Golf Cartin'

The preferred mode of transportation on Isla is the Golf Cart.  The locals seemed to drive mopeds.  

Around Isla

Punta Sur: A Walk Around Cliff of the Dawn

Punta Sur Cliff Caves

We climbed up these stairs to find caves.

Punta Sur Sculpture Garden

23 artists from Mexico and around the world made this sculpture garden in 2001.

The Pier

Tortugranja -Turtle Farm

We visited a turtle sanctuary.  There were indoor and outdoor pools with turtles segregated by age from newly hatched to one year old.

The Cemetary

There was a Cemetary next to the hotel.  It was beautiful with all of the colors and statuary.  Many of the above ground crypts looked like little houses with windows.  The houses were filled with little trinkets and things the deceased loved in life.  It was difficult to walk around, the graves were only inches apart in some areas.

Beach Day

Our first full day on Isla was a beach day.  

From the Balcony

The resort was awesome!  It was small and low key which is different than other all inclusives we have stayed at.    No activity pool, or kids club, just relaxation and a constant supply of tropical drinks and cerveza.

There are only around 120 rooms, a buffet, a Thai/sushi restaurant, Satay, which requires reservations, and Cafe del Mar which is an open air restaurant on the beach.  

This is pretty much the entire resort:

A closer view of the pool area and the beach beyond.  The water was incredibly blue.

Privilege Aluxes

We stayed at Privilege Aluxes on the North end of the island.  It is 500 yards away from the ferry dock, and we walked right to it.  We were all upgraded to suites at check-in.  They were sparsely decorated, but very nice with lots of space.  We had multiple ocean views from the balcony and bedroom.

Getting to Isla Mujeres

We left a week ago today on a vacation with Chris's family to Mexico.  Specifically to Isla Mujeres, which is an island off Cancun.  From the airport, we took a van to Puerto Juarez, and then the Ultramar ferry to Isla.  It was a twenty minute ride.  

On top of the ferry in open air seating.  Local musicians play on the ferry for tips and we were serenaded by a guitarist.

The ferry had blue lights all around it.  They looked like spaceships on the water at night.