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joeychitwood · 15 March 2013, 06:19 AM

My spouse has been to Isla Mujeres, Mexico several times, but I had not until this month. The island is a bit of a throwback to an older, less developed Mexico. There is only one high-end resort on the island, and it is far away from restaurants and neighborhoods, so we avoided it. We stayed on a tiny island at the north tip of Isla Mujeres and enjoyed it immensely. We never had less-than-spectacular food, and the weather was perfect.

The ferry running out to Isla Mujeres from Cancun:

A cemetery on the east side:

The east side coastline:

Sculptures on the south tip:

A colorful parrot not happy about me waking him up:

joeychitwood · 15 March 2013, 06:25 AM

More Isla Mujeres photos. A woman and her toddler from South America:

Iguana sunning itself on the cliffs:

Me with my blue Tudor Sub 79090:

Sunrise from our hotel's beach:

Sunset from the hotel bar:

Vincent65 · 15 March 2013, 06:29 AM

Beautiful photos - looks/sounds like you had a great time!

bayerische · 15 March 2013, 06:32 AM

Awesome pics Joey!

And "skål" to you too!

I'll be close in two days!

joeychitwood · 15 March 2013, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by bayerische

And "skål" to you too! I'll be close in two days!

Enjoy! I'd go back tonight if I could.

capote · 15 March 2013, 06:42 AM

Great pics, its a nice place for sure

bayerische · 15 March 2013, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by joeychitwood

Enjoy! I'd go back tonight if I could.

I re-arranged some of my business insurances and pensions today, and the guy who did it had been to Playa del Carmen Mexico, as I mentioned I didn't want his cold, as I'm heading for holiday soon.

He had only great things to say about Mexico.

Can't wait.

Hooper · 15 March 2013, 06:52 AM

Great pics Joey! Wishin I was somewhere warm now. 2 months till Hawaii!

Kingair · 15 March 2013, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by joeychitwood

Enjoy! I'd go back tonight if I could.

I really believe you !

HAGOne

Aqua fobic · 15 March 2013, 07:09 AM

Makes me want time to fly by. We're off there in May

beaglehusky · 15 March 2013, 08:43 AM

Great pics, thank you for sharing.

rwolfhaus123 · 15 March 2013, 09:04 AM

I've been, great place!

conrail · 15 March 2013, 09:22 AM

That's not an iguana, that's a damn dinosaur! Beautiful sunrise/sunset pics!

GerardoG · 15 March 2013, 09:23 AM

Glad to hear you had a good time in MEXICO!

Rags · 15 March 2013, 09:52 AM

Great pics Doc.. Glad you had a nice time.

rodrob59 · 15 March 2013, 10:42 AM

Looks great. The wife and I are headed down in October.

joeychitwood · 15 March 2013, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by GerardoG

Glad to hear you had a good time in MEXICO!

We love Mexico. We've been there a dozen times and have enjoyed every trip.

HRV · 15 March 2013, 03:23 PM

looks like you had a great time, photos look great, i have only ever been to Tijuana in Mexico and i really didn't enjoy it, walked over the bridge and spent a day and evening there, i was probably to old to enjoy it

etp095 · 15 March 2013, 04:39 PM

Beautiful looking place,very nice pics.

TheVTCGuy · 15 March 2013, 08:56 PM

I lived for two summers on Cozumel back when I was a teenager, this was in 1976 and 77. It was a work-study program with school and I tought Scuba Diving to tourists. The first year I lived in the house of the dive-shop owner, some corner shack I couldn't tell you how to get to now. I shopped in the market, ate in the little roadside shacks, (learned the hard way about food poisening) and generally lived the laid-back life. I learned Spanish, met a lot of great people, dove the Palencar reef.... This was back when there was very little development on the island.... I remember they were buiding the "El Presidente" hotel the first summer, I spent the second living in it. Life there was.... Well, Joey pointed to it superbly in his OP. It was just... different....

Sometimes I wonder why I ever left...

FeelingTheBlues · 15 March 2013, 09:04 PM

Those are very nice pictures indeed! I'll have to keep this place in mind if I ever want to go down South on a trip.

joeychitwood · 15 March 2013, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by conrail

That's not an iguana, that's a damn dinosaur!

I've also been informed that the red bird is not a parrot but instead a macaw. I'll post some downtown and neighborhood photos later today.

36475koz · 15 March 2013, 11:20 PM

It really is a great place.

mjclark32 · 15 March 2013, 11:25 PM

Gorgeous!

joeychitwood · 16 March 2013, 12:35 AM

A house downtown:

Old Land Rover:

One of our favorite restaurants:

Typical house on Isla Mujeres:

Little guy walking on beach (mom is just out of view, so he was well supervised.)

The view from my hotel room:

Brief morning rain downtown:

looking to buy · 16 March 2013, 01:00 AM

Can you tell us the name of the place you stayed. Looks great

joeychitwood · 16 March 2013, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by looking to buy

Can you tell us the name of the place you stayed. Looks great

We stayed at the Avalon Reef Club. It consists of condos, villas and hotel rooms. We stayed in a room. It is a two-star hotel with a five-star view, as it sits on its own tiny island accessible by a rickety wooden bridge.

Rooms are very basic, with all-Spanish TV, AC, a very hard bed and few power outlets. However, they are perfectly adequate for someone who wants a more genuine Mexican experience. The condos and villas are very nice, but they remind me of any one of dozens I've seen across the Caribbean.

There is a very good restaurant at the resort for those days one doesn't want to walk a bit or for when it might rain.

If you are looking for a Four Seasons Hotel experience, don't stay here. If you want a decent place to sleep and shower while you explore the island and its people, I highly recommend it.

Culley22 · 16 March 2013, 04:17 AM

Already told the wife that this is our next destination. Thanks Joey!!!

TheVTCGuy · 16 March 2013, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Culley22

Already told the wife that this is our next destination. Thanks Joey!!!

Take me with you....

15 March 2013, 06:19 AM	#1
joeychitwood "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Way Up North USA Watch: Rolexes & Tudors Posts: 6,361	I heartily recommend Isla Mujeres, Mexico as a destination. My spouse has been to Isla Mujeres, Mexico several times, but I had not until this month. The island is a bit of a throwback to an older, less developed Mexico. There is only one high-end resort on the island, and it is far away from restaurants and neighborhoods, so we avoided it. We stayed on a tiny island at the north tip of Isla Mujeres and enjoyed it immensely. We never had less-than-spectacular food, and the weather was perfect. The ferry running out to Isla Mujeres from Cancun: A cemetery on the east side: The east side coastline: Sculptures on the south tip: A colorful parrot not happy about me waking him up:

15 March 2013, 06:32 AM	#4
bayerische "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Andreas Location: Margaritaville Watch: Smurf Posts: 19,879	Awesome pics Joey! And "skål" to you too! I'll be close in two days! __________________ Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

15 March 2013, 06:52 AM	#8
Hooper "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: Tony Location: Ontario, Canada Watch: 16610 Posts: 3,290	Great pics Joey! Wishin I was somewhere warm now. 2 months till Hawaii! __________________ “LIfe’s Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting “Holy shit, what a ride!” – Hunter S Thompson

15 March 2013, 09:22 AM	#13
conrail "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 3,177	That's not an iguana, that's a damn dinosaur! Beautiful sunrise/sunset pics! __________________ "Oh, you give a f****' aspirin a headache, pal!"

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Rags 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Chuck Location: SW Florida Watch: 16233,16610,214270 Posts: 11,196	Great pics Doc.. Glad you had a nice time. __________________ 16233 Y Serial Datejust 16610 Z Serial Submariner 214270 Explorer *114300 Oyster Perpetual* *76200 Tudor Date+Day*

15 March 2013, 06:25 AM	#2
joeychitwood "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Way Up North USA Watch: Rolexes & Tudors Posts: 6,361	More Isla Mujeres photos. A woman and her toddler from South America: Iguana sunning itself on the cliffs: Me with my blue Tudor Sub 79090: Sunrise from our hotel's beach: Sunset from the hotel bar:

15 March 2013, 06:29 AM	#3
Vincent65 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Switzerland Posts: 14,298	Beautiful photos - looks/sounds like you had a great time!

15 March 2013, 06:42 AM	#6
capote "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Real Name: Daniel Location: Sweden Watch: 16570 Posts: 7,315	Great pics, its a nice place for sure

15 March 2013, 07:09 AM	#10
Aqua fobic Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Mark Location: UK now and again Watch: Seadweller Posts: 127	Makes me want time to fly by. We're off there in May

15 March 2013, 08:43 AM	#11
beaglehusky "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Adrian Location: Tanzania Posts: 1,553	Great pics, thank you for sharing.

15 March 2013, 09:04 AM	#12
rwolfhaus123 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Real Name: Robert Location: Houston Watch: Zenith El Primero Posts: 219	I've been, great place!

15 March 2013, 09:23 AM	#14
GerardoG Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Real Name: Gerardo Location: Here Watch: ALL of them Posts: 32,098	Glad to hear you had a good time in MEXICO!

15 March 2013, 10:42 AM	#16
rodrob59 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Rod Location: Atlanta, GA Watch: YG DD 18238 Posts: 1,540	Looks great. The wife and I are headed down in October. __________________ I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made. -Franklin D. Roosevelt

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HRV "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Andrew Location: johannesburg Watch: ROLEX Posts: 4,407	looks like you had a great time, photos look great, i have only ever been to Tijuana in Mexico and i really didn't enjoy it, walked over the bridge and spent a day and evening there, i was probably to old to enjoy it

15 March 2013, 04:39 PM	#19
etp095 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: rudolph Location: chicago burbs Posts: 2,026	Beautiful looking place,very nice pics. __________________ tt date circa 69' 5513 circa 81' ss sub w/date (z) pepsi gmt for dad(D) polar expy II(z) 1675 gmt circa 68' ladies datejust on jubilee for mom (z) sea dweller16600(M) SS Sub-C(g) Omega Planet Ocean,45.5 on mesh(2500D)

15 March 2013, 08:56 PM	#20
TheVTCGuy Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Paul Location: San Diego Watch: 126619LB Posts: 21,540	I lived for two summers on Cozumel back when I was a teenager, this was in 1976 and 77. It was a work-study program with school and I tought Scuba Diving to tourists. The first year I lived in the house of the dive-shop owner, some corner shack I couldn't tell you how to get to now. I shopped in the market, ate in the little roadside shacks, (learned the hard way about food poisening) and generally lived the laid-back life. I learned Spanish, met a lot of great people, dove the Palencar reef.... This was back when there was very little development on the island.... I remember they were buiding the "El Presidente" hotel the first summer, I spent the second living in it. Life there was.... Well, Joey pointed to it superbly in his OP. It was just... different.... Sometimes I wonder why I ever left...

15 March 2013, 09:04 PM	#21
FeelingTheBlues "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Carl Location: Always moving Watch: If you wish... Posts: 22,039	Those are very nice pictures indeed! I'll have to keep this place in mind if I ever want to go down South on a trip. __________________ Mon corps c'est un pays en guerre sur l'point d'finir, Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire, J'ai faim, j'ai frette, je suis trop faible pour me lever debout, On va hisser le drapeau blanc un point c'est tout. - André Fortin

15 March 2013, 11:20 PM	#23
36475koz "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: Bill Location: Chicago, USA Posts: 193	It really is a great place.

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mjclark32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: MJC Location: PHL USA Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP Posts: 29,232	Gorgeous! __________________

16 March 2013, 12:35 AM	#25
joeychitwood "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Way Up North USA Watch: Rolexes & Tudors Posts: 6,361	A few more photos walking around the island: A house downtown: Old Land Rover: One of our favorite restaurants: Typical house on Isla Mujeres: Little guy walking on beach (mom is just out of view, so he was well supervised.) The view from my hotel room: Brief morning rain downtown:

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