Beach Break!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Costa Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Anna and I had been to Costa Maya about four years ago, right after the port opened up. It was "created" following a serious hurricane, which damaged the port of Cozumel to the north. Back then, we didn't even leave the purpose-built shopping and tourist village. With more time to research this time, we booked a beach break through a private company. An American family bought land and built a small beach resort several years ago, and they cater to cruise ship groups. It is an all-inclusive place (drinks, food, activities) and they cap the number of people who visit, so it is never crowded and they focus on service. It was a very bumpy and hot taxi ride for about 30 minutes to reach the place, but once out of the cab and through the gate, it all looked like a postcard.

They set us up under a palapa (palm-covered beach shelter) and the rest was up to us . They had amazing tropical drinks; anything we could think of. Several drinks made with coconuts they harvested right there on the beach. Lunch was freshly grilled fajitas, and they had probably the best guacamole I've ever tasted. There were glass-bottomed canoes and all kinds of floats and such for us to go out into the water. The water was only a few feet deep at least a quarter mile or more out from the beach. Anna and Katherine took advantage of some massages on the beach, and all in all it was a very relaxing day. We also started off well on our week-long quest for none of us to get sunburned!

We had time for a little bit of shopping (not very good) after the taxi brought us back to town, and we were on the ship only a short while before we sailed.

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