{"id":609,"date":"2014-09-23T15:33:08","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T22:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kokomoman.com\/wordpress1\/?p=609"},"modified":"2018-05-29T12:27:24","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T19:27:24","slug":"cozumel-walk-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kokomoman.com\/wordpress1\/2014\/09\/23\/cozumel-walk-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Cozumel \u2013 Walk-about"},"content":{"rendered":"

The only thing I did in Cozumel after getting my internet fix was a little walk-about. Any time I had ever been at Puerta Maya in the past I always went somewhere else… either on a tour (mostly SCUBA diving) or taken a taxi from the compound to downtown. That\u2019s where Margaritaville is.<\/p>\n

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Puerta Maya is the Carnival made for cruise ship port.<\/p><\/div>\n

This time I wanted to see what was just outside of the port area. It\u2019s only a short walk so I took my camera and took some pics. (More posted on kokomomantoo). There\u2019s a lot of the colorful stuff typical of Mexico. As I think about it, this really isn\u2019t typical of Mexico… it\u2019s just typical of the tourist areas in Mexico.<\/p>\n

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The tourist trap shops in Mexico always have colorful stuff to draw you in.<\/p><\/div>\n

Just across the street from the port you can find scooter rentals, car rentals… two or three small bars with cheap beer… and a couple of low end places to eat. I usually get something to eat in one of those low end places. If it\u2019s crowded with locals then you know the food is good. I speak a bit of Spanish from my time living in Spain so I can get by well enough to do okay. I also know to eat stuff that is cooked in front of me on a hot fire or in a boiling pot of water. I stay away from all the stuff that\u2019s sitting out.<\/p>\n

This time I had a couple of tacos. These weren\u2019t like the ones you get at the Mexican Phone Company… Taco Bell. Instead these were rolled up in a cross between a soft corn tortilla and a piece of panita bread.\u00a0 A little salsa and some extra hot sauce made it mmmmm-mmmmm good. They carved the meet right off the spit in front of me, so I\u2019m pretty sure Montezuma\u2019s Revenge won\u2019t hit me. I\u2019ll let you know tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a place that claims to sell Cuban cigars. I\u2019m told that you may or may not be getting real Cubans in there. I went in but didn\u2019t buy anything.<\/p>\n

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Los Cubanos… I don’t know if they sell real Cubans or not. I didn’t buy any.<\/p><\/div>\n

I didn\u2019t spend a lot of time nor go very far on my walk-about. As you walk along the main drag toward town you see mostly the same stuff over and over. Since it\u2019s a few miles to the downtown area… where Margaritaville is… I decided to go back to the ship. If I were going to Margaritaville I would take a taxi. But Bloody Mary was back at the ship and I decided that with most folks exploring Cozumel, it would be a good time for her and I to find a deserted hot-tub.<\/p>\n

K M<\/p>\n

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