Cancun, Mexico 2010 - November 2010 Part 2

Day 4: Downtown Cancun

Now that we had figured out our way around the town, night #4 started with a tour around the nightlife in Downtown Cancun. There are about 10 bars and nightclubs right next to one another. Every few feet there are "promoters" trying to get you into their club/bar. After a while, it's pretty annoying. Anyhow, we decided to go to an open bar for $10 per person all you can drink, and then head into the most happenin' club (at least to the locals) Coco Bongo.

Barra Libre!

Coco Bongo was quite an experience! It's not like most of the nightclubs in Los Angeles. From the time they open until about 2AM, it's a live musical show. Performers come out and sing, dance, and fly through the air with ziplines. It's a small floor with a few tables and bars to stand and dance around in. Once the performances are over, it turns into a typical nightclub with dancing and loud music, and in Cancun...the party does not stop until the sun rises!



Coco Bongo

Coco Bongo



We got tired pretty early (2AM) in the morning and headed out of Coco Bongo to find us some food! Now, I am a lover of Mexican food and was craving some tacos! Hidden behind one of the bars in an alleyway is a restaurant that sells tacos, burritos, and fajitas. We tried the carne asada (steak) tacos and they were fine. But then I saw something roasting on a spit and insisted on trying it out. I found out that these were Al Pastor (pork) marinated tacos...and i fell in LOVE! Needless to say, we had these tacos almost every night for the remainder of our trip!

These tacos were the perfect way to end the night! We hopped back on the bus and went back to our hotel.

Day 5: Isla Mujeres

We woke up the next morning and set off to take a tour of Isla Mujeres (The Woman's Island). Most hotels offered group tours to the Island that cost anywhere from $50-$100 per person! To us, this was a sort of outrageous price, so we decided to do it ourselves. We took the bus to the ferry stop, which is just about a mile past Downtown Cancun. The ferry ride was $15 per person and took about 30 minutes. The waters on the way to Isla Mujeres were amazingly blue! It looks like what you would see on a postcard.

Once we got onto the island, it was time to explore! First getting off the ferry, again, you are bombarded with people trying to sell you things or come join their tour. It's pretty difficult to navigate through the number of people selling things. We chose to rent a moped for $25 for the whole day and explore on our own. There are many small hotels and small local restaurants further into the island. We found an ice cream cart on the side of the road and tasted what seemed to be the smoothest and lightest coconut ice cream! Yum! We continued on our moped ride and took several pictures of the natural beauty that surrounded us.

Moped Rental

Ice Cream Cart



We ended our moped tour on the beach with a couple of cervezas. The waters at the beach on the island were much calmer than those in front of our hotel. We were able to swim for hours!

We ended our day back on the ferry with the beautiful sunset!