We woke up in Toronto on Thursday morning and with the TV telling us it was minus 11 (minus 21 with the wind chill), we were happy to be heading south for four days (five nights) in Mexico! Air Canada flew us to Cancun where (after a transfer to the FBO airport) we boarded a tiny plane for the flight to Holbox island. We had to laugh when we noticed the instrument panel informing anyone who would notice that the pilot data needed an update, and had so since 2007! Clearly our pilot was not too concerned and seemed to know where he was flying. The twenty minute flight was fun as it was the first time Lisa and Christos had been in a tiny plane together. After a muddy taxi ride in a golf cart through town (cars are not common on Holbox but golf carts are), we finally arrived at our hotel in the late afternoon, had a few beers and a snack and just relaxed until dinner a few hours later. We were slightly apprehensive about the weather as it had been raining since we arrived in Mexico (hence the muddy ride) but it soon cleared up and we had no rain on our first night.
Friday was our first full day on Holbox and it was wonderful. Blue skies with a few clouds but no rain, nice and hot! The first half of the day was spent lounging hammocks by the beach and reading before we rented bikes for a ride into town. The ride was quite an adventure as the mud roads were still filled with small ponds from Thursday's rain so we had to swerve to avoid puddles or plot through them hoping we would not get too wet. After the tour through town, we returned to the hotel for a little rest and then went down to the beach to watch the sunset while having a beer. Finally it was off to town at night for dinner at Rosa Mexicana where Christos had the octopus and Lisa had the steak. Both were quite yummy. After dinner, we strolled along the beach gazing at the stars and enjoying another beer. We tried to watch "Despicable Me Two" but only managed to get about fifteen minutes in before sleep took us.
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