Blogs from Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America - page 9

2 weeks on Isla Mujeres, where Rachael (a uni friend of Cheryl's) joined us from sunny Huddersfield,, and within 3 days was browner than either of us! .. Isla Mujeres is a really chilled, quiet little island just off the coast of Cancun (which we visited for one day to do some chores, and is horrible.. unless you like McDonalds, rows of big hotels, and lots of Americans!).. Had an amazing day yesterday snorkling with whale sharks.. $US115 for the day: boat, guide, food, water, beers etc, so not cheap, but a fantastic experience.. they are HUGE! .. we took a tiny (and bumpy!) boat out past Isla Holbox through the rain clouds and into what looked like a storm.. and floated around in the sea looking for these huge creatures.. As we arrived at their ... read more

On Sunday we spent the entire day lounging by the pool. I didn't think I would enjoy as much as I did ... maybe it was the swim-up bar :-) We slept and swam ALOT. Although we used sunblock, it must have washed off. I have brightly colored and sore shoulders today (ugh). It was well worth it though. Today, we took a day trip to Isla Majueres. It was ok (just ok) -- we spent the day on the beach and went into the main town for a short shopping trip. We witnessed an accident with one of our tour mates running a rented moped into a car. Lots of drama while they sorted out the accident, and almost got arrested. Fortunately, it seemed to get worked out. We came back this evening and just ... read more

Hi. While doing my last post the connection was unbearably slow so I didn't get all of the pictures that I wanted to. Here are the rest of them. ... read more

I arrived at the airport in Cancun at around 12:30 local time. I was easily able to use the ATM to get money and I had no problems getting a bus to downtown Cancun to the bus station, where I caught a local bus to Puerto Juarez, where I took a ferry to Isla Mujeres. Isla Mujeres seems like sort of a typical Mexican tourist town, with shops selling beach stuff and supposedly authentic artifacts. I was able to get a cheap meal for around 25 pesos and had a nice conversation with the woman that ran the restaurant. I checked into the hostel and promptly slept for a couple of hours, as I had gotten only two or three hours of sleep the night before. When I woke up, there was salsa music playing in ... read more