Fifth Anniversary - Isla Mujeres

For our fifth anniversary, Kate suggested that we take a quick trip to Mexico to relax, unwind and spend some quality time together. We'd both been busy with work and play for the past few months and we wondered if we could still let time idle by under the Mexican sun.

Thursday we hopped on a smooth flight to Cancun, caught a shuttle to Puerto Juarez and picked up a few Tecates for the ferry ride to Isla Mujeres.

Villa la Bella on Isla Mujeres was as we left it: quaint, tranquil and inviting.

...and tastefully kooky.

Villa la Bella was nearly booked full when we decided on our fifth anniversary adventure and we were forced to reside in the spacious honeymoon suite, to the top left of the photo below, above the bar. So far I haven't taken the second story dive into the pool, but it's tempting and the trajectory has been carefully studied.

I'm amazed at the vertical nature of Caribbean cumulus clouds.

After a swim and a nap, we relized that if we didn't hurry, we'd miss sunset on the north beach of Isla Mujeres.

A rainburst moved across the island as we enoyed the sunset, driving us to a nearby beach-bar to wait out the rain. Nearly got our pesos soggy.

Breakfasts were nothing short of delicious at Villa la Bella. Here, Kate falls off the vegitarian wagon with a chorizo souffle.

Villa La Bella benefits from a near constant breeze from the Caribbean ocean, keeping the bugs at bay.

I've become a big fan of building rock carians, this one visable on the beach from our balcony.

A few farewell views of Villa la Bella.  Adirondack chairs, I barely got to know you.

Until next time Isla Mujeres.