October 8 Merida to Cancun

Left Merida early by car, and travelled to Chichen Itza (means mouth, well, and the local Itza tribe). There we visited with a guide the temples and palace of the ancient Maya tribe. The site was only unearthed in the 1930s. It is now very, very hot, so walking around a limestone site was exceptionally so. The humidity is also in the 90s, so it is very uncomfortable for us. The visit was very impressive, and we were intrigued by the information given to us by the guide. As usual, wherever tourists visit there are aisles of vendors of local produce and artifacts - there were 560 at this site! Fortunately, they are not pushy.
We have now arrived at Cancun after a long drive, staying in a hotel which is quite grand. Our room has a view over the Caribbean, with a very long pool and open air restaurant in the foreground. Our room is very large and tastefully decorated, so we can feel spoilt for two nights. We have booked for dinner tonight in the open-air restaurant right next to the sand and overlooking the sunset.
The whole country seems to be enamoured with VWs.
There are few motorbikes, and even fewer bicycles.
Forgot to mention that in Merida, the ceiling in our room was 24 feet high, and the entry and bathroom doors were 12 feet high.
We had lunch today in Chichen Itza, with 1,000 other bus-traveller tourists. Very congested, but the buffet food was good. Ethnic dancers entertained the tourists as they queued and ate. They danced with bottles of liquid, or glasses on trays on their heads. They also performed a maypole. Very entertaining.
The mosquitoes have been having a feast - need to use the repellent now we are in the warmer weather.
Forgot to mention that at Palanque we were woken at dawn by a very loud and strange noise - later we were told that it was a small black monkey high in the trees.
The roads are very good, but a driver must be very alert for the "humps" (the Mexicans call them "sleeping policemen"). You must reduce the speed to about 3 km/hour, or risk serious damage to the vehicle. They work extremely well, and are located wherever there is any sign of civilisation (even a very small village)