Day 3 of Mexico
Sunday
We were going to get up early and see if we could see a Mexican sunrise, but when the alarm went off I took a peek outside and it was already kinda light and it was really cloudy, and I was tired, so we just went back to bed. When we got up we stopped at the breakfast buffet. This is the day that I discovered Nutella on plantains. SO GOOD! We then gathered up our stuff and set off for a ride around the island only this time without rain. It was so bright and beautiful. We stopped at the blow hole place and I took some video and we walked around. Andy had me stand by the edge and took some pictures of me. The first time I got sprinkled with the waves as they were splashing on the coast. The second time he tried out the area, stood there for a few seconds and said yeah you should be fine. Hand me stand there and took some pictures of me. In one of the pictures you can see this huge wave coming toward me and then the next picture is the result of what the huge wave did. I screamed I was so surprised that it almost completely drenched me. That sneaky ocean!! We then walked around more on the beach and Andy discovered an eel skeleton. We went back to the car and drove some more. Down the road a bit we stopped at a white sandy beach in hopes that we might see some sea turtles, but alas. None. We had to fill up with gas before we returned the car so we went to the down town area. This time we were more familiar with it so we didn’t get lost. We got back to the hotel and turned in the car. I felt bad because it had a lot of sand in it. We then went to the beach so I could try out snorkeling before we went on the snorkeling tour. I tried, but every time I put the mask on and went underwater with the tube I could not control my breathing. Between my fear of not being able to touch the bottom because I can’t tread water very well and my slight claustrophobia I figured it would take me too long to become comfortable with it and decided to stay on the boat. The boat came and picked us up on the pier of our hotel and took us to some coral reefs. It let people out 3 times. The first time was in about 3 foot of water so that people could check their equipment and get used to it. We saw some starfish. I saw them through the glass bottom boat. (I stayed in the boat with some older couples.) The next stop was a little deeper. Andy said he saw a sea turtle, and some caves and a bunch of fish. Andy said he saw one of the guides swim into a cave and he was waiting for him to swim out, next thing he knew the guide was next to him, asking him if he was looking for someone. The guy was swimming around like a fish! The guy that was steering the boat blasted some music, it was great. The third stop there were bigger fish, but fewer of them. After they were all done snorkeling we headed back and they opened the coolers to hand out beer and other beverages. Andy got a juice box. He kept saying I go snorkeling, and then I get a juice box. The boat dropped us back off at the pier and we sat on the beach for a bit trying to warm up. I really wanted to be one of those people that could just sit at the beach and read all day, but it’s just so hard. I wanted to explore and experience Mexico. We then went back to the hotel (there was a fruit basket waiting for us, that pear was yummy!) and took some hot showers. We took so many hot showers and with all the humidity in the air, nothing would dry. It was rather annoying. We got all dressed up and went to the steak restaurant that we had reservations for. (Actually our reservations were for 8:30 but we were ready a bit early so decided to see if they would take us and they did) Dinner was very nice they had a buffet for the appetizers and then steak for dinner. After dinner we walked out onto the pier and danced a little to music we heard playing at the other hotels. (Actually I think it was from the hotel that Dan was staying at…) We then went back to the room and our key wouldn’t work so Andy had to go back to the front desk twice, it was kinda nice cause it was the only time I got to relax in the hammock. We got to bed early cause we had to get a taxi at 6:15am.
We were going to get up early and see if we could see a Mexican sunrise, but when the alarm went off I took a peek outside and it was already kinda light and it was really cloudy, and I was tired, so we just went back to bed. When we got up we stopped at the breakfast buffet. This is the day that I discovered Nutella on plantains. SO GOOD! We then gathered up our stuff and set off for a ride around the island only this time without rain. It was so bright and beautiful. We stopped at the blow hole place and I took some video and we walked around. Andy had me stand by the edge and took some pictures of me. The first time I got sprinkled with the waves as they were splashing on the coast. The second time he tried out the area, stood there for a few seconds and said yeah you should be fine. Hand me stand there and took some pictures of me. In one of the pictures you can see this huge wave coming toward me and then the next picture is the result of what the huge wave did. I screamed I was so surprised that it almost completely drenched me. That sneaky ocean!! We then walked around more on the beach and Andy discovered an eel skeleton. We went back to the car and drove some more. Down the road a bit we stopped at a white sandy beach in hopes that we might see some sea turtles, but alas. None. We had to fill up with gas before we returned the car so we went to the down town area. This time we were more familiar with it so we didn’t get lost. We got back to the hotel and turned in the car. I felt bad because it had a lot of sand in it. We then went to the beach so I could try out snorkeling before we went on the snorkeling tour. I tried, but every time I put the mask on and went underwater with the tube I could not control my breathing. Between my fear of not being able to touch the bottom because I can’t tread water very well and my slight claustrophobia I figured it would take me too long to become comfortable with it and decided to stay on the boat. The boat came and picked us up on the pier of our hotel and took us to some coral reefs. It let people out 3 times. The first time was in about 3 foot of water so that people could check their equipment and get used to it. We saw some starfish. I saw them through the glass bottom boat. (I stayed in the boat with some older couples.) The next stop was a little deeper. Andy said he saw a sea turtle, and some caves and a bunch of fish. Andy said he saw one of the guides swim into a cave and he was waiting for him to swim out, next thing he knew the guide was next to him, asking him if he was looking for someone. The guy was swimming around like a fish! The guy that was steering the boat blasted some music, it was great. The third stop there were bigger fish, but fewer of them. After they were all done snorkeling we headed back and they opened the coolers to hand out beer and other beverages. Andy got a juice box. He kept saying I go snorkeling, and then I get a juice box. The boat dropped us back off at the pier and we sat on the beach for a bit trying to warm up. I really wanted to be one of those people that could just sit at the beach and read all day, but it’s just so hard. I wanted to explore and experience Mexico. We then went back to the hotel (there was a fruit basket waiting for us, that pear was yummy!) and took some hot showers. We took so many hot showers and with all the humidity in the air, nothing would dry. It was rather annoying. We got all dressed up and went to the steak restaurant that we had reservations for. (Actually our reservations were for 8:30 but we were ready a bit early so decided to see if they would take us and they did) Dinner was very nice they had a buffet for the appetizers and then steak for dinner. After dinner we walked out onto the pier and danced a little to music we heard playing at the other hotels. (Actually I think it was from the hotel that Dan was staying at…) We then went back to the room and our key wouldn’t work so Andy had to go back to the front desk twice, it was kinda nice cause it was the only time I got to relax in the hammock. We got to bed early cause we had to get a taxi at 6:15am.