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In all of the 450+ miles that we have hiked, we have only gotten sick once. That was year 2008 from Tulum to Santa Rosa. (Santa Rosa is the peninsula between the 2 large bays after Punta Allen. It is also a private island--the only way to get there is by boat or plane and you need permission.) We were also invited to go to 2 ruins on this island: Tupac and Chac Mool. Tupac is a Mayan 
observatory and Chac Mool is a sacrificial site.
observatory and Chac Mool is a sacrificial site. We both got Montezuma's Revenge: however, I was still able to hike 15 miles of this island! I believe that we got Montezuma's revenge for possibly 2 reasons: we brushed our teeth with tap water in one very bad cabana, or w
e were so desperate to have cold water to drink, we took ice from a gracious picnicking Mexican family. Our bottled water was hot, gross and low, we came across a MX family on a picnic out of nowhere near the water. They had coolers with ice. They also gave us a huge container of purified water that we carried with us and cups. But the ice was probably made from their tap water. My father was so sick, I went to the Punta Allen Walk in Health Care because I was worried. 2 weeks after we returned home from Chac Mool, the Mayan Sacrificial Site, I got a kidney stone (my family and I are not prone to this), my father had poison ivy all over his face, he got pneumonia, and a Cadilla
c converter fell off the shelf at work and cut his leg. He had to have 28 stitches!
e were so desperate to have cold water to drink, we took ice from a gracious picnicking Mexican family. Our bottled water was hot, gross and low, we came across a MX family on a picnic out of nowhere near the water. They had coolers with ice. They also gave us a huge container of purified water that we carried with us and cups. But the ice was probably made from their tap water. My father was so sick, I went to the Punta Allen Walk in Health Care because I was worried. 2 weeks after we returned home from Chac Mool, the Mayan Sacrificial Site, I got a kidney stone (my family and I are not prone to this), my father had poison ivy all over his face, he got pneumonia, and a Cadilla
c converter fell off the shelf at work and cut his leg. He had to have 28 stitches!Was it a Mayan curse?
I ENJOY READING EVERY ONE. I EVEN PRINTED THEM AND HAVE THEM STAPLED TOGETHER LIKE A BOOK TO HAVE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I KNOW 2 FAMOUS ADVENTURERS AND OF COURSE LOVE THE MOM & DAD ..OUR DEAR FRIENDS IN RAYMOND MAINE. BESIDES I FIND THIS WHOLE JOURNEY FASCINATING TO READ, AND IT HOLDS MY INTEREST TO READ MORE WHENEVER THEY TAKE ON A NEW ADVENTURE. AND I AM NOT A BOOK READER. SO WENDY MY DEAR YOU'VE GOT MY INTEREST.KEEP IT GOING. YOUR AN AMAZING LADY. I WISH YOU AND DAD SAFE TRAVELS.
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