Playa del Carmen

We arrived into Mexico City around 5am....exhausted. The flight was under 4 hours, and we were very disappointed to find a full flight. Instead, the Mexico City airport was where Eric was able to catch some sleep. The entire airport shut down before our flight to Cancun could depart. We were sitting on the runway for maybe an hour? This blanket of fog just covered the entire airport and brought every plane to a standstill. I looked out the window and I couldn't see past the wing.



We arrived into Cancun and paid $8 each for 1st class bus transfers on ADO/Riviera to Playa del Carmen. The amount of development going on here is sad. There is track housing everywhere. And 2 Starbucks. We are very happy with our hotel room. They upgraded us automatically from the Moongate Hotel to its sister property Hotel Tucan. Larger room, A/C, lovely patio overlooking the pool. We paid $35/night for the room.















We quickly settled in and headed straight for the beach. The picture says a thousand words.
















We strolled Avenida 5 for some food, but too touristy. So we headed off the main strip and found a taco stand. 6 tacos and 2 drinks later and we had only spent $4. We went back to the room to sleep more because we are jet lagged, then headed out for a nice dinner. We found El Oasis, with excellent service from Alejandro, and fabulous seafood. I looked over to the table next to us, only to find some people I know from San Francisco. Small world!



















After dinner we headed back to the room and more or less slept ALL night until this morning. Lucky for me, the air conditioner is so loud that my snoring doesn't keep Eric awake. Hmmmm....perhaps should invest in one back home?

Today we are at a cafe, enjoying some coffee and free internet before we head back to the beach. Hope you enjoy reading our blog and we'll post more soon, it will be Eric's turn next time.