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This could almost be a photo taken inside a grocery store anywhere in the world until you look more closely at the details.

Two boats and a few groups of crazy kids on the beach.

What more needs to be said?

I was certainly a tourist in this place, but I’m not sure that this particular travel agency was open.

As the sun went down the layers in these clouds kept changing from white to orange to dark blue as they went completely into the shadow. I think I hit the shutter at the exact right moment to capture all of the shades!

The sea turtle is a very majestic creature. It can also be quite intimidating when you see one close up, and watch it use its powerful jaws to chew a huge clump of grass right in front of you. This was taken in Akumal in Mexico in a spot where people came to snorkel just to see the turtles. They were everywhere. The younger ones were a little skittish when you got close, but the older ones could really care less if you were nearby or not. This particular one let me dive down and hang out with him long enough to get plenty of good photos.

If a wall with many skulls carved in it doesn’t get your attention, I don’t know what will. Perhaps the Mayans that built this wall were trying to warn others of their affinity for sacrifice. I think I was pretty safe when I took this photo, but many years ago that may have not been the case.

This was a familiar scene for me last week, and it was a hard one to leave. I love winters in California, they are mild in Sacramento with fantastic mountains and skiing nearby, but after a week on the beach in Mexico I’m having a hard time adjusting to my regularly scheduled life.