Trip Report-Day 5-Cozumel 12/3/08

Trip Report-Day 5-12/5/08

Cozumel, Mexico

Woke up for our big day in Mexico. We had arrived early so we were already docked when I got up. Went up for breakfast and got ready for our big day and our visit to the Tulum Ruins. Met in the Buena Vista Theatre and went with our group downstairs and to our ferry boat to the mainland. You know its bad when on the boat ride over they have people walking up and down with vomit bags. I like to say the trip was like Star Tours at WDW on crack. It was an experience thats for sure, it only was 30 minutes across to the mainland but I don't think I have ever been so happy to see land in all my life.

Walked through the shopping area of Playa Del Carmen and onto our bus for a 1 hour drive south to the ruins. We stopped at a shop on the way and had our lunch, provided by Subway...eat fresh.=)

Then on to the ruins, an amazing experience thats for sure. We had a 1 hour guided tour, our guide Felipe was superb, his ancestors were all Mayan so he was very passionate about the ruins and their link to Mexican History. We had about an hour to explore on our own. I was in awe of the amazing structures. Some dated back over 1,000 years. Following our bus trip back to the ferryboat and another 30 minutes of armchair gripping boat ride we were back in Cozumel. A little shopping later it was time to get back onboard the Disney Magic and dinner at Parrot Cay, which was good as always. Our usual nighttime routine of a martini in sessions and some piano music later it was time for the pool and then off to bed. Tomorrow is a sea day so that means one thing....sleeping in =)

The Ferryboat we took to and from Cozumel to Playa Del Carmen on the mainland of Mexico

Looking from the Mainland back towards Cozumel

The beach at Playa Del Carmen

Scenery outside the bus window on our drive to the ruins

More Scenery along the way

Welcome to Tulum

Sunset in Cozumel

Sunset

The Disney Magic docked in Cozumel

Cozumel