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I drug the kids out for a walk this morning. I swear sometimes it’s like pulling teeth! “Forced family fun” is what I call it now, I stole it from a friend.  These Mayan ruins dating back to the 13th century are the only ones in the area you can visit for free. They are also the only ruins maintained in a residential community. And they happen to only be a 10 minute walk from where we are staying. The community is known as Playacar and consists of about a 4 mile stretch of beach just south of Centro (downtown area) and 5th Ave.There are two phases. Phase 1 consists mainly of single-family homes, condos, and villas. Phase 2 includes a golf course, shopping area and most of Playa’s all inclusive type resorts. It is definitely a tourist area and there is security at all the entrances. It is easy to walk or bike in, but to drive your car in you need to show proof that you are staying there. Here’s some interesting things I learned while reading up on the area (since there are no signs ...

We arrived at our RV Park (Yellowstone’s Edge) outside Livingston, Montana on Saturday night. At that time our rental car had been canceled and we didn’t know if we would be able to find another, so we hit the road Sunday in the RV to see Old Faithful (and lots of other cool stuff!) Exploring Yellowstone National Park in a 32 foot motor home isn’t ideal, but it also wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, and bonus: we couldn’t forget anything (like our next day trip into the park without our binoculars or bear spray.) We passed the halfway point between the equator and the North Pole, then arrived at the Mammoth visitor center where there were elk everywhere.  Here are some more pictures from the drive. We eventually made it to Old Faithful and we all watched her erupt for the first time. It was pretty epic day and I thought I posted this blog a long time ago but it was just sitting in my drafts unfinished. Oops!