yucatan in February

boat of snorklers [email] Finally made it on the 2 hr reef snorkeling tour. Wasn't as spectacular as I hoped and true to form I didn't go all the way but staggered back to the boat early. [We were to follow the guide around as he showed us parts of the corral, and I ran out of steam, saw the boat and headed towards it. The boat guy saw me and headed towards me.] Still ... Have checked out of the hostel and will make my way to the aeropuerto bus. See you tonight. Love Mark

Get up. Skip the apples-and-coffee breakfast (worst breakfast on offer at the hostels I stayed at). Walk to the collectivo stop and go to the port town. FInd out there's no snorkeling and then walk up and down the beach. (several miles). Go back to the hostel and hang out reading and getting something to eat. [email to Carol] My last full day of tropical sun shine. I should be feeling dread or depression or something, but I feel excitement! Aren't I terrible! [letter to Carol] Some of the interesting people who were here yesterday seem to have vamoosed, so frankly given a choice between snorkeling the reef tomorrow (one of the putative highlights of the Maya Riviera) and coming home early, I'd go with the latter. Still no reef snorkeling! (Red flag, the international warning sign). Tomorrow is my last chance. I have to do it quick before the flight If the weather permits. This appears to be the international dock of the port, with barbed wire to make sure you go th

[email to Carol] snorkeling hoy no. :-( (See the red flag in the upper left? It means the harbor is closed. Wind apparently.) I have one more day to snorkel. ... Furthermore, there is little certainty the surf will be calmer tomorrow and boating not cancelled. Oh well. Red flag. No snorkling. Boats lining beach unused.  [Email from Carol] Looks from your lovely photos that you are enjoying yourself .......meanwhile I have been shoveling a lot of snow! Cheri was supposed to visit yesterday....I made a big pot of soup and cleaned the house .....and then she cancelled ........the weather was nasty, I must admit.....  [email to Carol]I feel a little bad being in the tropics and not having the time of my life. In two days at this time I will be on my way to the airport.  [email to Carol] Looks like snow will fall just in time for my arrival! ... I'll shovel it! ... I too am ready for a beer or two. I have had about 4 beers the whole trip since I couldn't find any one t

[email to Carol] Got up at 7:20 to enjoy golden hour. [was quiet except for gringo joggers and some Mexican workers. I was walking east and as the sun rose and started shining in my face (powerful sun here, you won't be surprised to learn) I turned around and headed back towards the hotel. Dawn on Isla Holbox beach  Packed up to leave and checked out. Bought a ticket for bus to Cancun airport from the hotel. hiked to the ferry. from the ferry walked to the ADO bus stop (actually, in a boneheaded stunt I walking another 20 minutes or so beyond it into town to some festiva before asking about the bus and being told to go back) Bus to Cancun airport. (Cancun airport is closer to PM then Cancun Pueblo so I saved time but for some reason tickets to and from are expensive) from there another to Puerto Morelos. Used my google map to find the Hostal Humanity. Checked in ... pretty much went to bed.  [email to Carol] Today I checked out of Isla Holbox and took buses to Puerto

[email to Carol] Internet is slow here. Went on a $420MX ($22.50 USD Tres Islas tour) wildlife tour this morning. Lots of birds in sanctuaries Tres Islas tour had wildlife, Yum Balam, cenote, Boat on the way to los tres islas White wading bird Next we went to the mainland where there was a cenote with a spring. Yum Balam nature preserve from viewing platform next to cenote spring in cenote

Feb 17 Isla Holbox. Hotel Beach Inn (Dorm). Arrive Checked out early and took a fairly early bus to port of Chiquila and then ferry to Holbox. (Tried to get cash at the bus station before I left for Holbox being warned cash was scarce. Machine seemed already to give me 3000 pesoes (I think I requested) until ... it didn't and starting showing the adds you see in between ATM customers. Anyway, at Holbox sure enough as I had been warned,  there was no cash available from the ATM, so I had to use my credit card) In holbox town I wandered in the hot sun looking for Hotel Beach Inn until some kind store clerk gave me directions which I misunderstood but finally got there, checked in and went out to the beach. Another mural (Hobox) Reasonably priced beer Tasty meal: fish tacos seashells as beach material Sunset