Beth & myself left from Seattle to Cancun on the morning of April 24th. Arrived to find our rental car waiting for us. The rental car hand off was slightly odd. The rental agency was not at the airport, so Fernando picked us up in the car itself. It could very well of been Fernando's personal car. Any thoughts of problems were put aside as Fernando handed us the keys to the car along with a Corona each. Let's see that type service from Avis. Welcome to Mexico!
It was about an hour drive from the airport to Playa del Carmen where we'd be staying. First stop though was the local grocery store for some basic staples. Cerveza, breakfast food, fruits, snacks. After numerous speed bumps we found the Sand Castle. Took way to much time to get into our place since the directions led us to the correct house but gave no clue as to how to actually get in.
Somehow entering the place sapped mondo energy. A culmination of the day's journey was catching up with us, it was getting late and starting to get dark out. Determination to not just crash on our first night in Mexico somehow kept us going. Oh yeah, lack of food in the stomach was another major factor; the mangos we got at the store weren't going to do justice.
Drove into town and decided to hit John Gray's. The reviews in the books I'd read made it sound really good. And, well, it wasn't bad. Overpriced and more of a metropolitan atmosphere than we expected. I would of been satisfied with a taqueria and cerveza. Made up for the dinner with a Mayan hot chocolate at Ah Cacoa for dessert.
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