As you can tell I skipped all the fun on the drive down to the Costa Maya. There are numerous Tope Vendors along the way to here. I stopped for gas in Felipe Carrillo Puerto for gas as it is the last Pemex prior to Xcalak. Oh, yes I did stop and pick up a young Maya guy headed to his home. He was most happy for the ride and asked. ?Cuanto es? How much. I told him. Nada senor es una regala. Next I stopped at a road side stand selling Oranges. ?Senora, las naranjas estan dolce? I know my Spanish is still bad but she did understand and said Si, Senor estan mucho dulce. Here just past this welcome sign is the Military check point looking for guns and drugs. They ask me to open the trunk of the car. I opened the trunk and then opened the suit case with toys for the kids and beef jerky for the XTC dive shop crew. The soldier said "?Carne? Si, Carne, ?le gusta carne? Si senor. So I gave him a package of beef jerky. I started to open the next bag and he said no.