When we received our revised cruise itinerary (Hurricane Danny sidelined us), I immediately said BLAH to Cozumel, Mexico! Despite growing up in Texas, I have never crossed the border over to Mexico.  I have seen the border, been close enough to throw a rock over to it, but never ventured over until now.  For Cozumel, I signed up for a “beach day” excursion that included a thirty minute catamaran ride to a private island where there would be food and an open bar. This post is few words, and a lot of pictures 🙂

The catamaran
Glasses and floppy hats 🙂
The food was prettty good though! That chicken was seasoned to perfection. Then I washed it down with Mexican coke!
The buffet
The buffet.
The storm that we ran into on our way back.
One of the staffers on the island made these little grasshoppers out of leaves!
Another shot of the storm.

My Cozumel excursion was not as exciting as some other ones that I went on, but it made for some pretty pictures.  The rest of our group went on different excursions.  Two of my cousins hung out near the port.  They enjoyed some of the attractions and of course margaritas!

Enjoyed some margaritas which they said were amazing.
With the beach as the backdrop.
They also hung out with some locals
Took a few usies with the locals.
Cozumel did have great views!

My sister and my two other cousins were determined to rent Jeep Wranglers in Cozumel for some reason.  The $100 price per person to rent ONE car did not make sense to me so I passed on that excursion.  Well that wasn’t really an accurate depiction of the excursion.  The trip in the Jeep wasn’t just a random ride around Cozumel. The three of them rode/drove a Jeep Wrangler in a caravan with other cruisers.  They actually made a few interesting stops such as a random place for a Tequila tasting next to random light house. They got to snorkel and feast on chicken fajitas! Pretty good for a hundred bucks!

The Jeep
The Lighthouse near the tequila tasting
Tequila tasting
Snorkeling
The Beach

Cozumel was pretty and seemed to have the most robust tourism industry of all of the places we stopped at.  The coast line was dotted with so many beautiful resorts and homes.  I will say Cozumel was not bad, but I guess I felt that it was a bit trite.  The other places felt more undiscovered so I think that is why I was more impressed with them.

Make sure to check out my posts on the other cruise spots

Mahogany Bay, Isla Roatan, Honduras 

Belize City, Belize

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands