Mon May 05 22:01:00 Cozumel Day 1: We arrived in Cozumel at around 2:30 p.m. We had a nice flight and were the 3rd ones out since we were in the row immediately behind first class. We decided to rent a car for the first two days and then go without the next few days.
After renting the car we ate at Otates Mexican restaurant (a local place that was recommended to us by the people at TripAdvisor). We checked into Vista del Mar Boutique Hotel right across the street from the big piers in the center of the city. It’s a little noisy with all the cruise ship people coming and going, but we like walking around downtown at night.
We then went on an exploration car drive around half the island’s coast. We stopped at Punta del Sur as well as Mezcalitos. Before that we stopped off at the Cinco de Mayo celebration happening at La Ceiba off the beaten path. They were in the midst of horseracing and we got to see some of that. Louise wanted to ride the mechanical bull, but eventually thought better of it. There was a refresco stand with huge jars of colorful liquids containing fresh fruit juice (and I’m sure we’ll be visited by Montezuma’s revenge later this week), but as I was saying; Louise got some Pina colada drink while Joe got some orange juice drink. The festivities were fun to be around.
At night we watched the sunset while walking along the street where our hotel is located. We had a nice snack at Casa Dennis (wonderful place I hear) where we shared a plate of quesadillas with Guacamole and a flan postre.
Now we are dog tired having (Louise) stayed up most last night.
Dollars spent today: $90 for two days of car rentals (paid cash of course to avoid those inconvenient government taxes—evidence of a thriving black market in socialist Mexico). $15 for large lunch at Otates $10 for Dinner at Casa Dennis $ 3 for Juices tip and misc.
Tommorrow we swim in crystal clear waters.
