Dzibilchaltun Revisited

As I started to put together the pictures from our revisit of Dzibilchaltun, I realized that I had only taken a few but Don & Michelle sent me a few of their pictures to include!

Our second visit to Dzibilchaltun was a little cooler than the first so was much easier to walk the sacbe in the sun.

Don & Michelle at the entrance

Michelle being sacrificed to the Gods!

Our guide was a young lady named Maria who was from Slovakia of all places.  She had studied Romance Languages in University and had come to Mexico to put her skills to use.  As she had worked on the archaeological aspects of several of the ruins in the Yucatan she was a fount of knowledge.

The sacbe leading to the Temple of the 7 Dolls

A group of respected archaeologists at the Temple of the 7 Dolls

Our guide took us into a subterranean vault in one of the temples to show us where one of the stele had been reused after the  ruler it depicted had died.

a fragment of a very large stele

As we approached the cenote, we noticed that the guard detail hadn't changed from the last visit!

Which way is the sun!!!

Doug and Michelle in the Mayan steam bath!!!

Doug and Don enjoying the cenote!

On our way back after a great swim in the cenote, Don tightened up his running shoes and bounded up the stairs of the one temple (the Temple of the Seven Dolls is roped off, but it's OK to climb on this one).

Great job Don!!!

One last picture to share... Michelle proudly showing off her 76c flip flops purchased at the Bodega Aurrera!

Don and Michelle flew back to Florida on Saturday 23rd via a very early flight from Merida connecting with a very late flight to Tampa!

Watch this space for Dave and Deb's arrival and our trip to the San Crisanto mangrove and cenote!!!

Love to all,

-doug and elaine
-mom and dad
-nana and papa