Blogs from Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America - page 3

After another rainy night & wet clothes on the clothesline... some things may never dry, oh well. Awoken by the roosters & dogs & babies next door. Love it! We had breakfast at Lucy's this morning, which was recommended by Peter. Lucy's is just that, her house, her kitchen, her kitchen table & a small handwritten sign on the wall with what is available to order. We sat at her table & ordered from her brother, who was covering for her for the day so she could go to church with her daughter, Sophia. Sophia was at the table finishing her breafast sandwich. Our breakfast was fantastic of course. Scrambled eggs with ham & empanadas (just made by Lucy's brother) of chicken. Yummm!! After our $8 breakfast we strolled through town, said hello to the dogs ... read more

DAY 39 Had a nice sleep in and got up around 8am. We headed out to the buffet breakfast which was pretty good. Again a nice variety of different foods you could choose from. From here we booked dinner for tonight, booked our Coba Maya adventure for Wednesday, picked up some beach towels and headed to the beach, where we stayed for most of the day. We drank cocktails, swam, read our books until about 2ish when we had some lunch at the grill by the beach. This was a buffet as well – we tried not to eat as much but its so hard when there is so much good food! After lunch we headed to the pool so we could use the swim up bar. We lay in the hammocks for awhile, before moving ... read more

DAY 38 Had the alarm set for 3.45am as we had to get a taxi at 4.30am so we were at the airport by 5.30am ready for our flight at 7am. I had a heart attack when i looked at my watch as it said 4.50am – i thought Scott had set the alarm wrong. I looked at the time on the laptop, phone and alarm clock and they all said 3.50am.....couldn’t figure out what had happened! When i looked up the time online, i realised that daylight savings had ended and the phone and alarm clock had automatically updated! Thank God. We got through Passport control on the border no problem and got to the airport by about 5.30am. When we checked in, we realised our flight had been cancelled. I thought this was a ... read more

DAY 42 Had a bit of a sleep in as was fairly hungover from the night before. We got up around 9.30ish and headed over for buffet breakfast which helped a little bit. We also booked our taxi to the airport for the next day and i bought my souvenir shot glass. We headed over to the beach where we pretty much stayed all day. It was a really nice day and the sun hung around all day. We swam, read by the beach and drank cocktails. Must say once i got in the water my hangover pretty much disappeared. We had some lunch even though we weren’t really that hungry and layed back on the beach until about 5ish. We played a game of pool – which i won, before heading back to the room ... read more

Today we went to the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve for a birdwatching tour in kayaks. There were just Steve and I in one kayak, and two other fellows in single kayaks, along with our guide, Miguel, in his own kayak. We paddled past mangroves out into the lagoon, which is the largest protected area in the Mexican Caribbean, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was windy, from the side, so we fought the wind both out and back. It was worth it though, as we saw many types of herons, pelicans, cormorants, and even roseate spoonbills. We sat in our kayaks and watched the sun set over the water, then went back to the centre for a delicious fresh fish dinner. All the people who work here are passionate about saving this place and its ... read more