Thursday was a little more of a challenging day for me and Lane. I debated about whether I wanted to go into this or not but it’s important to me so I’ll elaborate. Late Wednesday night (around midnight) we got a call from Lane’s brother Brad with some devastating family news. Mona, Lane’s older sister was killed in a motorcycle accident in Arizona. We were in shock and unsure how to deal with the news. I remember walking up Thursday morning wishing Wednesday night was just a bad dream.
We got up Thursday morning and got ready for our trip to Isla Mujeres. Some how we managed to pull ourselves together and tried to have a good time on our trip we'd planned for the day. We met up with a group from our hotel and took a bus to the Aqua Tours to catch the boat that was going to take us to Isla Mujeres. The boat ride was 45 minutes and it was beautiful. When we got to the island we had to catch a cab to take us to Garrafon Park. The cab ride was about 5 or 10 minutes through some rough looking areas. I was relieved when we made it to our destination! While on the island there were several different activities we could do. Lane and I decided to go snorkeling again. This time we were a little disappointed because we were not allowed to swim over the coral so we didn’t get to see as many fish as the day before. It was still a fun experience. They also had zip lines, kayaks and bicycle tours. After Lane and I finished snorkeling we grabbed a bite to eat and then walked around. It was a peaceful and relaxing place.
After spending most of the day relaxing at Garrafon Park it was time to head back to Cancun. When we got back to the Pier there were several dolphin shows going on. We watched the dolphins for a few minutes and then got on the boat to head back to our hotel. We got back in time to shower up and head down for dinner. After dinner we grabbed a table in the hotel bar and listened to the band and had a few drinks before calling it a night.
We got up Thursday morning and got ready for our trip to Isla Mujeres. Some how we managed to pull ourselves together and tried to have a good time on our trip we'd planned for the day. We met up with a group from our hotel and took a bus to the Aqua Tours to catch the boat that was going to take us to Isla Mujeres. The boat ride was 45 minutes and it was beautiful. When we got to the island we had to catch a cab to take us to Garrafon Park. The cab ride was about 5 or 10 minutes through some rough looking areas. I was relieved when we made it to our destination! While on the island there were several different activities we could do. Lane and I decided to go snorkeling again. This time we were a little disappointed because we were not allowed to swim over the coral so we didn’t get to see as many fish as the day before. It was still a fun experience. They also had zip lines, kayaks and bicycle tours. After Lane and I finished snorkeling we grabbed a bite to eat and then walked around. It was a peaceful and relaxing place.
After spending most of the day relaxing at Garrafon Park it was time to head back to Cancun. When we got back to the Pier there were several dolphin shows going on. We watched the dolphins for a few minutes and then got on the boat to head back to our hotel. We got back in time to shower up and head down for dinner. After dinner we grabbed a table in the hotel bar and listened to the band and had a few drinks before calling it a night.
On the boat ride to Isla Mujeres we saw this pirate ship. Obviously not a real pirate ship, more of a touristy thing! Still very cool.
The people on this boat were out fishing. (If you click on the picture you'll be able to see it better.)
A picture from the boat. I liked all the different shades of blue in the water.
Lane and I on the boat.
Garrafon Park. Look at all the palm trees.
This is part of the snorkeling area.
The doc in the middle of the picture is where we got in the water to go snorkeling.
(If you click on the picture you can really see how beautiful this place was. We were up top of the hill when I took this.)
The dolphin show.
I liked watching the dolphins!
This is a picture of the top of the boat we took to and from Isla Mujeres. It was a big boat!
I snapped a few pictures on our bus ride back to our hotel. - McDonalds-
-The Flea Market-
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