CANCUN checking out the beach

Morning walks

We're only here for a week and probably wont move far from our apartment location.  It's been a busy time travelling around over recent weeks and doing a tour of Cancun? well, I think we can miss that and just relax. 

There's a lot to do in the immediate area and with the beach  less than a two minute walk away on the other side of the road - great for our morning walks and William's swim.

Crossing the road was not an issue -  it was usually empty - just one or two cabs passing but very little traffic.  However, probably with children in mind, the hotel have built a pedestrian underpass and we generally took this route going via the swimming pools, through the gardens, the childrens water park and around by the tennis courts.



Our apartment was on the top floor and overlooked the pools.

The pathways through the garden were lined with colourful foliage and flowers in bloom.

The children's water park was a riot of colour and action but it didn't open until 10 am which meant we could use it as a short cut through to the tennis courts.

 

It seemed to be safe and secure with lots of staff and a high hedge screened off the area

 

The tennis courts were rarely in use.  Beyond the hedging you can see the outline of  the All Ritmo Resort and Waterpark on the other side of the road..

Iguanas were everywhere and we stepped carefully around them as they lay in the sun warming their bodies.  They seemed to be quite tame but we resisted getting over friendly.

 

The pedestrian underpass surfaced at this entrance arch which led down to the beach 

 

The beaches were narrow and each morning staff were out early with rakes and wheelbarrows clearing the Sargasso weed which had accumulated along its length overnight.

 

WOW!!!  William's morning swim.
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Toward the end of the complex we visited the marina and walked along the dock to view the boats.  There was no-one around.  Shallow water meant that mostly they were local fishing boats with limited draft although there were one or two  large charter motor yachts in the deeper water at the far end.