Blogs from Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America - page 8

We decided to thaw out the nice piece of frozen ahi tuna we bought the other day for dinner, it's one of Ian's favorites. We normally like to grill it quickly and serve it with Soya sauce and Wasabi. Although our search for Wasabi at the Super Mega hadn't worked out, we were successful at finding some Wasabi powder at Chedraui which will work just fine. Ian had the bbq all hot and ready to go, rice cooking on the stove, salad made. When we opened the tuna we noticed right away that something wasn't right, the tuna turned out to be already cooked and smoked. Neither of us had heard of smoked tuna before, it wasn't what we expected, it tasted ok, sort of like smoked salmon but tuna. Anyway, we decided to just slice ... read more

So we decided not to spend a cent today since we've been spending a little more than we budgetted for and we had lots of food in the fridge. We did this a few times when we were in Costa Rica last year. Went for a walk in the morning - south (opposite to downtown) where the international cruise ship terminal is. Since there were no ships today, it was like a ghost town. Mexicans work six days per week so Sunday is really 'the weekend.' Then we hung around the condo, skyped with Miranda and Mom & Gary. With all the windows open, a wind gust caused our master bedroom door to slam shut and lock. We found we didn't have a key to open that door. Ian played around for a while trying to ... read more

We can't believe it's been a week since we arrived, it has been packed with adventures so far. I haven't blogged for a few days since we rented a car so we were making the most of our time to sight see. Our car which was $18 per day was nothing special, dinged and dented, carpet worn through, a convertible where the top does not go up, broken emergency brake - you get the picture, but it was totally fun. The beaches are along the southern west shore about 10 km from here. There is a row of private beach clubs (meaning they are private and have restaurants and bars.) Some charge entrance fees which go to maintaining the area, some are free. Some are nicer than others. Our favorite so far is called Paradise Beach ... read more

It is truly a paradise here, beautiful weather every day but not so hot that we need air conditioning. Our condo has ceiling fans which are sufficient to keep us comfortable. There always seems to be a nice breeze going through, which also adds to our comfort. The windows have screens although we have seen very few bugs. We can't get over how cheap things are here, like groceries and booze. Groceries are about half the cost, the variety is much larger and the quality seems better than what we get in Nelson. Everything is fresher: produce, meat, cheese and of course fish. A couple of things are different, milk is all reconstituted and not fresh. Both milk and eggs come in cartons on a regular shelf as opposed to a refrigerated area. There are many ... read more

Going anywhere from Balfour is always an endeavour. Two days ago we we took the 4 hour drive to Spokane, then spent the night at the usual Days Inn. It's nothing fancy, but very cheap, close to the airport, free airport shuttle and we leave our truck in their secured parking lot for $10 per week. For the first time, we tried the Longhorn BBQ restaurant in Airway Heights, their decor was very dated but food was good and reasonably priced. We will definitely go back. Yesterday, Frontier Airline flights were both on time, 2 hours to Denver, then 3 1/2 hours direct to Cozumel. Arriving in Mexico is always an experience, first the line up for immigration, then get your luggage for customs inspection where you push a button. If your light is green - ... read more