Hola!

Just posting quickly to let ch’all know we made it to Isla and have embarked on a whirl-wind tour of the island (Mom’s in town 🙂

Anyone who knows my mom knows she is an awesome traveler: she’s up for anything, she thoroughly researches (and details an organized itinerary in excel) of interesting things to do and she gets us out & about (from almost dusk to dawn). Sheesh! I can barely keep up with her!

With Mom here we’re getting a great orientation to the island and practicing our hosting skills for what’s to be a small invasion of Austinities coming to visit us next month (yay!).

For any of y’all that are coming (or considering coming) to Isla, here’s a map of some great stuff we’ve already done & seen:

View Isla Mujeres + Cancun in a larger map

And, here’s some general info about lodging on different parts of the island:

• The north end of the island has tons of stuff within walking distance (restaurants, bars, shopping, beaches, etc) but you’ll be around more people.
• The middle part of the island is relatively easy to get a cab to/from. You can get hotel rooms or rent a small villa or house, some with views/beach access to the bay side of the island. It’s more private/less touristy here but you need transport.
• The south and southeast side of the island is mainly house rentals and you will definitely need transportation.

Where we’re anchored (just south of the airport, mid-island), we can easily go by our dinghy to the north part of the island, most places in the middle or southwest/lee/lefthand side of the island (through the inner lagoon). And, we can always get to shore and cab it to wherever to meet up.

The two marinas across from us (El Milagro & Paraiso) have nice rooms for $50 per night (with a pool, restaurant, bar, etc). Their beaches aren’t the best (there’s sea grass). But, it’s just a $2 cab ride to town or north beach.

And, for those of y’all wondering about what we did in Honduras, the fun stuff we did in Guatemala and our couple weeks in Belize, stay tuned 🙂