We had a snorkeling trip scheduled for 1pm and decided to do as much sleeping and laying by the pool as possible. We accomplished both and wandered down to meet our boat by the beach around 1pm. We signed in, tried on our gear, and waited a Mexican minute to our boat, the "Moby Dick". Mexican minute was a term that was used often by the crew of the ship and it ranged anywhere from 1 min to 15 mins. :-)
Waiting for our boat
Ready to take on the ocean
A view from the beach
Some scary looking cloudsThe plan was to hit two snorkeling spots on the local reef and then kick back at a private beach before we headed back to the resort. As our boat headed for the first spot, a HUGE storm was brewing over the peninsula. Looking inland we could see lightening striking every few seconds and the thunder would echo all around us. I kept telling myself "I won't get electrocuted.. I won't get electrocuted". The storm was heading the opposite direction of us and I didn't die a horrible shocking death. We spent 45 minutes in the water and saw a handful of fish. We took plenty of underwater pictures that I will share once I develop them... Who knows when that will be.
Heading out to sea
The pier from the water 
Our resort
A beach
Milling about in the waterThe second spot had fewer fish than the first; however, it was nice floating around seeing all the coral. The current was pushing us North so rather than resist it we went with it and the boat moved to a spot where we would meet up with it. We loaded up and headed for the private beach. A handful of us spent the time in the water relaxing while 20 or so people spent the next hour playing soccer on the beach. Once the game concluded, we loaded up once more and headed back to the resort. The crew of the ship were very nice and let us know that it was O.K. to tip them if we enjoyed the trip (What a relief). Once the members did his version of the dance "On the catwalk" and had people shoving money in his shorts. You can tell he did this for a living and he walked away with a pretty good chunk of dough.
Heading to the 2nd snorkeling hole
AArggg!!! A pirate ship
Pulling into the private beach
...And I do my little dance on the catwalk
Once on land, we went back to the room showered and headed back into Playa Del Carmen for dinner and more shopping (YEAH!!!). :-|
The best Mexican food EVER!!
Enjoying our authentic Mexican mealWe spent the remainder of the night in the pool and then crashed out after enjoying our nightly Hershey's Kiss.
Tomorrow we do NOTHING... O.K., we lay by the pool, swim, walk on the beach and eat at the buffet.
Bill and Traci
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