The Nomads

No Travel Day

Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo
Temp: 36 degrees C
Sunny & Hot

Happy mother’s Day to Susie!

Went in search of coffee early but found all the town still closed up. Aftera bit we found a small family operated restaurant serving locals and stopped in for great breakfasts that were more of a meal than a breakfast!

Went to check out Garrafon reef at Playa Garrafón de Castilla. We brought our snorkel gear and bought fish food then headed for the reef. What an awesome day in the water, swarmed by brightly coloured tropical fish of every size and hue! Barracudas, groupers, jacks, angelfish, parrot fish…too many to name! They were literally eating out of my hand.

There was a school of parrot fish the size of a large serving tray(Sue counted fourteen) that were an iridescent combination of reds greens and yellow ….and one very large one that was a very striking

Royal purple with neon blue markings…incredible!

This place was crawling with large lizards and iguanas. One large male followed his dame into the restaurant area and put on quite a display to let everyone know she was his while bits of food were tossed to her. He finally decided to take food himself and ended up literally eating out of the hand of an Italian friend we met there. You would think this thing would take his hand off but it was very careful and took pains not to bite his fingers. He eventually was able to pet it a few times before it decided to leave.

Beer and chicken tacos at the waterside restaurant and then back to the hotel to pack and an early night. We want to catch the first ferry (6:15 am) back to Cancun in the morning.

Kilometers - Daytrip: 57 km total: 8197
Gas: $6.00
Lodging: Hotel Xbulu-Ha $50

# posted by Richard and Susie @ 7:57 PM 1 Comments

No Travel Day

Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo
Temp: 36 degrees C
Sunny & Hot

Lazy day at the beach….

Had a really anxious moment..CRISIS!..When we got to the beach, I jumped off my bike to help push denis’s bike which was bogged down in beach sand, and off we went to swim. About three hours later Sue noticed the headlight on my bike was still on and very weak! I had forgotten to turn off the key…DEAD FLAT BATTERY…not even a click. What to do? My jumper cables must have been faulty or not strong enough because they were no help at all.

Luckily one of the locals came by with a golf cart. He had seen we were in trouble and offered us a boost but, as I said, the cables were useless sooo….I asked if he would tow me…sure…no problem, so out with the tow rope and off we go. Thirty feet later I’m up and running and I have to force my new friend to accept payment for all his trouble.

Whew!close one…did a tour of the island to re-charge the battery.

Then off to the Super Mercado for food and back to the hotel for a shower and supper then later a stroll around the town to check out the nightlife under a cool breeze. Took in part of a local outdoor basketball game between two school teams from the island….good game.

Kilometers - Daytrip: 25 km total: 8140
Gas: $0.00
Lodging: Hotel Xbulu-Ha $50

# posted by Richard and Susie @ 7:46 PM 0 Comments