We finally made it to Xel-ha today! Such a beautiful water park. It is actually an underground river that emerges from the limestone and flows out into an incoming salt water lagoon and flows out to sea. There were hundreds of people but it is meant for crowds and there were excellent facilities. 5 restaurants and 3 bars and lockers and bathrooms and snorkel gear all over the park. We tanked up first with a delicious buffet breakfast, got our gear and then entered the water at the beginning of the river. We began with their double innertube floats but quickly decided that it was too cumbersome and you couldn't snorkel on that big thing! We quickly disposed of it and enjoyed the gentle current in the lagoon to explore the underwater world. After about an hour and ahalf, we were ready for a break so we warmed up a bit in the sun and went to lunch later. Once again, delicious food, then we found the hammocks and snoozed out for about an hour. Ice cream helped get us going and we went down to the entrance from the sea to check out the floating bridge. They were doing the snuba walks down by the bridge and the fish there were just incredible. Pop and I walked over the floating, heaving water bridge to snorkel from the other side. There was a "cave" on the other side that was nothing compared to the ones at Excaret so we snorkled back across and saw all the huge fish under the bridge. Saw one huge grouper, lots of tuna looking fish, big Jack Crevalles, and a world of snappers. We crawled out on the other side and decided it was time to head out.
It has been another wonderful day with a new experience under our belt. We should sleep well tonight.
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