Uaymitun 2013-Blog Post #11 “Celestun Revisited”

We had the opportunity to revisit Celestun with Don & Michelle.

On our way, we stopped and had a walkabout in the small town of Kinchil.

Catholic Church on the square
A gazebo in the centre of the square
The municipal building on the square.

From there, is was a straight (and I do mean straight… look on the map if you don’t believe me) run into Celestun.

It was another glorious day… sunny yet not too hot. This time we went directly to the rental location and off we went!

Again, I couldn’t possibly upload all of our pictures, so here’s the best!

Don & Michelle expectantly anxious to be on the way!
First group contact
In flight
It’s a face-off flamingo style
Keeping an eye on us and each other!
Angel our guide!

The Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve is home to over 200 species of birds. Here’s a few that we saw…

Cormorant
Ibis
Cormorant nesting
White and Brown Pelicans
Roseate Spoonbill

Another surprising turn into a Mangrove channel…

Someone wasn’t expecting it!!!
the Mangroves
A very important and interesting bird whose name I’ve forgotten.
Perhaps Jack could research this one?
Fish in the Cenote
Babe(s) in the Wood!
Getting his feet wet in the Cenote.
Angel our guide!

Once again, we stopped for lunch in the village of Celestun and had a walkabout.

View of La Palapa Restaurant from the pier.
Silly folks taking a boat from here to see the flamingos…
… sure hope they provide barf bags!!!
Going to try the Casa Peon restaurant next time!
Street scene with cool dude and man’s best friend.
… and a cool dudette!
the Mercado on the square
I think Don’s looking for the Churro* guy!!!
*Churros are crunchy fried dough sprinkled with sugar (ask Don)!

Another great day and visit to see the marvelous flamingos in Celestun!

Watch this space for the next blog post on our return to Dzibilchaltun!

Love to all,

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