We reconnected last week in Playa Del Carmen and have been exploring the Yucatán peninsula. Leena was here a few days before me.
Street art:
From a beach bar.
Small ruins in Playa Del Carmen.
Back at the playa.
An Agouti (rodent).
On Saturday morning, we visited Playa Animal Rescue and helped by walking and playing with some of the dogs. This is Joy, born in a litter around Christmas.
On Monday, we went to the Inter Playa futbol match versus Reboceres. We arrived a bit late and were surprised that it’s free to attend. They’re making money from concessions, though they also allowed BYOB.
With no scoreboard or clock it was a bit tough to follow. Inter Playa scored on a penalty kick around the 30th minute. Around the 40th minute, a foul was called while Reboceres was setting up a free kick. There was a lot of commotion and a pretty sizable delay before play continued.
As the teams lined up for the second half, I noticed that Inter Playa were playing down a man. Looking at match results, there was a red card during the game against Inter Playa though it’s not clear when it happened. But I’m sure it was what caused the protestations and delay around the 40th minute.
Towards the end of the second half, you could sense the urgency of the Reboceres players as time was getting short. We were fairly certain it was a tenuous 1-0 lead. It was; Inter Playa held on for the win.
