It has been a fabulous and relaxing week thus far. We will enjoy a day by the pool today after spending a few days doing fun stuff around neighboring islands and downtown.
Monday we went for a long walk on the street side of the hotel (instead of the beach) just for some different atmosphere. The rest of the day was spent by the pool relaxing - again. We signed up for a few activities to do in the coming days as well. Monday night we went to Hacienda Sisal for a traditional Mexican dinner and show. The show featured Caribean dancers and an MC that sounded like Regis's older brother who just stepped out of Vegas. It was a very entraining evening.
Tuesday we had breakfast at the hotel - this has become a habit as it is so delicious :-) We went on a jungle tour with snorkeling at a reef that was called "Punta" something - I can´t remember, but we had a great time. There were ten of us in our group and each couple got on a Seadoo and went through lagoons, crossed the Caribean to get to this reef. The snorkeling was ok - the best I´ve seen in Mexico (but no comparison to Hawaii). Chris had never snorkelled before and either of us had ever seen a reef, so it was great. We swam around for about an hour and then headed back to Cancun. It was a fun time and something we both enjoyed and would do again. We went to Lorenzillo's for dinner - a favorite of mine and a place Adam recommended a few years ago. Dinner was excellent and so was watching the fish swim around while we ate. They also have their own lobster farm, so that was interesting to see. You can pick your own lobster out for dinner - go figure. Dinner was followed by a long stroll and a couple stops for a drink here and there and a couple games of pool.
Yesterday we went on a all day tour to Isle Maujez. We took a big boat to this island where there was a beach club. You could snorkel, sun bathe, sit in hamocks, swim, kayak or rent golf carts and take them around the island. Chris and I voted for the golf cart and drove around the island to see the way people live and just take in the views. At one end there was a lighthouse that is open and so we got to climb up to the top. It was beautiful. We got tons of pictures, so look for those in the coming days. The islands was disocvered by Spaniards in 1516 and is only about 7 miles long with a population of 15,000. We figured the livlihood was probably fishing. It also seemed that very rich Americans (and others) docked their huge boats there and just lived because of the cost. We headed back to the beach club for lunch and then a little sun. The boat left the beach club and took us to the other end of the island for some shopping. More locals trying to sell their goods. We were shopped out so we just walked around a bit and found a place to have a cerveza. So on this island we got 2 beers for $4.00 - now I know why some people live here - ha! Anyway, we boarded the boat and headed back to Cancun. They way back was a party and we continued that at the El Shrimp Bucket. Chris and I had a great dinner with too much shrimp and a couple margaritas. So far El Shrimp bucket has the best margaritas. We crashed early from a full day of touring and being in the sun.
Today will be lounging at the pool after breakfast and then we are headed out to find a place to watch the hockey game. Detroit needs to win one more in their series - yahoo!
I hope this finds you all well. We are totally enjoying ourselves and look forward to another day of relaxation.
Talk with you all soon.
Monday we went for a long walk on the street side of the hotel (instead of the beach) just for some different atmosphere. The rest of the day was spent by the pool relaxing - again. We signed up for a few activities to do in the coming days as well. Monday night we went to Hacienda Sisal for a traditional Mexican dinner and show. The show featured Caribean dancers and an MC that sounded like Regis's older brother who just stepped out of Vegas. It was a very entraining evening.
Tuesday we had breakfast at the hotel - this has become a habit as it is so delicious :-) We went on a jungle tour with snorkeling at a reef that was called "Punta" something - I can´t remember, but we had a great time. There were ten of us in our group and each couple got on a Seadoo and went through lagoons, crossed the Caribean to get to this reef. The snorkeling was ok - the best I´ve seen in Mexico (but no comparison to Hawaii). Chris had never snorkelled before and either of us had ever seen a reef, so it was great. We swam around for about an hour and then headed back to Cancun. It was a fun time and something we both enjoyed and would do again. We went to Lorenzillo's for dinner - a favorite of mine and a place Adam recommended a few years ago. Dinner was excellent and so was watching the fish swim around while we ate. They also have their own lobster farm, so that was interesting to see. You can pick your own lobster out for dinner - go figure. Dinner was followed by a long stroll and a couple stops for a drink here and there and a couple games of pool.
Yesterday we went on a all day tour to Isle Maujez. We took a big boat to this island where there was a beach club. You could snorkel, sun bathe, sit in hamocks, swim, kayak or rent golf carts and take them around the island. Chris and I voted for the golf cart and drove around the island to see the way people live and just take in the views. At one end there was a lighthouse that is open and so we got to climb up to the top. It was beautiful. We got tons of pictures, so look for those in the coming days. The islands was disocvered by Spaniards in 1516 and is only about 7 miles long with a population of 15,000. We figured the livlihood was probably fishing. It also seemed that very rich Americans (and others) docked their huge boats there and just lived because of the cost. We headed back to the beach club for lunch and then a little sun. The boat left the beach club and took us to the other end of the island for some shopping. More locals trying to sell their goods. We were shopped out so we just walked around a bit and found a place to have a cerveza. So on this island we got 2 beers for $4.00 - now I know why some people live here - ha! Anyway, we boarded the boat and headed back to Cancun. They way back was a party and we continued that at the El Shrimp Bucket. Chris and I had a great dinner with too much shrimp and a couple margaritas. So far El Shrimp bucket has the best margaritas. We crashed early from a full day of touring and being in the sun.
Today will be lounging at the pool after breakfast and then we are headed out to find a place to watch the hockey game. Detroit needs to win one more in their series - yahoo!
I hope this finds you all well. We are totally enjoying ourselves and look forward to another day of relaxation.
Talk with you all soon.
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