Place_of_Stay: hotel meson san miguel
Tours: Tour_Operator
Comments: We left Austin july 26 for a short 3 day trip without children
and to enjoy. We left at 4:30pm and arrived without a hitch and waited in line
to get into the airport and pass all the inspections. We got on a van and it
took us to the middle of town to the Hotel Meson San Miguel. We had to walk
about a block up the square to our hotel. We wanted something non touristy and
this was it. Right in the middle of town We got to our room 3 floor
overlooking the pool and we could see the ocean. Nice clean room nothing
fancy. We went to eat at Palmeras and as usual husband and i ordered the same
food. Fish with some kind of sauce that was great and veggies. After eating we
walked the streets and watched the locals hang out. We went to bed and
had to get up early as we were taking a Jungle Jeep tour. We ate breakfast at
Plaza Leza had some type of eggs. We then walked and waited in front of
Plameras for our Jeep to arrive at 9:45am. Sure enough our guide Rene pulled
up and we
were off to the jungle. We drove out o tow
town onto a dirty road and my husband was saying how he loved to 4 wheel
drive. Well Rene let him drive and she sat in the front with me in the back we
went to two Mayan ruins and at the first one i slipped off some rocks getting
off and cut my kneee and bruised my leg. So be very carefull. We passed some
other jeep and also dune buggy riders. We got to the second ruin and looked
and turned around and headed back and then found a beach and snorkled and ate
a wonderful lunch of chicken and rice. Husband got to continue driving and had
a blast as for me i was in the back getting all the bumps and hits from the
road if you can call it that. We got back about 4 pm and had to take a nap as
it was hot and very tiring. We ate dinner at Casa Denis . I had Snapper
and husband had another fish and it was wonderful. We again walked the streets
off cozumel and then had coffee next door to Plaza Leza and watched the
tourist and locals. By then it was nearly 10pm headed back to our cool r
oom. Sunday we got up and sat outtside for a bit and drank coffee
as we brought our traveling coffee pot. Then we walked to the Museum and ate
breakfast. It was great waffles and fruit , a little hot outside but very
nice. Then we toured the museum for 3.00 each and it was very interesting
learning things about mexico and cozumel that we did not know.
Then we walked out of the museum and walked for blocks and blocks to the very
inner of cozumel.. We walked in that heat for about two hours and headed back
to our hotel. Took a nap and then headed down to Sonara Grill. I had
shrimp and husband had some mexican dish that he was not sure he would have it
again. Then we thought we needed to walk this food off and we walked
again and ended up at the local cemetery. Very interesting never been in one
in Mexico. As we could tell very old too and you could tell rich from poor .
We then walked to the mall for the bathroom which had a/c and spent about 5
minutes there enjoying the
air. We had to head to Carlos and charlies and buy the T-shirts for our
kids. Walked back to the hotel and rested. At about 7pm went to the square and
sat and watched the locals get ready for the night. At 8pm the band started to
play and husband and i along with others got up and danced. At about 9pm it
got breezy and guess what it started to rain. We head to the local coffee shop
next to Plaza Leza while the band played on. Headed back to the room at 10pm
and to bed. Monday got up packed and headed to Palmeras for breakfast
and then to the airport. All and all we had a very relaxing vacation with some
real mexican life staying in the middle of town. Thanks to Travelnotes i
had a list of hotels, resturants and things to do ..