This morning Sofia and I are greeting the morning on the rooftop of our hotel, enjoying the warm breeze and the early morning sun. Yesterday was our first full day on Isla Mujeres and we took it pretty easy. Patrick began the kids snorkling lessons, first in the dipping pool at our hotel and then at a beach nearby. He and Otis were excited to find a place full of fish where the water was fairly shallow. Sofia loves snorkling in the pool but is less eager about the ocean.
Our hotel is well situated. I'm glad because we're going to be here for 12 nights and you never know before you get to a new place exactly how it will be to stay there, especially with kids. We are three blocks up from one of the most popular beaches on the island and one block off the main drag for restaurants and shops. Last night the kids picked the restaurant, which turned out to be great, an Argentine restaurant with roses on the tables under the starry sky that serves steak and lobster (and also pizza if you know where to look.) We've been eating breakfast across the street at a loncheria where you can get omelets or hotcakes for $3- $3.50. We like to pick a good breakfast place and go there every morning. The kids like the routine and we like getting to know people. Our hotel is a unique place, a family run, artsy place with plants everywhere and a little girl (age 2) who lives on the premises and has been kind enough to share her sandbox with Sofia. There is a library full of books and a resident dog as well.
Today we'll rent a golf cart and explore the island a little. There is a turtle sanctuary here as well as some great parks and beaches. We've reserved a boat for later in the week to do some snorkling and Patrick and I are hoping to do some diving next week. Patrick's birthday is next week on the second, our last day here and I'm working on a surprise for him. I found the perfect thing last night, but have to work out the details.
Pictured below: the beach down the street, the view from our hotel room door (in and out), and the street nearby with restaurants and shops.
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