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On the evening after my first day of adventure in Tulum<\/strong>, I get a text message stating that due to the current high winds, my Sian Ka’an<\/a> tour for the following morning would have to be cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was visibly disappointed, hoping that the winds would shift so that I could go on the boat to see manatees, but as the night grew darker I knew that wasn’t going to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next morning after breakfast, I get a bike from my hotel and just start riding down the coastal road to explore. To my surprise I find the entrance to Sian Ka’an at the end of the road, a couple miles from where I was staying. Cars and bikes are entering the preserve, so I pedal up to the older gent at the gate and inquire about the cost to enter. I think it was only 200 pesos, but all I have is a five dollar bill (US currency). I give it to him and he smiles from ear to ear from the generous tip. I enter the biological preserve…..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thick jungle on both sides of the dirt road. I can only hear the animals and birds that live within as I make my way along. The ocean is close as I can smell the salty air and hear the ocean waves breaking on the shoreline. I get up the courage to enter a small path that has been made by cutting down palm trees, and find a paradise waiting for me on the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I keep going, my rickety bike shaking uncontrollably as I ride mile after endless mile. I come to a sign that makes me laugh at first, but then I realize the serious nature of the warning. Jaguars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I haven’t seen another soul for hours at this point, and realize that if I keep going solo, my safety is at risk. So sadly, I turn around (which is a better idea than becoming a meal for the elusive creature).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sian Ka’an is peaceful, and although being out on the water would have been a great adventure, biking solo worked out well as an alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I find a quirky little taco place just on the other side of the gate entrance, and make quick work of some of the best vegan tacos on the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All in all, it was a great second day in lovely Tulum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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