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    • Day 47

      A few fine days in Mexico

      July 2, 2019 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      After bidding farewell to our fine friends; Kappa, Tabby and Lucy; Tallara and I were off to Mexico. Boy what a treat.
      After an interesting first night in Cancun we jumped aboard a boat bound for the small Isla Mujeres (Island of Women). We were glad to be rid of the craziness and tourists in Cancun (even though there’s still a few on the island).
      We checked into our hostel and hit the most popular beach 3 blocks away called Playa Norte. The water is incredibly blue here, as are the skies. The sand silky and white!
      We hit the hay early that night and arose early too for a swim. We got to the beach before anyone else and got to watch the sunrise! Sooo good!! Serene and tranquil without the monotonous American accents interrupting our peace.
      Afterwards we hired some scooters and explored the rest of the island. Resorts filled most of the beaches but we managed to find a few secret little pozzies and sneak into a few private areas! An awesome day indeed!!
      An early night tonight to get our rest before flying to Cuba tomorrow. Yeehaaa.
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    • Day 241

      We Mexi-CAN! Surprise visit :)

      November 13, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

      Our sailing trip from Belize to Mexico was the fastest, roughest sail we have experienced yet. Wind against current don't go hand and hand but we were having fun cruising at 10 knots like it was nothing! We arrived to Cozmeul, Mexico to check in. Worst check in experience we have had throughout all our journey's. We got hussled out of $ and they searched the entire inside of the boat. Was it really necessary to have 7 officials on our boat?! Craziness. We gave them $ and told them it was time for them to go. They sent the check in paperwork via text and we were on our way to Adventuras Marina where we docked the boat for the week.

      This was the big week! We left our little hurricane hole in Guatemala early to make here to celebrate Jes' 30th Birthday! At this point in our trip we haven't seen family in over 6 months so we were so excited to make this trip happen. We would catch up with Jes & Mike over the phone every other week or so. We made her believe we were still in southern Belize waiting it out until the end of Hurricane season. So did she know ;) We rented a little yellow bug like stick shift car from the marina to take us over to Tulum where we would surprise her. Mike arranged to us meet them at a resort where they planned to have happy hour and watch sunset. We arrived a little beforehand and waited until we got the text that they were there. We hid behind some bushes while they went up to the bar to grab drinks. We snuck up behind them and acted like a server asking if they would like to order some drinks. The look on Jes' face when she turned around and saw us there was worth a million dollars. An unforgettable moment and fortunately Rob caught it all in pictures. Somehow someway we pulled off the best surprise ever! Our few days with them in Tulum were amazing. We ate amazing food, took the crew out on the boat sailing and snorkeling and made memories worth a lifetime!

      After Tulum, we sailed South to Isla Mujeres where we staged for about a moth before we made our big crossing back to Naples. Huge sailing community here but also a HUGE tourist location too. We didn't seem to mind the business that the tourism brought after being cooped up in Ro Dulce for 5 months. There was great restaurants and happy hours everyday. Some of the most amazing margaritas for el cheapo too! The diving was the most beautiful we have seen yet. There was a super neat underwater art museum that we dove with sculptures of people playing music, kids playing, pregnant women, animals, etc. It was so neat to see the reef structures growing on the sculptures. We did try to spearfish one day but there was absolutely no fish to shoot! That was kind of bummer. The anchorage we were in was known as the bowling alley. We soon found out what that really meant on a stormy windy evening. There were boats dragging all over the place. 1 that was heading straight for us. Sailors were out there on their dinghy's trying to hold dragging boats off their boats. We were prepared to drop ours in the water if need be but fortunately the one boat that was coming for us was able to move his boat and get it anchored in front of us (still not very reassuring having him in front of us though). It was quite the experience!

      Our final week here was Thanksgiving week. We offered to host a group of 15 people. Some people we knew from Rio Dulce and some that we had met in the anchorage during our time there. Everyone including us were feeling a bit homesick not being with family for the holiday but when everyone came together it almost felt like we were all family! We did a pot luck style. We took on making the turkey, stuffing and gravy in our little easy bake oven. Our first time ever making a turkey and it turned out amazing! Thanks to my Mom for picking up our dozen phone calls with questions on how to make everything. Our guest were raving about how good it was and i must say it was one of the best we have had too. The coolest thing about this day was seeing our sailing community come together to make a beautiful Thanksgiving happen. Everyone went out of their way to bring something to the table. Even Sailor Bob brought over a rusty salt corded can of cranberry. Everyone was so appreciative for putting on the dinner. Sailors are the most thankful and caring I have ever met. I feel so fortunate to be meeting people like this all over the world!
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    • Day 1

      Isla Mujeres

      April 25, 2018 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      First day trip of my time in Mexico. The hostel in Cancun is really social, so I took a trip over to the island with a girl from Korea and a guy from Taiwan, both really cool, met them the night before.
      We got in the sea before the storm clouds came over, are some tacos and the first guacamole I’ve have. Bangin!
      Then we hired a golf buggy for a couple of hours and explored the island. Saw some turtles and some amazing sea views. Finished off the day with sundowners on the beach, before getting the ferry back.Pina Colada first though! A perfect day, much fun had!
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    • Day 160

      Zurück auf die Insel

      September 11, 2018 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

      Das Ende von Max Reise durch Mexiko naht, die letzten Tage wollen wir entspannt am Strand genießen. 🏖
      Josh ist aufgrund des Wetters doch auf Isla Mujeres geblieben und da Max und ich die Insel auch lieb gewonnen haben und sie sich perfekt für den gewünschten Strandurlaub eignet, fliegen wir nach Cancun. Josh holt uns vom Flughafen ab und geht erstmal mit uns den besten Fisch der Stadt essen.😋Read more

    • Day 327

      Isla Mujeres

      July 23, 2021 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Nach einem gemütlichen Frühstück zogen wir los, zu unserem Treffpunkt, für den Schnorchelausflug nach Isla Mujeres. Etwas gezeichnet von gestern, ging ich etwas skeptisch an die Sache, dadurch wir den Ausflug ebenfalls bei dem selben Mann gebucht hatten.

      Wir kamen an und wurden schon erwartet. Dann ging es ab in die Badehose und rauf auf eines der kleinen Boote. Unsere Guides waren ziemlich jung und auf Spaß eingestellt. Wir fuhren auf dem türkisblauen Wasser hinauf aufs Meer. Einfach nur überwältigend, diese Farbe. Verena und Ich waren noch nie Schnorcheln und jetzt hieß es einfach 1,2,3 und runter vom Boot. Beim ersten Stop konnte man ein paar Skulpturen unter Wasser bewundern. Es hatte riesigen Spaß gemacht, auch wenn ich mit dem Schnorchel zu kämpfen hatte. Nach 20 Minuten sollten wir alle wieder aufs Boot. Ich dachte nur: “Schade schon vorbei”. Wir fuhren weiter bei mexikanischer Musik über das wunderschöne Wasser, bis nach Isla Mujeres. Dort angekommen durften wir noch einmal kurz ins Wasser hüpfen, bevor es zu unserer Überraschung zum zweiten Teil des Schnorcheltauchgangs, zu einen kleinen Riff ging. Dort hatten wir eine Stunde Zeit und schnorchelten zwischen den Felsen. Wir sahen so viele Fischschwärme von gar nicht mal so kleinen Fischen. Auch zwei Große waren dabei, sowie ein kleiner Tintenfisch.

      Dann ging es auf die Insel, wo wir etwas Freizeit hatten. Wir waren ganz schön kaputt gespielt. Wir tranken einen Cocktail und schlenderten durch das kleine Küstenstädtchen.

      Dann ging es zum Mittagessen und wieder zurück. Was für ein wunderschöner Tag.
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