We got up, drank coffee, ate breakfast and meandered the 4-5 blocks to the bus station. In a short time we were on our way to our next stop - Mahahual. If it had to rain, this was the perfect time for it. We hit a few showers as we passed through Filipe Carrillo Puerto and Limones. The sun was shining bright when we got to Mahahual.
Hotel #1
We walked the malecon down to our hotel which was located on the north side of town. The beaches in Mahahual are beautiful but I will say there was quite a lot of seawood, and in some areas it was not being cleaned up and buried so there were some smells in certain places along the malecon. We searched for our hotel but nothing has names on it from the malecon so we had a time finding it. A "Ramon" looking guy came up and helped us find it. He wouldn't take a propina so the next morning we ate breakfast where he could wait on us and Terry left him a nice tip. We checked in to Hotel Quinta Sol and discovered later they had upgraded us to a balcony room overlooking the beachfront and malecon. We also had a nice mirador.
Fishermen = Testosterone
While sitting in the open air restaurant having beer and nachos, we watched larger fishing boats entering the harbor. One anchored just off the shore in front of the hotel and when the three guys came in we talked with them and discovered they had just come in from Belize to fish the Governor's tournament the next two days. They told us to be sure and head to the big fishing pier for weigh-in the next day.
And Bikers = More Testosterone
We did our usual. We walked, we looked, we lounged, and we watched. There was lots of testosterone in Mahahual over the weekend. In addition to the fishing tournament there was a large group of bikers that had come in from Tobasco. They revved up their bikes and made the block from their hotel to the waterfront where they whiled away the afternoon drinking and just minding their own business.
We saw the huge marlin that won the tournament the next afternoon. Sad that there is no catch and release. The Belizean guys we were rooting for didn't have the greatest of luck, but that's fishing.
Over the weekend, we found our place on the beach amongst the Mexican tourists. We even took pictures for them and with them. I bought a beautiful necklace from Edwardo - he was an older, quite handsome, soft-spoken gentleman along the beachfront with perfect white teeth
If you need pesos while in Mahahual, well, bueno suerte to you! We ended up having to take a walk almost to the Costa Maya pier where there was a nice hotel and an actual bank's ATM. But, we scored. Yes, we could've caught a taxi but then we wouldn't have gotten wet in the rain.
Hotel #2
We had booked for three nights, but when we requested to stay another night we found out the hotel was almost completely booked and the $ for our room would be at their regular rate for a balcony room. So, we moved to the hotel we had stayed in before right in the middle of town. It's actually one of our all-time favorites. Gerbin and his staff at the Koox Matan Ka'an Hotel do an excellent job of keeping you happy. We ended up staying two (or was it three?) additional nights and hung with the cruise shippers.
There were two ships at Costa Maya on Tuesday. It was actually a very pleasant day and about the same number of people hanging on the beaches as there had been on the weekend. The beach vendors we had met and talked with had a great day. I'm here to tell you those guys do quite well. Even the guy that sells sneaky weaky had clients!
We ate our fill of ceviche, grilled fish and shrimp. In the daytime, we snacked along the waterfront. When those places close down early
Wednesday came and we decided to move on. We were going to check out a place we had only driven through, but never stopped and stayed. So we bought our bus tickets, went and had some breakfast and then went back to catch the "short bus" to our next destination.
Stay tuned -
Fishermen = Testosterone
While sitting in the open air restaurant having beer and nachos, we watched larger fishing boats entering the harbor. One anchored just off the shore in front of the hotel and when the three guys came in we talked with them and discovered they had just come in from Belize to fish the Governor's tournament the next two days. They told us to be sure and head to the big fishing pier for weigh-in the next day.
And Bikers = More Testosterone
We did our usual. We walked, we looked, we lounged, and we watched. There was lots of testosterone in Mahahual over the weekend. In addition to the fishing tournament there was a large group of bikers that had come in from Tobasco. They revved up their bikes and made the block from their hotel to the waterfront where they whiled away the afternoon drinking and just minding their own business.
We saw the huge marlin that won the tournament the next afternoon. Sad that there is no catch and release. The Belizean guys we were rooting for didn't have the greatest of luck, but that's fishing.
Over the weekend, we found our place on the beach amongst the Mexican tourists. We even took pictures for them and with them. I bought a beautiful necklace from Edwardo - he was an older, quite handsome, soft-spoken gentleman along the beachfront with perfect white teeth
If you need pesos while in Mahahual, well, bueno suerte to you! We ended up having to take a walk almost to the Costa Maya pier where there was a nice hotel and an actual bank's ATM. But, we scored. Yes, we could've caught a taxi but then we wouldn't have gotten wet in the rain.
Hotel #2
We had booked for three nights, but when we requested to stay another night we found out the hotel was almost completely booked and the $ for our room would be at their regular rate for a balcony room. So, we moved to the hotel we had stayed in before right in the middle of town. It's actually one of our all-time favorites. Gerbin and his staff at the Koox Matan Ka'an Hotel do an excellent job of keeping you happy. We ended up staying two (or was it three?) additional nights and hung with the cruise shippers.
There were two ships at Costa Maya on Tuesday. It was actually a very pleasant day and about the same number of people hanging on the beaches as there had been on the weekend. The beach vendors we had met and talked with had a great day. I'm here to tell you those guys do quite well. Even the guy that sells sneaky weaky had clients!
We ate our fill of ceviche, grilled fish and shrimp. In the daytime, we snacked along the waterfront. When those places close down early
Wednesday came and we decided to move on. We were going to check out a place we had only driven through, but never stopped and stayed. So we bought our bus tickets, went and had some breakfast and then went back to catch the "short bus" to our next destination.
Stay tuned -
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