Cloudy and Overcast But No Chance of Snow (2017)

Seattle is having snow for probably the fourth time this winter. Meanwhile, here in Playa del Carmen it was a humid 84 and overcast. This morning I had a great 3 mile run in our south PDC neighborhood followed by a yummy fruit bowl at the condo and then a pastry or two at Clementina Cafe. After that it was our trip to Playa Dental to have Dr. Jorge Armenta clean our teeth. Only $30. a piece and now our teeth are all pearly white. Then a hop skip and a jump to the car rental place and we have a white Gol just like ever other tourist in Playa. At the recommendation of our friend Stephanie we went to Xcacel to swim with the turtles and to go to the cenote Xcacelito which is a pleasant walk on a jungle path and boardwalk on the same grounds as the turtle preserve. Unfortunately, the red flag was flying on the beach which meant it was too dangerous to go in the water. But I would definitely come back to this beach. It is the most remote and undeveloped that we have seen. No restaurants or bars, no vendors or people asking if you want a massage. The cenote is small and above ground and has lots of the little fish that like to nibble the dead skin on your legs and toes. They were certainly feasting on me. The cenote was really crowded, probably because the beach was closed. Still the water was refreshing and the location was Eden-like. Afterwards we drove into Tulum and had mojitos at Bateys and had a small world experience; a couple around our age was sitting next to us and they overheard us telling the waiter we lived in Seattle. They live in the Green Lake  neighborhood! He is Hal and she is Mineara (I think that is it). AND...She is a substitute teacher in Seattle, mostly in Kindergarten. Amazing!