With apologies for the less-than-professional layout, an incomplete visual record of our recent visit to the Yucatán.
Note: our jaded big-city eyes were so overwhelmed by the actual presence of lush greens and iridescent blues we had assumed were only the product of art departments at ad agencies, that we kept taking photo after photo of plants and water. Almost no human beings (or buildings younger than a half-millenium) made it into our visual record.
And most of our iguana shots (save this one, of our cute little neighbor Carmelita) failed miserably, though we saw quite a few big specimens. There must be some proverb about the impossibility of photographing an iguana. It strikes me as a fundamentally proverbial concept.
Posted by BT at May 14, 2003 11:36 PM¡Es paraíso!
Posted by: Rory on May 15, 2003 07:36 AMThat is one sweet Tricky-Dicky rock!
Also, please convey my regards to T's bum --- that's the most I've seen of her ALL YEAR! Welcome back, dude!
The need to photograph iguanas was so compelling to my dear wife that it overcame her previously paralyzing fear of tumbling off those Mayan pyramids. No iguana -- Sharon won't deviate from the exact middle of pyramid stairs, on all fours, looking shaky. Iguana in tree -- Sharon leaning off edge of pyramid, supporting herself on loose rocks to get the best angle.
Posted by: Scott on May 15, 2003 10:54 AMAt Chichen Itza, just as we were about to leave, we saw a tour group arranged in a half-circle around a patch of wall near the ball court. We came closer, thinking there was perhaps a dramatic carving to see. As we approached, we saw that everyone had cameras out which were pointed at the ground, a few feet in front of the wall. They were taking pictures of a large iguana, which eventually bolted, trailed comically by a large party of French lizard-lovers. It eventually lost them by climbing up into the ball court "stands", where two-legged folk aren't allowed.
Posted by: BT on May 15, 2003 11:20 AMI do hope they were as tasty as they look.
Posted by: bootsy on May 16, 2003 08:09 AMIf you had been at a really hip resort, it would have been Manu Chao that they played endlessly at meals.
The totally tacky souvenir that I wanted but never found was the Guac Mol, a guacamole dish shaped like those alter where, back in the day, Mayan priests allegedly put the still beating hearts of their sacrifices. I did buy myself the most inadequate, barely recognizable cheap Chaac Mol that I could find.
I recommend Palenque if you're ever in the mood for more ruins. Palenque rocks.
Posted by: Scott on May 16, 2003 09:24 AMI can't believe it, my co-worker just bought a car for $84270. Isn't that crazy!
Posted by: Betsy Markum on November 14, 2005 06:40 PMI can't believe it, my co-worker just bought a car for $75601. Isn't that crazy!
Posted by: Betsy Markum on January 19, 2006 09:47 PM