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March 29, 2008

Puerto Juarez and Cancun

3/29 (Saturday)

We slept in Saturday morning, reading and waiting for breakfast to arrive. The view from the room was postcard material -- a view of Isla Mujeres straight across the blue water and Punta Cancun just to the right, all without leaving the bed. The hotel staff brings breakfast to your room -- toast, fruit, cereal, yogurt, juice and coffee. Made even more delicious since you don't have to leave bed. We spent the morning lounging on the beach, swimming in the ocean and fresh water pool. After a few hours we "worked" up an appetite for lunch. David had read about an authentic posole (a stew/soup dish) restaurant that he wanted to try, so we stopped for lunch on our way to Cancun. David had his stew (comes with a side of fried pig skin, pass!) and I got handmade tamales wrapped in steaming banana leaves. Coronas con limon. When they found out that Hol wasn't feeling well, they offered to make her some fresh chicken soup. What luck, a Juve vs. Inter game was on the TV. I'm not a huge Serie A fan, but the quality of the game in comparison to some of the Copa Libreteria games I'd been watching was much higher.

With renewed energy, we headed into the "corazon de negra"... The "evil" spring break charged center of the Cancun "zona hotelera". Karmacally when we hailed a cab, it was La Princessita again. She recognized us and started laughing. David immediately gave her the 20 pesos he had meant to tip the night before. She drove us into the commercial/shopping area and we walked around for a bit. Boring shops filled with more of the same crap, at higher prices -- the vendors are way more aggressive as well.

We walked around the various hotels, venturing into the interesting looking ones. At the point of the zone, we walked through the lobby and into the hotel's pool and beach area. We happened to have picked a hotel that had a largish (but, not really large enough) pool with four dolphins. Hol was very excited to see them up close. We spent some time taking photos and watching them play. The area they had really didn't look large enough for them. Eventually we walked past the hotel and out onto the Punta Cancun -- a rocky area right at the tip of the zona hotelera. This is the tip of the land that faces Isla, a small light house stands as the marker. The view to Isla was perfect.

On our way back through the hotels, we saw a tiny octopus stranded just above the water line. We carefully deposited him back into the shallows hoping he wasn't in shock. We walked back through the shops and stopped for afternoon Sprite and cervezas. We then continued our walking tour, eventually getting bored and hungry enough to desert the hotel zone and head back to the main town for dinner and drinks.

Photo Album:
http://mehling.org/gallery/v/travels/2008_mexico/Day+16/

Posted by ben at March 29, 2008 10:00 PM


« Ik-kil and Chichen Itza \| Main \| Collectivos, Ferries, Taxis, Planes and Automobiles » March 29, 2008 Puerto Juarez and Cancun 3/29 (Saturday) We slept in Saturday morning, reading and waiting for breakfast to arrive. The view from the room was postcard material -- a view of Isla Mujeres straight across the blue water and Punta Cancun just to the right, all without leaving the bed. The hotel staff brings breakfast to your room -- toast, fruit, cereal, yogurt, juice and coffee. Made even more delicious since you don't have to leave bed. We spent the morning lounging on the beach, swimming in the ocean and fresh water pool. After a few hours we "worked" up an appetite for lunch. David had read about an authentic posole (a stew/soup dish) restaurant that he wanted to try, so we stopped for lunch on our way to Cancun. David had his stew (comes with a side of fried pig skin, pass!) and I got handmade tamales wrapped in steaming banana leaves. Coronas con limon. When they found out that Hol wasn't feeling well, they offered to make her some fresh chicken soup. What luck, a Juve vs. Inter game was on the TV. I'm not a huge Serie A fan, but the quality of the game in comparison to some of the Copa Libreteria games I'd been watching was much higher. With renewed energy, we headed into the "corazon de negra"... The "evil" spring break charged center of the Cancun "zona hotelera". Karmacally when we hailed a cab, it was La Princessita again. She recognized us and started laughing. David immediately gave her the 20 pesos he had meant to tip the night before. She drove us into the commercial/shopping area and we walked around for a bit. Boring shops filled with more of the same crap, at higher prices -- the vendors are way more aggressive as well. We walked around the various hotels, venturing into the interesting looking ones. At the point of the zone, we walked through the lobby and into the hotel's pool and beach area. We happened to have picked a hotel that had a largish (but, not really large enough) pool with four dolphins. Hol was very excited to see them up close. We spent some time taking photos and watching them play. The area they had really didn't look large enough for them. Eventually we walked past the hotel and out onto the Punta Cancun -- a rocky area right at the tip of the zona hotelera. This is the tip of the land that faces Isla, a small light house stands as the marker. The view to Isla was perfect. On our way back through the hotels, we saw a tiny octopus stranded just above the water line. We carefully deposited him back into the shallows hoping he wasn't in shock. We walked back through the shops and stopped for afternoon Sprite and cervezas. We then continued our walking tour, eventually getting bored and hungry enough to desert the hotel zone and head back to the main town for dinner and drinks. Photo Album: http://mehling.org/gallery/v/travels/2008_mexico/Day+16/ Posted by ben at March 29, 2008 10:00 PM		Bookmarks Ben's Resume Ben's Lists Mehling Photo Album Flickr Photo Album Recently Archived Cozumal and Playa Palancar Akumal Desperately Seeking Lodging See you in nine days Sian Ka'an Coba Ruins Tulum Ruins Finally! Background Micro Credit Archives August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 Etc. Search: