We arrived at our hotel, Casa De Las Olas (more like "Casa de las Uh-Oh las") on Saturday night. Upon arrival, we chased two cats out of our room, killed a couple of spiders, and cleaned up empty beer cans left in the kitchen. We were told we could not flush toilet paper and the water was "fresh from the sea". Ha! Have you ever brushed your teeth with salt water? But, we were in our "eco-chic honeymoon suite" and despite this underwhelming arrival, we decided to spend the night and consider our options in the morning.
Our room did have a beautiful view, secluded by palm trees with glimpses of the ocean. The wind blew continuously and made the palms sound like rain as we slept. I woke up early to windblown curtains that were lit with the morning light. It reminded me of the scene from American Beauty with plastic bag blowing in the wind when the neighbor boy says, "And that's the day I knew there was this entire life behind things, and... this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever... Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in."
It was a peaceful morning.
After a morning massage, we walked on the beach towards the Si'an Kaan Biosphere, 1.3 million acres of beautiful mostly untouched protected land. We only passed a few people on our walk (some with swimsuits, some without) and even though we covered up with SPF 70, the sun was ruthless on the spots we missed.
Si'an Kann is translated from Mayan as "where the sky is born" and as we watched the sunset from a rooftop restaurant we could see why.
It was a peaceful beginning and ending to our third day. We had relocated to a nearby hotel that offered freshwater showers, air conditioning, and was feline free.
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