Hotel Marcianito Isla Mujeres

... Maple Leafs 3-0. Funny tthat we had to come all the way to Mexico to watch hockey. Karl ordered a beer and good fortune was on our side - it was 2 for 1! After the game we played a card game they translated for us as 'One'. Clever Karl figured out they were talking about Uno.

Settled in well and are off to Cuba today.

... some photos of the piercing blue water where many people snorkel. My taxi driver, Cediu, told me how many Americans are buying up land to live on the island and are actually quite nice. But there is a real need here (and Cancun) more than anywhere in Mexico for locals to speak English. It's a shame as we are the tourists in their country, but I guess money makes the world go round.

The island is much more expensive to live than Cancun, with a chicken costing 9 ...

... in Frankfurt so they couldn’t do anything for me. So, I take my flight to Newark and decide to figure it out once there.

The flight is great. Smooth sailing and the abundance of in flight entertainment keeps my spirits high. When we fly over Greenland everyone crowds to the windows. I can’t ever remember seeing Greenland before. It is absolutely gorgeous, mountains and more snow than I’ve ever seen. Upon landing in ...

... a hint of rigour from the colder countries. I like that anyways, I mean, my environment being surprising and scary, able to take your soul or paralyse you, making you a ghost, what would you do? what will I do? Who knows? So far I like it a lot (with the british accent, sorry inside jock) People were just strangely very welcoming, I guess when you live on such a small island you take what passes and goes, in tune with the waves ...

... sehen. naja, amerikanische wale gibts. wir haben trotzdem guten spass. wir muessen aber auch schnell wieder zum hostel, essen dort fein was und muessen dann leider elke und roman verabschieden. das machen wir hochoffiziell und stehen am eingang der hostel militaerisch stramm. der abschied ist nicht ganz so schlimm, weil wir sicher sind, dass wir die beiden wieder sehen werden. wir brauchen allerdings schon ...

... bars there is little to do in Cancun but get drunk and get a tan. Not exactly our idea of fun so we headed back to the downtown and booked a bus onwards. We did have an enjoyable night at a local restaurant where we tried a few cocktails and roped the waiter into taking photos of us wearing the sombreros which decorated the walls. He even managed to rustle up an old wooden carousel horse for the photos, god knows where it came from but it was hilarious.

After spending the night camped out in our own corner of benches in the airport, dozing and becoming nearly hypothermic from the extreme air conditioning, we boarded the plane for the mysterious cheap flight that has been the subject of so much speculation. We are happy to report that we left on time, had a delicious breakfast, and even watched a movie! Stepping outside the Cancun airport, we were instantly drenched in sweat and havenīt stopped ...

... crashing your head into the rocks above. After awhile it got abit much and to be honest abit boring...wheres the fish? the coral? oh its fresh water right......I donīt think Iīll be in a hurry to do that again. All caved out over cenotes....... 2.3 Cozumel Island made famous by Jacques Yves Cousteau was also another treat, the reefs in Palancar and Santa Rosa are big reefs with abundant sea life. The wall at Santa Rosa starting at a depth of 25 metres drops off like a cliff face ...

Well, the best plan for traveling like this is to not have a plan ... which suits me fine. Isla Mujeres is so cool, I decided to go back and stay there a couple nights instead of heading to Tulum. The hostel is really cool here and you meet people ...

... haber ido a un lugar llamado Perico's, y la imagen de mis padres totalmente borrachos, no tiene precio. Tambien recuerdo que nuestro hotel tenia en la piscina reposeras construidas con material (cemento) en la parte baja del agua. Una gran idea!
Cancun fue un gran viaje, pude conocerlo en esa epoca de esplendor turistico, y algun dia volvere a ver como ha evolucionado. Han pasado 15 aņos ya desde este viaje...