3 Days in Isla Mujeres
A few weeks ago for my birthday, I went on a trip to Mexico with Dan, my mom, and sister. I've actually never been to Mexico (even though it's a quick and cheap plane ride away and I minored in Spanish), so I put it on my 30x30 bucket list. What better way to cross that off than to do it on my 27th birthday? I'll be recapping my trip in two parts, for the two different areas we visited. The first part of our trip was to a tiny island off the coast of Cancun, called Isla Mujeres (or Women Island). To get here, we took an Ultramar ferry from Puerto Juarez, about 30 minutes from the airport. There were seats on top of the boat (where we sat and got to listen to a live singer/guitar player) or inside the cabin. The ride over took about 30 minutes, and we were surrounded by the beautiful Caribbean Sea. Once we got on the island, we were able to rent a golf cart (which, along with motorcycles, is the main transportation we saw). The island is ...