Azul Fives by Karisma Playa del Carmen

... of the people got a little lost and seperated from the group underwater. After diving, went back to my room to get cleaned up and now posted up at Woody's Bar on the Zocolo drinking a Dos XX draft. Their is a cute little blode and the other end of the bar I need to get to know a little better...

... also went to the local version of the Super Walmart in Mexico - "Mega". I bought some food to keep in my room to prepare a few meals a day. I also met and spoke with several local people an they are very, very nice hardworking people. It looks like in will be in Cozumel for another week and then pack up and head to the mainland. I have not decided my exact route yet.

... like good value and clean with helpful staff and wi-fi. Rented a bicycle today and rode about 10 miles to the other side of the island, really need some exercise after two days of laying around. I also lined in scuba diving tommorow with Dive Paradise. Getting ready to do a little catting around town tonight.

... Bathrooms Swimming: Great Snorkeling: Great Entrance Fee: Yes. Includes entrance to Escondido across the street. Escondido (Mayan Blue) Location: 4 km south of Tulum on left/Across from Cristal Cenote/2 km walk in Jungle. Description: Tarzan & Jane style. Beautiful, crisp, clear, secluded. One of least known. Facilities: Bathrooms Swimming: Good Snorkeling: Good. Some great stone formations. Entrance Fee: Included in Cristal entrance fee.

... everything I need to pack and ship the ceramic bowls and Mexican rug home. The only part that doesn't go to plan is finding the post office. Getting directions here is always fun. One person will tell you two blocks away, the next will tell you it's a block back and then one over to the left. In the end it's too hot and too hard so I'll be carting these bowls a little longer. We keep the rest of the evening low key in anticipation of our 5am start to head to Holbox to swim with the Whale Sharks.

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Passengers departing the ferry


Playa by night


Playa Hotel


Playa Hotel


My dental visit

... I wanted to watch (Hairspray for me, Hot Rod for Stu), perused the menu before deciding on a steak for tea and omlette for breakfast, as well as enjoying an open bar. Ahhh - the good life. Unfortunately the hour delay in San Fran for our connecting flight to Denver but nethertheless 20 hours after leaving Melbourne we were in Denver USA for the night enjoying a beer & the fat laden joys of fried foods. Mexico has been a fantastic holiday. As expected ...

... of course i asked which part of america was he from), and a very strange ozzie bloke called ben (perfect candidate for a boyf for scary mary!) feeling unusually antisocial i retreated to the dorm to try my european plug which unsuprisingly didnt work! i asked at reception, where of course they had one all along! in the spirit of travelling and good karma and all that i gave the european adaptor to a swedish bloke called sam (sounded english, looked ...

... Then something akin to high school yearbook autograph sessions takes place, with our Loco coolers taking the place of yearbooks. We meet MargaritaMan, Gextyr, Dot (from the UK) CatEyes and her daughter, and many, many more. We take pictures at the webcam, we take pictures of the webcam, and the webcam takes pictures of us. All in all, pictures were taken. Later on, after ordering a pizza (they have pretty good pizza ...

... ever and the worst day in Teenaīs life. And of course Jesusī toilet just after Tīs visit. Best activity Climbing the volcano. And snorkelling with turtles and sharks Worst activity Snorkelling behind "Frond Girl". Worst moment Warm toilet seat. Worst drink A Livingstonian "cocktail" which was beer and tomato juice. Utterly foul. Nicknames given so far: The Browns The Translators The Fat Translator (one of the above but slightly larger in volume) The ...