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Boca Raton
Jan. 9, 1979
The heavy north wind that started yesterday was blowing full blast today. Gregorio took me to the Boca but even there it was nearly impossible to cast and there were no signs of bonefish feeding or otherwise coming out to feed. So we returned to camp in mid-morning and I set up an arrangement & take Betty and Phyllis to the Mayan ruins at Tulum after lunch. Woody didn't come with us but returned to the Boca and caught a fine 5 pound (21") bonefish. So his afternoon was made.
We set out for Tulum in a VW mini-bus and arrived in a little over half an hour. There is quite a mercado set up around the parking lot adjoining the ruin. We paid our 10 pesos apiece and passed through a narrow walkway to emerge on a big open court of several acres with an impressive array of buildings in and around the court. The major edifice is "The Castle" situated on the east edge of the court and facing out over the sea. Phyllis and I climbed the steep stairs up to the top and had a fine view of the Yucatan peninsula and the Caribbean. After an hour or so the girls moved out to the marketplace where they bought postcards and gifts.
On the trip in we saw a big coti cross the road ahead of us. On the return a fine fluffy gray fox did the honors.