Blogs from Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America - page 2

Arrival I fly into Cancun. Fast forward. I get out of Cancun. The bus towers over a bumpy green forest vista, seemingly unbroken but for the occasional flash of a palm frond-roofed hut. At first glance, the crop plots look like just another type of forest but the yellow of maize gives them away. Kurt and I discuss whether or not the other plants we see mixed in with the non-linear rows of maize are weeds or other crop types. We have eight days of vacation-adventure ahead of us. Both Kurt and I will be giving oral presentations on our research at an international conference in Merida. I still need to practice that at some point, time myself and perfect my scientific poise. But for now, we have whale-sharks, ruins, fresh-water underground caverns, Spanish, street food, ... read more

We are loving the easy life here....I get up around 7:30, meditate on the beach, go for a short run before it gets too hot, have coffee and some kind of sweet from the bakery, swim, shower, eat breakfast...and then all that's left is reading and stroling. We've taken some long walks up to the channel that separates this part of the penninsula from the rest and makes it an island. The last buildings on the beach are only a mile or so from our hotel. We may rent bikes today and explore more. Hard to believe it may snow back home today.... Many French and Italians here..not as many Americans...Lots of choices for good food, ranging from Italian pizza (owned by an Italian) to sushi (haven't been there), and plenty of fresh fish. While there ... read more

We can.t talk long since there is an eletrical storm(mom thinks) starting so this will be shortish and cause I am to lazy to save and add more later.. Well mabye. We swam with the whale shark today and that was the funnest, both of us agree that holbox is our favorite place by far. Even the place we are staying is not so hot at night cause it really doesnt have walls, unless you count bug netting as walls. And I really like the layout of the place, but on to a quick whale shark report. We went out just thinking to see the whale sharks but we got a bigger suprise as the trip went on. We first saw a antisocial dolphine...yes they DO have emos in the under water life, harhar. Next was ... read more

Voila une petite merveille qui gagne a etre connue, mais heureusement qui ne l'ai pas trop encore. Bien sur il y a plusieurs hotels, mais ceux-ci se fondent bien dans le paysage, et la plage reste globalement vide, ce qui permet de bien profiter du sable blanc, de l'eau couleur emeraude, des palmiers, des pelicans et de la douceur de vivre! Dans le village, toutes les rues sont en sable et les seuls vehicules sont des voiturettes de golf. Petit village de pecheurs a la base, le tourisme se developpe mais sans atteindre les exces de Cancun, Isla Mujeres ou Cozumel plus au sud, et ca, c'est bien! La encore, petit hotel assez mythique: petites cabanes avec hamacs (encore mais on s'en lasse pas!), avec moustiquaires cette fois (quelle luxe!), avec cabane cuisine et cabane douche ... read more