Blogs from Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

We came to Cozumel on a recommendation from our neighbours, Gerry and Betty who were also kind enough to hook us up with our accomodations here at the Villas Mayaluum. Their daughter Jodie, her husband Elton and their six kids, affectionately nicknamed as The Six Pack, are also here this year at the same time as us for one month. I couldn't imagine even having six kids, let alone travelling to Mexico with them. Three girls - Kensley 1 1/2, Emmalyn 4, Julaine 10, and three boys, Lucas 7, Ben 8 and Cole 12. The funniest thing was watching all of them pile into their tiny little compact rental car. They put Lucas in the front with them, then the other five kids in the back. The two little girls sat on the laps of their ... read more

After Johnny's scuba school, we are starving so we take him to La Choza for lunch which is Ian's favorite Mexican restaurant downtown in San Miguel. It's busy with local Mexicans as usual. We like the atmosphere, it's very clean and comfortable for a large restaurant, nicely decorated. The food is always good and service is great. Ian and John both have chicken fajitas which are delicious but massive. Ian eats so much that he isn't feeling very good afterward. I have a house salad and share a couple of small fajitas so I feel great. We see something going on with the policia and a vehicle across the street as we leave, the police carry some very big guns around here! We know it's better to just keep walking and mind our own business. The ... read more

We wake up to a beautiful sunny morning, eat some fruit, poached eggs and toast for breakfast. We soak up some sun lounging around the pool for a while before Ian and John walk down to the dive shop to pick up another snorkel mask. On the way back, Ian stops by the massage place next door and makes arrangements for Amabel, the masseur, to come by our condo and give us each a 40 minute massage. She is very professional and shows up with her massage table and supplies. We really like her pleasant and happy demeanor, she tells us that she loves her job. She also really knows what she's doing, we all agree it is the best massage we've ever had in our lives. We think we might want to do this one ... read more

We spend most of the day running around on the scooter. We stop in for a few souveniers. We stroll around the mercado for a while. Ian finds a very nice lobster tail that we just must have for dinner. It's about one pound. I make some rice pilaf, green beans and ceasar salad. We are both excitied since John, Ian's brother, is coming here tonight to spend a week. We will have lots of fun being the tacky tourist guides for him. We will leave the day after he leaves so not that much time left for us now. We are going to love every minute of it! We hang around the pool for a bit. The weather is a mixed bag, a bit of cloud, then sun, then cloud again with a few rain ... read more

We head out on our scooter with no real destination in mind other than to pop by the barber shop to see about a haircut for Ian, but the shop is closed. After almost eight weeks here, we drive around like nothing on streets that might have scared us a bit when we first got here. We feel very comfortable, we know our way around, it's almost like a second home at this point. We come across a kids soccer game in progress at the main outdoor sports complex in San Miguel. There's a large fan base in attendence consisting of school mates, parents and even a band. The kids playing are very good. The fans are very loud. Soccer is taken very seriously here. Unfortunately the game is near the end by time we arrive, ... read more