Isla Mujeres - July 2009 Part 1 'The Island'

The island of Isla Mujeres feels like my second home. When the ferry docks and I disembark, my soul sighs. The sights, the hustle and bustle of the street, the tempting smells of cooking. A taxi whisks me away to a quiet hotel on a peaceful beach and the week with my handsome husband stretches our ahead of me, like a dream come true. Isla was pretty quiet, with the drop in tourism due to the economy, the Swine Flu hype and the onset of low season. The beaches were beautiful and quiet and Playa Norte had regained a lot of ground down by Na Balam. Sr. Lima's house Hotel Playa Media Luna, our hangout for the first few days A beautiful sunset from Mark and Donna's place Day after day of bright sunshine And a little rain one morning Kindergarten Graduation Day! All of the children had on all white clothes and they had a corsage or boutineer (sp?) The abandoned condo project next door to Secreto. We call them the 'Mayan Ruins' because that's how they look at night. I want to plant ivy all around them, so it will grow up and cover them. This is what I call a 'Mexican Man-kini'. When the local gentlemen want to cool off, they pull their shirts up and cool off their bellies. Gotta love it! View from Casa Sirena rooftop, where we spent the second part of the trip. It's so beautiful there. I always like to stop at the shell stands by Hacienda Mundaca. The people are so sweet and they have gorgeous shells. Rainbow seen from Steve's rooftop! Playa Norte was quiet. We stayed down by Na Balam where it was incredibly beautiful. The beach has come back so much over here. I am standing just East of Na Balam restaurant looking back West. Look how much beach is here now! Mr. Wonderful This little building is almost finished next to Na Balam. Probably going to be a Starbuck's. I'm kidding. I hope I'm kidding. More blog entries about Food, People and more coming soon!!!