Cozumel Mexico

Got the ferry over to the island of Cozumel from Play del Carmen. Cozumel is known for it´s diving and snorkeling so we were looking forward to doing quite a bit of snorkeling while we were there.

Hotel was average, it did have see views which was nice and at first the sight of cruise ships was good. Every day 5 or 6 cruise ships would arrive and then leave later in the afternoon. When they arrive the taxis and hired cars and scooters would form a steady flow. Also Señor frogs would get busy (and this was at 11am in the morning!!). Don´t know what the attraction of coming off the boat and heading straight to a bar and staying there till the afternoon is. Scary scary place I reckon it to be by day.

Our first day and we headed off to a snorkeling trip we´d booked the night before. The boat took us to 3 different spots all within a short distance of each other and to our surprise the shore. We probably could have come off the shore instead of taking the boat! We were both expecting more from it and when it was over we were disappointed and thought the snorkeling in Vanuatu off the hotel´s beach was much better. There was a few schools of fish but not a lot of coral. Being noted as the place to go for diving and snorkeling built it up a little too much I think.

Next day and we headed off to a park to do some beach and more snorkeling. Our expectations we lowered from the previous day´s snorkeling and we were both hoping that we it would be better and that we hadn´t wasted our time coming to the island (doesn´t seem to be alot to do other than diving or snorkeling unless you´re keen on shopping and bars). Well it turned out to be much better than the previous day, bit more coral and lots more fish. It was good to be able to go off the beach as we could snorkel, beach then snorkel some more. It still wasn´t as good as we were expecting so I figure you really need to go diving to get the most of it.

Headed out to dinner at the same place we´d been to the night before, which had more of a home cooked, authentic feel to it. The good places all seem to supply a free snack before the meal, most of the time salsa or dips with corn chips or bread. Perhaps it´s a good idea to ask if they do this before sitting down and eating at a place ;)

By the time we left, we´d gotten quite sick of the cruise ships and the passengers aboard, Spring Break season definitely doesn´t help.

Last day, jumped onto the ferry then the bus for a 5 hour ride to Merida.