Blogs from Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America - page 5

Good flight to Cancun, landed early. Got through customs quickly with a green light so no luggage check. We were on the bus to downtown Cancuun ten minutes before we should have landed. ADO Autobus tickets were $5 each, and the bus left just after we got on. Good connection! We had reservations at our hotel, Hostel Mundo Jovan on Avenita Uxmal, just a couple blocks from the bus depot. Nice bright, colorful room with A/C and super-fast Internet. Bob was the tour guide and we were off on a walk around the area. First stop was the park Parque Palapas. Lots of food stands along the edge, many tables. Bob found this area written up online when planning our trip. We were entertained by a guitarist and an accordionist. Lots of pigeons, a kid's playground, ... read more

Yolla satoi vetta ja huoneen lampotila laski illan 28 asteesta aamuksi 25 asteeseen. Tapoin yolla lattialla olleen kovakuoriaisen. Aamulla wifi ei toiminut huoneessa. Otin aamiaiselle mukaan tabletin. Kun samalla puhuin, soin ja selasin nettia, unohdin puhdistaa kateni ennen leivan syomista. Aamiaisen jalkeen alkoikin royhtayttaa, ja myohemmin tuli hontelo olo. Kuumemittari naytti ensin 36,8 ja kohta jo 37,5. Oli silti lahdettava matkaan. Menin kilometrin matkan bussiasemalle taksilla ja vaihdoin viela rahaa. Talla kertaa olin ottanut paikan etupenkilta - siita nakikin jotain. Matkan aikana olo parani sen verran, etta kun Cancunissa bussiasemalla taksit pyysivat mielestani liikaa hintaa, niin kavelin reilun kilometrin matkan hotellille. Lampomittari naytti 36,5, joten uudestaan matkaan. Olin katsonut eilen, etta markkinapaikan lahella pitaisi olla kirjakauppoja. En loytanyt niita joit... read more

Sain nukuttua liki kuuteen. Lorvin sitten kylla huoneessa. Aamupalaa lahdin etsimaan keskustasta. Hotellin mainostama paikka oli kiinni, mutta sen lahelta loytyi toinen, jossa nautin kahvin ja pari quesadilloa. Kaupasta ostin vesipullon. Suihkun jalkeen lahdin bussiajelulle. Kavin katsomassa 7-muotoista hotellialuetta, joka on pitkalla saarella. Paluumatkalla ajoin keskustan ohi ja kavin katsomassa sita paikkaa, josta laivat lahtevat kohti Isla Mujeresia. Mennen tullen satamaan oli kyyti collectivolla, joka oli tayteen ahdettu pakettiauto. Otin paivaunet. Kävin syömässä Parrillas-nimisessä ravintolassa. En jaksanut syödä kana-annosta loppuun. Tähtitaivas näkyi hyvin.... read more

We took a first class bus from Merida to Cancun and were met at the bus station by our Norwegian friend Gunlaug that we had previously met in El Salvador and traveled to Guatamala with. We took a taxi to our accommodation which was a room in a private apartment next to the Plaza America's shopping mall. We met our host and then headed out for lunch at a restaurant he recommended nearby. The food was great and we enjoyed catching up with Gunlaug. We spent the afternoon looking around the market downtown and enjoying a drink on the roof terrace of Gunlaug's hostel. After breakfast the next day we went to the supermarket to buy food for lunch as we were planning to visit the beach. While we were sitting at the bus stop the ... read more

So my darling daughter should know better than to bait her poor old mum, especially when it comes to writing blog stuff. Apparently the assumption being that because it took 9 days for my last blog to hit the airwaves, and I only have 9 days left of my big adventure once I hit Cancun, you guys would be lucky to get another blog out of me. Hahahahahahaha! I have at least 2 good ones left in me yet! Let me tell you about the last 4 days……. School finished…..but the school edition is coming out next. I then wandered back to my home for lunch and then made my way to Playa Mann to work on my ‘tan’. The weather wasn’t too bad and I always had fun people and sea lion watching. Did my ... read more