Our play time in Cozumel started early in the morning...as in 7:15am. Ouch! We, along with several hundred passengers, wanted to leave the Regal as soon as it docked. We stood in a long line on deck 5 and was able to exit the ship by 7:30am. We raced across the long pier to meet up with our group. We exchanged our tickets for stickers that we proudly displayed on our shirts.
We were told to board the water ferry which would take us over to the mainland.
The Regal Princess docked at the new pier:
Two water ferries. We boarded the one in the right:
The ferry ride took us over 45 minutes to reach Playa de Carmen. The seas were a bit rough and the crew had handed out bags incase any of us felt a bit blue. Once we arrived at our destination, we found someone fishing right off the beach;
We got into groups of 10 and Jorge was our designated tour guide:
We walked a bit through town before we were shown to a mini van. Miguel was our driver for the day.
We arrived at Dos Ojos cenotes 40 minutes later. Jorge gave his mandatory snorkeling safety guidelines. We walked through the park to reach "uno Ojos" or the first eye cenotes:
We approached the caves with much anticipation. This was a first for many of us. We put on our snorkel and mask, but no fins. We entered the cold and clear fresh water:
We basically floated around this cenotes pool to get used to the cold water and also make sure the snorkel and mask worked. Hubby and I did not have to worry as we always bring our own gear.
We got out of this natural pool and walked over to another called "dos Ojos" or second eye:
We walked down into this second pool which happened to have a slight current to help move you along:
Notice the formations?
I called this the "bat cave" and tiny bats flew above our heads:
The root system of a plant:
Jorge took a small group to look at another cave:
Here's a shot of where we would exit/walk out of the cenotes:
We all had a great time at the cenotes. This was one of several on the mainland.
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