, and wishing to be in warmer weather!
Cancun sunrise…
Montana Sunset…
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Sunbathing…
We spotted these two iguanas within a couple of yards within each other in Tulum, Mexico while looking at the Mayan ruins. They seemed pretty happy to be perched above the ocean and soaking up the sun. It was very neat to watch these guys, definitely something we wouldn’t see in Montana!
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Pretty in Pink…
Love these beautiful pink flowers that were blooming in Cancun….
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Night Sky…
Crocodile in Nichupte Lagoon…
Our first day in Cancun we saw this sign and thought it might be neat it might be to see a crocodile, from a distance…
Imagine our surprise when a couple hundred yards down the sidewalk we spotted this guy sunning himself…
Too neat!
The American crocodile is considered an endangered species in nearly all parts of its North, Central, and South American range. Survey data, except in the United States, is poor or nonexistent, but conservationists agree that illegal hunting and habitat depletion has reduced populations of this wide-ranging reptile to critical levels.
A small, remnant population lives in southern Florida, but most are found in southern Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. Their habitat of choice is the fresh or brackish water of river estuaries, coastal lagoons, and mangrove swamps.
A prehistoric-looking creature, it is distinguishable from its cousin, the American alligator, by its longer, thinner snout, its lighter color, and two long teeth on the lower jaw that are visible when its mouth is closed.
This species is among the largest of the world’s crocodiles, with Central and South American males reaching lengths of up to 20 feet (6.1 meters). Males in the U.S. population rarely exceed 13 feet (4 meters), however.
Their diet consists mainly of small mammals, birds, fish, crabs, insects, snails, frogs, and occasionally carrion. They have been known to attack people, but are far more likely to flee at the sight of humans.
Most countries in the American crocodile’s range have passed protection laws, but unfortunately, few governments provide adequate enforcement
For more info visit here…http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/american-crocodile/
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Yellowness…
It was sooo nice to see flowers in full bloom in January!
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