Azure Waters and the Wild Side

The water in Cozumel is amazingly blue and clear.  It is so beautiful.  After disembarking the ship, we arrived at the pier.  We talked a taxi driver down and got a 3.5 hour tour of the island for $25 a person.  Our driver was extremely nice, and drove carefully, which was a HUGE PLUS.

Cozumel is a very small island, so it's very easy to see quickly.  We wanted to visit the "wild side"of the island; the East side is called the wild side because it has not had electricity since a hurricane many years ago.  We stopped at Iguana’s, a restaurant with a private beach (a naked beach per the sign).  We took pics, stopped at Chen Rios for a quick photo stop, and headed to our next destination—Playa Bonita restaurant.   

 

                                    Iguana's Restaurant

 

                                        Chen Rios 

I’d read great reviews on Playa Bonita so we just had to try the place.  Playa Bonita sits on the beach, and our table was steps away from the pristine water.  The tortilla chips are fresh and the salsa is pico de gallo, not the chunky salsa you find at Mexican restaurants in the States.  We found that crunchy tacos are more of an Americanized thing.  Also, tacos in Mexico are handmade tortillas.  Ma ordered chicken nachos, I ordered beef nachos, and Tamika ordered beef tacos.  The food was SUPERB! 

                   Beef tacos

 

                             Beef nachos

 Whew!

 

Our last stop was El Mirador, which is a series of rock formations.  Afterwards, we headed back to the pier, took some touristy pics (hehe), and boarded the ship.  

                                          El Mirador