Our week in Cozumel is half over, so I thought it would be a good time to mention what we have been up to. Let’s see…
Eating.
Drinking.
Sleeping.
Swimming.
That’s about it. The emphasis is on the eating and drinking. I am going to have to do some serious gym penance when I return.
We are staying at the Occidental Grand Cozumel, a lovely all-inclusive resort near the southern tip of the island. We are here primarily because we are members of the Occidental Vacation Club, a time-share vacation club, which means that we stay here for the price of the all-inclusive portion of the stay – about $1,100, which is a big discount over what others are paying. I overheard someone say that their week was over $2,500. And we were able to bring Jett’s sister along for just an additional $550. A very good deal, especially considering that as member we get free access to a lot of amenities that are not available at all to the hoi polloi. Like access to free internet, which I am using to post this.
Actually, the WiFi is not very good, which may be the case at many of the RV parks we will visit when we hit the road. Keeping current with this blog will probably be a challenge.
Anyway, just to prove that we are here, I have a couple of vacation photos to share:
The iguana is named Sam (by Jett) and he is clearly the Alpha Iguana on the property. We have also seen a tarantula, so the property definitely has some appeal to those who like exotic animals.
The food is very good and, being free, is impossible to eat in small quantities. Same with the alcohol. Our room comes stocked with beer and soda, plus bottles of vodka, rum, scotch and tequila. We are able to control ourselves when it comes to imbibing, but I have to wonder about how some would deal with this temptation. The only drunks that I have seen so far, however, were New York Giants fans who were excessively happy about the Patriots failure to play well in the Super Bowl.
Ah, well, it’s just a game, right? But if I lose any more sleep thinking about Tom Brady, Jett is going to wonder about my orientation.
We did a “back island” tour yesterday, which consisted of getting a taxi for 4 hours so that we could bar-hop our way up the uninhabited east side of the the island. There may not be any residents over there, but there are certainly some interesting bars. I will get some shots of them uploaded in the next post.