Costa Maya

We docked in Costa Maya early this morning, but two ships were already here, including the MSC Seascape (of the recent murder on board).  We had time for a nice breakfast in Coastal Kitchen, then left the ship. Maya Chan, our favorite beach resort, had told us the walk was shorter now, but it wasn’t MUCH shorter. We crammed into a van for the 25-minute drive to the resort. 

 


As the only returning visitors, we didn’t need the introduction, so were ushered right to our palapa (#10, for future reference), which was nice and shady.


This was our view:


They quickly brought our welcome drinks, a delicious fruity rum cocktail — at 9:30 a.m.!  We also got some chips, salsa, and guacamole.  It was already quite warm, and there was no breeze at that point, unfortunately. Charlie attended a guacamole-making class (which he probably could have taught) while I read.  We also enjoyed margaritas and sangria over the course of our time there. 


Lunch was announced, and we joined the line to make delicious tacos with many options of meat and toppings, plus rice and amazingly good beans. This lady does all the cooking.


Everything was delicious!  We opted for the first van returning to the port, then had the same LONG, HOT walk back to the ship. I may be getting too old for a trek like that! Time for a scooter?

Tonight is Caribbean Night, and a bunch of men in the Facebook group for this cruise (including Charlie) are going to wear matching shirts!  Stay tuned tomorrow to see the results of the photo op. 


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