This blogpost will be a pretty short one cuz all we did today was laze around the pool or down by the edge of Cenote Esmerelda (the cenote that is part of Laguna Bacalar and that is right in front of our hotel), roll into either of those bodies of water just long enough to cool down, and then climb back out and onto a lounge chair in the shade. Yes...shade is the place to be. We've seen our share of sunburned bodies in our travels and neither of us wants to be one of those lobster coloured victims!
There is a bit of background on Laguna Bacalar that we uncovered today and that you might be interested to hear about. This lake is considered to be the most beautiful in all the world. You might wonder how they arrived at that decision and in fact...there was a science to it. Photos of many many beautiful lakes were laid out on a large table and people from all walks of life and cultures were asked to choose the most beautiful. Almost all of the people participating in the study chose Laguna Bacalar! Researchers cannot explain it but the evidence supports the claim that there is no other place quite like it on earth. The sad part is that it is in danger because of the attraction to visit it. As it becomes more popular, more tourism finds it's way here and because there are minimal (if any) laws governing human interface with the lake...it is close to being identified as officially "at risk".
The beauty of the lake really does boil down to the many shades of blue that you can see at any given time. The colours literally shift and change before your eyes as clouds pass overhead or as the sun shines from a different angle or the turbidity in the water changes or the depth of the water or the breeze....it all factors into the shifting hues of blue. There is also a whole bunch of research on how the colour blue comes from the water as opposed to the eye but....all I know for sure is that this lake is absolutely stunning and we both continue to comment on how lucky we feel to have it as our view!
After a stressful day of lounging, we managed to make our way into the town where we had another great meal...umm hmm...shrimp again. After that meal we had on the way back from Chetumal the other day neither of us ever thought we'd be able to eat another shrimp but....I guess we've recovered from that foolish thought.
Tomorrow we're off to Tulum where we've rented an apartment for four nights. I'm pretty sure it will have wi-fi so we'll keep up with this communique but...if you don't hear from us...it just means I was wrong and we'll be out of touch for a few days.
Till next time,
L & L
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