Viva Mexico 2019 - Puerto Morelos/Cozumel

Jeep driving in Mexico!

I cannot believe how fast the 3 weeks went by and all of a sudden we were on our last stretch of the journey. As the last stop, I chose Puerto Morelos located between Cancún and Playa del Carmen it was supposed to still have the quiet charm of a fisher village and not as touristy as many of the other places along the coast.  That is not to mention that there are a good number of resorts right at the beach, but the village itself is not yet overrun and you can find good food, in the evening you find local artists at the market square showing their work and some food stands which sell local favorites.

Street Tacos at DK :) - great cocktails too!

View from our hotel in the morning :)

Puerto Morelos.

There were two things I still had on my list for this vacation: snorkeling the reef and visiting Cozumel.
I booked a snorkeling tour with Wet Set. They are very professional and all the equipment is excellent. The 4 of us had 2 guides to take us around. We saw plenty of big fish and nice corrals. The coast itself had an immense seaweed problem and swimming at the beach was not possible. Once the boat took us out to the reef we had clear waters and good view. We stopped at 2 locations for a good 45 min snorkel each. We loved it!

Seaweed Islands closing in!

Cozumel was the last full day trip. We took the ferry from Playa del Carmel rented a very, very old Jeep - no seatbelts, no rearview mirror - Island living :) and made a trip around the island. We stopped to do some of the beach snorkeling at the Skyreef. There is not as much fish variety or coral so close to the shore but still worth the stop :). We had some excellent coffee at Coz Coffee Roasting company before heading back to the ferry and that was it.

We will definitely be back to Mexico! We can highly recommend, renting a car and getting around to more off the beaten path locations - you will not be disappointed :)

Things you only see when driving around. Get your souvenirs at the side of the road.

Fresh fruit, juice in every village - you will not go hungry here. Look out for the speed bumps everywhere. This is something we needed to get used to. But in the end, it was a running joke :)

Speed bump and food!