Weekend bliss

Because my friends were visiting, I had the opportunity to do some of the things that Valladolid has to offer that I hadn´t yet taken advantage of in my 7 months of living here. Saturday during the day, Ashley and Jad and I rented bikes and rode to Cenote Dzitnup, which is about 3.5 miles from Valladolid along a bike path that is mostly used by iguanas sunning themselves and the occasional villager on their bicycle commute to or from town. It was a hot day, so taking a swim in the crystal blue water from within the cave was refreshing.
Then, Saturday night we went to a concert of the Symphony Orchestra of Yucatán, which was held in the cathedral in the center of town. The orchestra played an eclectic mix of music, including traditional Mexican Danzón, the Conga, a piece from Tchaikovsky´s "The Nutcracker", and music from Leonard Bernstein´s "West Side Story." It was wonderful to see this orchestra, composed of many amazing musicians from all over the world, yet playing in the most iconic place in Valladolid. And the acoustics were excellent!
On Sunday, we all drove with my friend Hans to Tulum for a spectacular beach day. Today it´s back to work for me, but only till Wednesday! So far, it seems as though things are going to be fairly quiet this week...I´m keeping my fingers crossed that it stays that way.