This morning we went straight to Gran Puerto to catch the ferry to Isla Mujeres!
We loved the boat ride because we love boats. It was crazy windy though! Some guy and his guitar provided some live music while some tourists danced. It was just a quick ride but we enjoyed it!
Once on Isla Mujeres, we realized that we forgot to bring extra cash for taxis. No problem - we like to walk anyway. We walked over an hour to our destination, and I loved it! We really got to see the island that way. Parts of it were nice and parts of it were not so nice. Bailey said that I don’t even need to go to El Salvador anymore, because what we saw looked so similar! It was so lush, colorful, and beautiful to me.
About halfway through our walk, we stopped at a restaurant for some good looking tacos. They were also good tasting! Nothing beats street tacos, but we were so happy to have the food to fuel us for the rest of our walk.
Finally we reached the Tortugranja. On trip advisor someone said “worth a visit if you like turtles” and that was good enough for me! I love turtles! Indoors there were pools with smaller species of turtles. Or maybe they were just young turtles, I don’t actually really know. I preferred the pools of the big turtles because they were outside.
We bought some food and had so much fun feeding them! I fed them one piece of food at a time so you can imagine how long we spent there. They’re just so cute!! I loved how they chomped the food!
We then started walking to Punta Sur. Well, we thought that’s where we were walking. After walking for ten minutes in the wrong direction, Bailey discovered that we were going the wrong way! We also discovered that we had brought more money than we thought, so we went back to the Tortugranja and caught an overpriced taxi to our next location.
Punta Sur was gorgeous. We sat and admired the view for quite a while! We also people watched which was exceptionally fun because some Chinese tourists came by and they’re the best. We watched the dad try to throw some rocks near some lounging iguanas to get them to move, and we also watched his wife hitting the rocks out of his hand haha.
We walked around there for a bit, but it’s mostly just a place you go for the view. I enjoyed this chacmool that we found. I put my head where the sacrifice would be.
When we had soaked in all the view that we could, we decided it was beach time! We walked to a nearby beach which included beach chairs. We didn’t last long in the chairs though and were soon out playing in the water! Unlike the beaches we went to in Cancun, we had to walk on some pretty treacherous rocks to get out to the deep water. Ouch!
We had gone to that specific beach because we read online that it was great for snorkeling. Unfortunately it turns out those people were lying or we were in the wrong place or something. All we saw were sea plants and sharp rocks! So we just played in the water and floated around. Then we played in the sand and just sat. What a peaceful day!
We got a taxi back to the ferry. The ferry ride was a little choppy, and at one point it had reversed all of the hard drying off work we had done! We bounced on a wave and watched it come straight towards us, soaking me completely! Good thing this place is so hot! It was funny.
We stopped at Parque de las Palapas for some dinner and were shocked by how cheap it was. I got four tacos, Bailey got a GIANT torta, and we got a plate of guacamole and chips to share. We spent about 7USD overall for our food which I feel is insane. It was super delicious too! I wish I could have eaten it all, but there was just too much.
Despite our crispy sunburns, we have so enjoyed our time here in the Cancun area. To be honest, we probably won’t come back anytime soon because I feel like we have done all we could here. But we are glad to have seen it! The beaches are gorgeous and the food is tasty. We felt pretty safe everywhere we went. And nobody mugged us so that’s always good!
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