As we had slotted in an unexpected 14 days in Costa Rica, our Mexico stay was a mite truncated, but who cares, we had a plan - fly from San Jose to Cancun in the Yucatan, spend a few days there relaxing and then fly to Mexico City for a few more days.

 

Well apparently Cancun is overrun with massive hotels and way too developed for sophisticated travelers like us.  So we lite on the very trendy resort of Tulum south of Cancun   Well blow me down with a feather, apparently the cognoscenti have ruled that Tulum is now far too developed for sophisticated travelers like us.  Where will this end??  An undeveloped hut on a deserted beach perhaps?

 

Almost.  The Venue and Hotels team (Sara) took outside advice (thanks Katie!!) and we set of for a few days on Holbox Island, two hours north and accessed by a half hour ferry ride. 

 

The only issue was the two hour drive. I am of the opinion that the two most dangerous aspects of travelling abroad are not being mugged or being sold into the white slave trade (which I am sure could still happen, despite my age).  Danger ONE is stepping into the road in front of a car having looked the wrong way.  Danger TWO is being killed in a car accident while being driven by a loon of a taxi driver.  We picked option TWO.  Fronc, our driver, used a technique for minimising the bumps in a road by driving at a speed that simply clears them.  That speed being 90 miles an hour, I kid you not.  Two narrow lanes, oncoming traffic, shit vehicle, no matter, he shaved at least 20 minutes off the journey and at least 20 months off our joint life expectancy.

 

Once safely, if a little shakily, ashore at Holbox Island I was unsure what to expect.  What I did not expect was unmade sand roads, thatched roofs, tiny village, great bars, no cars, lots of colour and SPECTACULAR beaches.  Perfect for just chilling in a beachfront hotel, which is what we did for five days.  Could have done with more to be honest.  And definitely NOT too developed!