We are finally on Spring break and in the beautiful place of Islas Mujeres! The rides over here were not bad at all. I was expecting a lot worse from customs, but everything was very easy and fast, which I am thankful for. We arrived here on Thursday afternoon and went to the beach as soon as we could! The water is so warm! It has to be in the 80's at least, if not warmer, and the sun is always shining. I have already gotten some minor sunburn, but it's not bad at all. I'd say it's pretty good considering how much closer to the sun we are! Since we've been here we have been able to eat at a lot of the cute little restaurants in town - downtown is like a 1.5 minute walk from our hotel. It's such a cute little town and not very big at all. We can walk to the beach, down town, and to the grocery store because everything is so close! I'm very glad we decided to come here instead of Cancun because Cancun is probably a mad house. The other day we went snorkeling and it was so much fun! We went to a couple different places out in the big blue ocean and we saw so many different fish and could see straight to the bottom of the ocean! I have never been in a body of water like that before! It's quite salty, but it's still so awesome! We even saw an old car at the bottom of the ocean in one snorkeling spot. We were a bit confused, and so was the couple from New Zealand. I liked their accents! Yesterday we wanted to get a break from the sun because of sunburn and such so we rented a little golf cart and drove around the whole island taking pictures and seeing different sights. There are ton of golf carts for rent. That's how all of us tourists are getting around for fun. There has to be more golf carts and little motor scooters than actual vehicles on this island. While we were driving around yesterday, we also saw a giant lizard and a little lizard sitting on a rock! That was the first lizard I'd ever seen, so that was pretty cool! Today we are going to the beach today and slowly getting info and such for a possible trip to Chichen Itza tomorrow or Tulum (Tolum?). Other than that, this spring break has been a lot of fun just being able to enjoy the sun and relax before heading back to Queretaro to finish out the rest of the school year!
I would definitely recommend coming here to Islas Mujeres if you are looking for a fun little vacation. It's not super busy here like it would be in Cancun, and everything is in walking distance and if you don't want to walk you can rent a golf cart! And the prices as far as restaurants go can vary depending on what you want to eat. We have been eating at restaurants and choosing meals around 130 pesos or so or below ($10 US dollars or so) because we are cheap and don't want to spend a ton of money! haha. But there is a grocery store, so if you don't want to eat out, then you can buy for for a very cheap cost. The restaurants and souvenir shops have American type of pricing - which I am not used to anymore! Because in Queretaro, things are so so cheap! But it's still pretty decently priced. It's a tourist town here, so you can expect things to be a little more expensive. But anyways, if you like the sun, the beach, and such, you should come here because it is beautiful! :)
Hasta Luego!
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