Cancun - Day 6

We got up and went back to give the Family Ruiz Pech a letter and a picture on our way out of Izamal this morning. Then we hit more backroads and drove to Ek Balam. Ek Balam is ruins, similar to Tulum and Chitzen Itza. They were just disco vered not many years ago. So we were able to get out and climb on top of some of the ruins and it was gorgeous. It was actually the first day that the weather was actually hot and humid, so I finally got to experience true Mexico heat.

After Ek Balam we headed to Vallodolid. We checked into our hotel and then walked around the town and went to some of the shops. We got drenched with rain, so that made the weather even more sticky. After that we drove to a little town outside of Vallodolid, called Uayma. It was one of Matt’s favorite areas. We stopped and visited Hermana Florentina and her family. Then we also visited the Family Vargas. On the way out of Uayma we were able to also see the house Matt lived in while serving and living in Uayma. They live in such humble circumstances, it is incredible.

We went back to our hotel and ate dinner and then walked around Vallodolid at night.

Then he was able to get in touch with another person he was able to baptize on his mission who had moved to Vallodolid. So Marcello (that’s his name) came to our hotel and picked us up to go visit with him and his family at their house. They were so nice to invite us in and it was fun to meet his wife, Carolina and his son Randy and daughter Stephanie. Him and his wife both speak English, so we were able to talk in English. It was nice to finally understand a conversation. We actually stayed at their house until almost 1 a.m. talking. It was fun.