For years, I have heard about the wild horses of Corolla and I have always wanted to see them. The idea of wild horses just fascinates me and I truly love to see animals in their natural habitats. These horses are the descendants of Mustangs brought over by the...
Dolphins, turtles, snorkeling the second largest barrier reef in the world - yep, sign us up! We went with Exotik Mayan Tours to Sian Ka'an. Sian Ka'an is a UNESCO World Heritage site and in Maya means "Where the Sky is Born." It covers over 1.6 million acres and has...
I have always wanted to see baby sea turtles hatch and make their journey to the sea. We have been to numerous places where this takes place, but it's been the wrong season or we just weren't lucky enough to see it. We have had the privilege of swimming with the...
There's a very special place in the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico called Akumal. It's between Playa del Carmen and Tulum. It's a calm half-moon bay that's a beautiful location, but it is what's under the water that's important. There are a ton of green sea turtles...
We took the kids to the Virginia Safari Park over the weekend. Or, as Erick said, we went to see "my people." Mmmm-hmmm. Thanks, dear. We got to feed tons of animals, including giraffes and kangaroos directly from our hands and I got licked by a zebra. Yep, it was a...
When I found out that whale sharks congregate in possibly the largest numbers in the world near Cancun, I knew we had to try to see them. We booked a trip with EcoColors and were like giddy little kids just thinking about it. {Photo via: Ecocolors via Discovery...