Hotel Ojo De Agua
Travel Blogs from Puerto Morelos
Mayan Mosquitos
... of
the shops are closed or just plain slow. Missing most noticeably is the bookstore,
Alma Libre, but there are still many places to wander and great places to eat . We tried a few new ones
this time around. The Loco Tejone next to the Catholic Church was a great find.
The food excellent and the service great………..also free wi-fi. They make a great carrot and lime water! We
also ate in the Colonia across the highway ...
The one where I went to Hospital (again)
... upon my desire to lose weight before we fly home…
After spending a few lazy days in Chetumal, we headed further along the coast to Tulum. Tulum has some Mayan ruins, which of course, we had to go and see. Thankfully, the ruins are set upon a cliff looking over some spectacular coastline. We spent the obligatory half an hour looking around the ruins and then descended to the beautiful beach, where we spent a good few hours sunning ...
Claudio's prediction!
... of time before I would figure out a way to dive with more than one camera. It works like a charm! The video camera has no strobes so the shots had a blue tinge to them but it gives a lot more 'life' to my shots to see some of the fish in action. Only once or twice have a hit my head with the tethered camera as I swim into the currents, and only occasionally get the line caught around my regs and have to be careful that I don't yank the thing out of ...
Last day in Mexico
... ever loses one.
I had just enough left to buy a modest meal and a couple of drinks and then to my surprise my new friends Sophia & Serge threw $50pesos at my bill. Even though I was close to broke I could not be dishonest and let our waiter know that he didn't charge me for one beer. It always feels better to walk away knowing that you have been honest and paid in full.
At about 930 it was time to venture home and ...
Red faced at Costco
I tried to have a sunrise dip in the ocean but the wind was blowing fairly strongly so I only bothered to go up to my waist. The clouds quickly burnt off and it is obviously going to be a spectacular and hot day. After a little bacon and gouda breakfast sandwich I went out to once again tackle the surf. This is the first time I have done any snorkeling directly off the beach in front to the hotel. There really isn't much to see except sand and ...