It could be real easy to get too comfortable here in Isla Mujeres and forget to move on. We plan to leave Monday after Easter, bound for Belize. We typically get our day started first by listening to the Northwest Caribbean net on the SSB radio and then the Isla Mujeres net on the VHF radio. The majority of the cruisers we have met are heading in the opposite direction. Cruiser gatherings for potlucks or breakfast at one of the local restaurants are announced on the net so it is really easy to meet other cruisers.
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| Anchorage at Isla Mujeres (Picture taken from ferry) |
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| One of the many ferries that run between Pureto Juarez (Cancun) and Isla Mujeres |
Cancun now has three Walmarts. We didn't go to Walmart (we did go to one in Merida), but we did go to the Sam's Club and bought a few groceries. It was interesting. The layout and operating procedures seemed to be the same, but the goods carried where very much tailored to the preferences of the local community.
On Good Friday we noticed a large crowd moving south along Rueda Medina, the major north-south road. We assumed it was related to Good Friday and then spotted a cross being carried as confirmation. We hurried in and joined the solemn procession of hundreds just before entering town. The reenactment of Christ crucifixion was very well done and a moving experience.
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