I was a little bit sick after Isla Holbox/ dying of the flu. It was a terrible case of man flu for women and I was the whingiest person ever. Thank god to Matt for being a total hero- including carrying my bag for me because I was too weak. Yep, highlight of my life.
Well the journey to get to Isla Mujeres from Isla Holbox was a bit sucky. Ferry. Then non air conditioned second class bus. Then taxi. Then ferry. Then taxi...oh and then an hour long wait while we sat in the heat for the guy that owned the room we were renting to show up.
But it was worth it. Great accommodation. It was only 50 extra pesos for air conditioning! (SOLD!) And we well and truly used it. The room was long, it took up one side of the house and had a huge King size bed, a double bunk bed and then a giant bathroom...no hot water but who needs it in Mexico. I think it was one of those places that I am in love with while travelling (omg I forgot it had a minifridge!) but really I would never normally be ecstatic for it. But for us it was great. Especially the air con. AIR CON! and the mini fridge since we had an incident in Isla Holbox where I turned into a psycho because somebody stole two of my eggs from the communal fridge...bad karma is coming your way egg thief.
Why I loved Isla Mujeres...
The beautiful beach was ten minutes walk from our place, there was another beach that was only two minutes walk but the beautiful beach was better.
We had a kitchen, and although it turned into a sweat box/steam room/class of Bikram yoga while cooking..it was still convenient.
Although it was an island and prices were high, being a tourist trap meant that there were lots of places to choose from, and being low season they were fighting for your dollar.
Surprisingly there were a few different places to buy groceries from, and one of them was a big supermarket! Yes! A break from tuna pasta!
What I wouldn't do again...
Hire a scooter. We hired a scooter for the day to discover that the best beach on the whole island was the beautiful beach ten minutes walk from our cheap accomm. Although there was some amazing hotels and private homes down the other end, my guess is that these all had ridiculous pools- because the beach was not at all protected down that end.
So ten days as Isla Mujeres. Tick! I definetly want to go back. Loved it.
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