7-7-04 Cozumel

  Again we were up early for our excursion. This one for a jeep/snorkel tour in Cozumel.

Wonder where those ferries are going?

Hard Rock along the ocean front.

More views of Cozumel

Our companion in port---love when they leave before us and we can hear their Disney horn blow

Our ship

 When it came time to get our jeeps and head out, Angie and i were left driverless, so one of the guides (Pony), became our driver. That was really neat having our personal guide.

 Our excursion took us about 30 minutes away to beautiful Chankanaab National Park.

 The roads we travelled weren't always paved, but it was fun riding in the jeeps.

 We continued on about 17 miles from Cozumel to Punta Sur.

 Entrance to the reserve also includes the historic lighthouse, where you can climb up, a small maritime museum and then onto the beach.

 Here in the reserve is a swampy area where you can even go see salt water crocodiles.

 Would hate come across one of these guys while I'm snorkeling!

 Here's a view of the lighthouse and ocean from a lookout by the swamp.

 in the little maritime museum

 On the ocean side of Punta Sur, we had time to snorkel and enjoy the beach.

 The snorkeling was a bit disappointing, but the beach was beautiful. We snorkeled in a group--they really kept an eye on everyone.

 They even had a boat ride along side which did have to take a couple people back to shore. We did see lots of purple fan coral.

 And the water felt great!

 Lots of shade on the beach, too.

 The real highlight for Angie was that Pony let her drive back and actually taught her to drive a stick shift. Again, our guides were really great.

 Back at the port we were docked next to the Disney Magic. Walking along side of them really gives you a better idea of just how big these ships really are!

 Back on board the ship, we watched a Julia Roberts movie (Mona Lisa Smiles). Then we went on deck to watch as we left Cozumel.

 Then it was on to dinner---tenderloin with goose liver on it (which I didn't eat), grilled veggies and apple pie for dinner. Soon after dinner we went to the Makado room to wait for the talent show. Our dinner mate, Nicole, was the star of the talent show.  She was spectacular!  Her winnings was a bottle of champagne which she brought to dinner the next night and shared with us all.
After all the entertainment, we went up to the Lido deck to check out the midnight mexican buffet.