Eventually after a nice full breakfast (fruit, cheese and ham omelette, tacos with frijoles - beans, coffee, toasts) in a cabana near our free camp space by a summer residency of a Mexican president we took a ferry and got back to the shore of Playa de Carman. Again this is not our favourite Mexican destination as it's full of Gringos (Americans). After I took a swim in not so clear but still warm sandy water we took a bus to Bacalar (6 hours drive 10$ each). A. wasn't feeling great as he hurt his back therefore couldn't band at all. Once we arrived in Bacalar it was already dark around 8pm. We took a walk with our backpacks down to Laguna (8 blocks from the town) and then walked around the coast. Finally we stopped by the Three Monkeys hostel where we found a camping space (6$ each including breakfast) just by the water. The lake seems to be surrounded by the balmear areas. It was very hard by night to walk with our bags around the lake and find a spot for a free camping. The hostel is very nice, they offer you a nice breakfast including as big as you wish ball of fruit salad plus toasts, marmalade and coffee. At the end we would spend the same by just having a breakfast in a restaurant while here we also have access to the bathroom, shower and wifi. The place is great with some boats, in fact we are going for sailing midday (3h trip, visiting two cenotes, 15$each). The tours are still worth of prices. This is so cool that you can travel and live in Mexico on a low budget and still having quality life style.
The sailing was great with such a strong wind. We sailed around the Laguna and get to Cenote (95m depth). Finally I've managed to do a free diving down in the whole. The water was warm and transparent thought you couldn't see through with such a depth. The sun's rays were shining through while I was diving. It was such a magical moment. I didn't have problem with the blood pressure while descending down which is quite unusual. This made me go deeper and deeper without realising how far down I was. It was a pretty scary to cone back up to the surface considering that in a fresh water lake the time of getting up is much slower thank in a salt sea water. Today is a day of departure from Mexico to Belize - the Cristal water Caribbean paradise.
Just sitting on the deck of a little dock of Laguna in Bacalar still in darkness waiting for a sunrise. With the music of the birds and frogs writing and contemplating. It's such a magic time when nobody is around but me and the nature. The sunrise here is very late around 7.30am and the colours are amazing.
