Tulum: After the Hurricane Earl
After our dive in the Cenotes Dos Ojos (Tulum, Mexico) yesterday, our dive center decided to cancel our diving on the next day due to the hurricane’s warning. The hurricane came from the Caribbean region, passing through Belize, our next destination, and Mexico. This would be our third holiday to experience stormy and hurricane day(s). The first storm we had during our holiday was in Goa (India) and the second one was in Moalboal (the Philippines). To be honest, so far, we did not regret our travel experiences with bad weather. Last night we had heavy rains with strong winds for the whole evening, but the restaurants and shops were still open regardless the warning and the weather condition.
This morning started with warm weather, bit of clouds and winds. No severe damage in the center of Tulum, thankfully. Just low level of flooding on the street and life continued as usual. Since we had no cenotes diving scheduled, we decided to visit the Tulum’s ruins that located next to the beach. I thought it would be less crowds after the hurricane, but there was still huge number of visitors came over to the ruins. There were too many visitors that I could not take pictures of the ruins without tourists included in the images. Please allow me to show an image of the animal who was patiently laying next to the ruin instead…
We continued spending our day on the beach next to the Tulum’s ruin. The beach was amazingly beautiful – white sandy beach, with crystal clear seawater. What I can conclude here, Tulum after the hurricane is not bad at all and hopefully, we can dive Mexican cenotes again on the next day!



It is incredible how the winds have pushed those trees sideways. We have been keeping close tabs on the storm up here in Canada as a good friend of my son is currently in Belize. By sounds of it power is out throughout much of the country, but he is safe
Glad you are safe Indah. The weather warnings would add a whole new dimension to your travel experience. Love your 1st photo at Dos Ojos Cenote. Absolutely amazing! 🙂
~Carl~
Thank you so much, Carl! My apology for responding late. I hope your son’s good friend was safe during the storm. We went to Belize after the storm, and we saw the damages caused by the storm. Many people lost their homes 😦
Bonjour Indah, merci pour tes belles photos mais restez prudents, ces tempêtes sont dangereuses.
Amicalement 🙂
Glad you are OK and that the storms are not effecting your vacation too much. I love the iguana photo.
Thank you so much, Sherry!
The pictures are great as usual! Especially Dos Ojos Cenote….I count almost 8 divers!! Was it crowded?
It was busy with snorkelers and scuba divers! We went there just for the three of us but as it appears many scuba divers and snorkelers were visiting as well. 🙂
Glad to know you are safe Indah. The power of nature is astounding. Beautiful photos and the lead one just magical.
Thank you so much, Sue 🙂
Tulum looks magical! Those turquoise waters! Hope you are able to dive when it’s favourable to do so. The first pic (under water) is magical! Loved the iguana too! Are they endemic to this region?
Thank you! It is a charming small town 🙂 Yes, the iguana is endemic to the region..we saw plenty of them hanging out near to the ruins and beach 🙂
Glad to see you’re off on another adventure! Love the first photo, but they’re all…as usual…very cool. Sometimes, a photo with tourists in it can become a good shot, I think you could take that shot. Let’s see Tulum, eh?