Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Cozumel & Playa Del Carmen







We went to Cozumel & Playa Del Carmen (Cancun) over the Dia de los Muertos holiday, November 1st.  This holiday is celebrated throughout Mexico to honor, remember and pray for loved ones that have passed away.  We decided to stop at a local cemetery in Cozumel to see what occurs.  It was amazing to see the attention to detail that loved ones did for those who have past.  We saw ice cold Coca Cola’s left out, loafs of bread, cold water, unique paintings left for the departed, flowers…anything that would be comforting to us walking the Earth was also left for those who departed before us.  Such a moving holiday.  We were happy to be there to celebrate and reflect on our loved ones that have also passed.  

Cozumel is a beautiful island that caters to a lot of scuba divers.  Although we don’t scuba, we really enjoy snorkeling and swimming in crystal blue water.  The island is small enough that we were able to spend one day driving around it.  We love exploring the unbeaten path when on vacation – this island had a lot of unbeaten paths with lots of cenotes (a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath). 



















Amazing colors at the cemetary


Jerry paying tribute to those resting at the cemetary


Beautiful Mausolem


Morning Yoga



I made it to the top of the lighthouse! The door was tenny-tiny!!


View from top of light house



Pier in front of our Cozumel Condo



Snorkel time!


Serenaded by these guys


Our Cozumel Beach Front







Mangroves everywhere....beware of mosquito's!


Aftermath of said mosquitoes -- ouch!


The Plantation House -- our home in Playa Del Carmen -- So cute!!




Loved the decor and colors at Plantation House


Local art vendor next to Plantation House


The rain came down hard on our 2nd to last day


...so we found a cool bar to hang out at!



Hanging out with Americans who have made Playa Del Carmen their home--good times!