Mexico, vacation... Mangrove forest, part 9

To read previous part click here - Mexico, vacation... Coba pyramid, part 8

As I mentioned before, there is a huge mangrove forest on the resort grounds and you can walk there any time. So, let's do it but before stepping off the asphalt, let's just glance around. Nice way to dispose of old tires, don't you think? ;)

 

As I said, mangrove forest is a combination of cenotes, underground rivers and forest. In the resort there is also a real river, running slowly between the trees and adding to the mangrove forest appearance. Look at this cenote! 

This is the big one, the water is crystal clear all the time and you can slowly swim and dive to explore it.

 

And Jade river is not a part of the cenote network so you need to walk a little bit to find it hidden between the trees.

The water there is also clear and someplace even deep. You can rent a small boat and row in this big opening. Bun not really far.

Or you can just relax in one of the hammocks and... just relax... But this is not easy... I mean it is easy to relax but not really easy to find an empty hammock. Every time we were walking there they were occupied and I really think there were a couple of sloths just staying there all the time and not leaving them even for dinner ;)

Look at this reflections. You can see how thick the trees surrounding the river are. The sun rarely touches the water surface, actually!

If you walk a bit further you find a Jade river shallow and well maintained. You can have a diving tour there and your guide will teach you about the river and its inhabitants.

And now mangrove trees. Have no idea if they have multiple trunks or there are the roots exposed and supporting the vitals of the tree...

Despite the sun, burning the tree tops, there is always shallow water on the bottom of the mangrove forest. Very shallow, never running, more like bog under the tall trees.

And you can always meet someone there. Mostly coatis - mexican racoons, very cute and friendly animals...

Let's walk around and look at the mangrove trees. Aren't they amazing?

Can you imagine these small plant will grow and in a few years it'll take all the space possible with its roots/trunks?

And for sure you always can find some thick spider webs in the forest. The closer to the path they are smaller but if you step off the path you can find something five times bigger and more dence. I guess this is a spider paradise too!

And, some coatis again - they were always friendly and playful. Never ran away from the people and generally didn't pay any attention to us unless they were hungry and asked for some treats ;)

And if you look up you can see not only the dense network of the treetops but also some monkeys. Those never came down but always were scouting the surroundings and teasing us ;)

We always walked through the mangrove forest on our way to the beach. Passed Jade river before returning to the bright and sunny sidewalks decorated with bright flowers...

To read the next part click here - Mexico, vacation... Tulum, part 10

Pictures were taken in March 2018.