Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

I'm currently in Playa Del Carmen, which is just about an hour south of Cancun. It is so much nicer here than Cancun, and the places I've stayed at are just a block from the beach which has been great! The first couple of days here I just spent exploring Playa and the enjoying the beaches here. I've got a snorkel now, so have been able to do a bit of that and I can't wait to snorkel more in Belize.

Playa Del Carmen

I’ve joined up with the group that I am travelling with for the rest of my trip, doing a tour with G Adventures. The group seem great – it’s mainly Brits and Australians, with a few other nationalities. About half of the group leave us in Antigua, Guatemala, so we will also meet more people again then. I’m sure I will bump into the people I met in Cancun again, as the backpacking route in Central America seems pretty set.

Today a group of us visited Cozumel, which is an island about a 40 minutes ferry ride away from Playa del Carmen. We went to a beach near the south of the island called Playa Palancar that was lovely and so quiet, and I was able to snorkel some more. Travelling here in the off-season is great! We have been pretty lucky with the weather so far – we got caught in a really heavy downpour earlier, but the storms are over very quick. The food here is really nice too and I’ve been eating a lot of tacos, although it’s pretty touristy in Playa Del Carmen so it will be great to travel further south away from the hassle you get around here.

Cozumel

Tomorrow we have a long travel day ahead starting at 6:30 to get to Caye Caulker in Belize. The motto there is ‘Go Slow’, and I’m really excited to get to the island!