Maroma Beach

[ultimate_modal modal_title=”Maroma Beach, Mexico” modal_on=”text” modal_on_align=”left” read_text=”read more” modal_size=”medium” modal_style=”overlay-zoomout” overlay_bg_opacity=”80″ content_bg_color=”#ffffff” header_bg_color=”#111111″ modal_border_style=”solid” modal_border_width=”2″ modal_border_radius=”3″ el_class=”.gallery-modal” img_size=”40″ keypress_enable_controls=”” header_text_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#000000″ trigger_text_font_style=”text-decoration:underline;”]Kristin and I travelled to Mexico for our wedding anniversary in 2009 – the plan was to spend the first half of the trip in Chichen Itza (what Kristin refers to as the Discovery Channel part of the trip) and then the second half at a beach resort on the Rivera Maya.  For Riviera Maya choose Secrets Maroma Beach, which is located about 45 minutes south of Cancun.

First off – this is hands down one of the best beaches that I have ever seen.  The pillowy white sand was so soft, and the water was a clear ice blue.  Absolutely stunning.

Second – our visit was at the height of the Swine Flu epidemic and most people cancelled their trips.  But not K and I – figured we lived in NYC so we’d most likely been exposed to the flu with whatever else we’re exposed to in the subways.

I took a walk along the beach on an incredibly sunny day and shot these B&W Holgas – several of the shots burned out because of the bright sunlight but I managed to capture some good images here.

The beach was eerily empty.  Part of it was the swine flu – our resort, which would normally be packed, was under 25% capacity.  They consolidated all the quests by upgrading everyone to the premier rooms and then shut down the other buildings to save on electricity.  It was a little sad, but we had an amazing room upgrade.

I think the stretch of the beach I was walking on would normally be on the thinner side of things crowd wise as our hotel was at the end of the stretch of resorts on Moroma Beach – after that it was just jungle.

I think the black and white images really captures the emptiness of my walk.[/ultimate_modal]