Cancun and Cozumel

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The flight from LA was pretty cool,plenty of leg space. got myself tucked up in our little hotel then waited for Clo to arrive the next day.

Had bought some Tequila and Tequila Mixer the grand total of four quid for Margaritas to welcome her with.

Stayed in Downtown Cancun, but it was only a short hop to get the ferry to the Isla Mujeres where we had an excellent day, sunbathing , swimming and quaffing cocktails.

Even had a nice bit of very fresh fish for lunch! the only down side on the food for Clo was that everything had Chilli in it, even the stuff that shouldnt have had (and breakfast!!)

only had a couple of days in cancun then headed to Cozumel via Playa Del Carmen.
The mexican coaches were the best i've ever been on and so cheap!

they have got them selves well organised for moving tourists about yet most people speak hardly any english which i found strange for such a touristy place.

We loved the supermarket in cozumel and found some good places to eat and drink.

no beach as such in Cozumel but its a mecca for divers, though the snorkelling was a little disappointing.

the place we stayed in Cozumel was fantastic though and Pedro and his son were fantastic.
would like to have had more time to spend in Cancun, playa and have visited Tulum.

maybe one day.

had a bit of a snorkel but probably didnt see anything like what we could have. Though we saw a turtle, a stingray and a puffa fish (aka Martin Scorcesse)
i'd kinda seen coral and reef everywhere in the pacific and knew there's better there than we saw.

had a lovely meal at panchos backyard in Cozumel and we finally drank the sparkly that i had been carrying since Aus, lovely it was too!

Have to say it was nice to see Clo after so long , though her case was the last one off and i thought i'd missed her!

All in all a great mini hol!

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Photos

Cancun - Isla Mujeres
not bad, not bad at all!

Cancun - Isla Mujeres,Clo relaxing
we have a lovely little spot to ourselves with soft white sand and beautiful blue sea plus coconut milk,(an aquired taste)!

Cancun - Isla Mujeres, Cocktail Girl
we had lunch and hung around til 4pm when the daytrippers buggered off and we had the place to ourselves again. plus it was two for one on cocktails !
would have be rude to leave !!

Cancun - Isla Mujeres
Me with a very large Pina Colada!
what a fruit!

Cancun - Playa Delfines
we couldn't believe the colour of the sea, pale milky blue, though the waves kept trying to drown us!

Cancun - Playa Delfines
the Carribbean, pretty amazing, plus there were microlights going backwards and forwards pulling banners with advertisements! Senor Frog !!! Hola !!

Cozumel Hola !
Didnt do beach stuff here but its a good place for snorkelling and diving.
we saw a ray a turtle and a puffer fish which i a bloke held in his hands, funny little thing!

Cozumel
this fountain kept changing colour and was pretty nice to look at

Cozumel
Ice cream for breakfast, the best part of having an apartment and being self catering! 3 scoops !

Cozumel
Three months of travelling had really started to take its toll on me!

Cozumel - Clo's Arty shot
flowers in the courtyard at Las Anclas
would make a nice screensaver.

Cozumel
the courtyard at Villa Las Anclas, Samuel Pepys in the background !

Cozumel main square
taken the morning we were leaving. was quite lively at night. nice little place at least when the liners had left!

Cozumel - Panchos backyard
was a lovely spot and really well decorated. and i wore a shirt, no vest or singlet, how civilised !

Cozumel - Panchos Backyard
lovely restaurant and without doubt the best food we had in Mex or Cuba, very nice setting and very reasonable!

cozumel - Margarita time
a litre of Tequila and mixer for £4!
bargain!

cozumel - Sparkling Time
Wolf Blass Red Label sparkling wine, carried from Aus round NZ and three pacific islands and LA, just for our reunion! it was worth it!

cozumel - Castro !
and we thought it was sick and in Havana and we find him on his hols!

cozumel - Camp Traveller !
looking a bit camp and laden with bags, Clo had a habit of sneaking pics when i was least expecting it !

cozumel - Liner time
here come the tourists!