This trip just popped up in my Facebook memories, it was five years ago. It was a nice getaway. We were trying to keep it inexpensive since our daughter just got married and we were going on an Alaskan cruise, our friends were happy to oblige.
The resort was just so-so, but Chris and Julie had just lost their son to an accident and it was good for them to get away for a bit and get some salt air. Little did we know, the girls would be taking a similar trip five years later for Sondra to get away and grieve David. (I will be posting that blog later- The Girls go to Cabo)
We flew into Cozumel, what a tiny airport! We stood outside to go through customs. I think there were two agents on duty and the whole terminal had 8 gates! It didn’t take long however, and we were picked up and taken to the Allegro Cozumel. The beach there was fabulous, the rooms were a little lacking. It might not have been so bad, but the man in the room next door smoked and coughed a lot and we knew when he was doing either. Also, we knew when the nightclub let out and when the drunk Canadians at the pool finally went to bed!
Because of my gluten issues, they made me special meals every night. Usually fresh fish with grilled veggies. It was always good, but I was ready for something different by the end of the week. Everyone else, however, was disappointed in the food. The buffet left something to be desired. Towards the end everyone was asking if they could have what I was having, now that’s a first!
We mostly just hung around the resort and laid on the beach. Again, we were not out for a big adventure and there was a little bit of healing that needed to take place. (We realized this wasn’t the place for big healing, but a little was good.)
We did take one excursion for snorkeling. What we didn’t realize was there were a lot of those tiny jelly fish in the water. I kept getting stung by them. The water was pretty rough and a little cool, so we didn’t snorkel long. When we got back out, my legs had a funny rash all over! Everyone kind of freaked out thinking I was having a major reaction, but it went away after a bit. We had to stay out on the boat since we had gone out with scuba divers. We were waiting on them to surface. It wasn’t a long excursion, but a nice break from the beach. (Not that I really need a break!)
Four of us, David & Sondra and me & hubby, went into town for dinner one night. That was fun too, I can’t remember the name of the place, but it was recommended by the resort. Talk about crazy cab drivers, we almost hit a bicycle! Chris & Julie stayed behind to have a night in, it was good.
There were a few iguanas that seemed to hang around. We named one Fred and took his picture. We had fun watching him and all the black birds everywhere.
All in all this was a great getaway, but I wouldn’t go back to this particular resort. It was inexpensive and the beach was good, but the rooms and food were just okay.
The Travels and Tales of TLC 