After sleeping in, we took the short ferry to Cozumel. To save dinero, we decided to stay in the city center and organize dives from there. The hotel (Hotel Centro) was nice enough, but the town was a bit feo (ugly) and very touristy. We thought we could escape some of the crowds by going the Chankannab National Park for snorkeling (and there were less people there), but the reef was underwhelming. It was a nice exercise in taking underwater photos until my underwater camera decided to malfunction. Not cool on a trip that was built around many underwater activities. Rod got his toe bitten by a hungry fish. There were some really cool sunken statues, but (of course) my camera wasn´t working.
For dinner, we did find a charming restaurant (Casa Buena) that made a mean margarita. At two-for-one, I was feeling it halfway into my second margarita. We headed back to the hotel for an early night.
So far, we don´t understand why Cozumel is such a popular tourist destination. Hopefully the diving will improve our impression of Cozumel.
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