Always when I'm thinking of my next vacation, Mexico is always in the back of my mind! I've been there quite a few times at this point and it never gets old for me. The culture, the weather, the TACOS - I love everything about it. The last time I went we decided to stay a little bit north of Cancun at the Villa del Palmar Resort. What I loved about this resort was that it was in a less touristy area, but was only a 15 minute ride to Cancun. Piece of advice? Don't take a cab, take the Collectivo (local bus). It is so cheap and drives past the resort constantly. You will save a ton of money! 🚌🚌
🌴☀️It was situated right near the ferry terminal that would bring you to Isla Mujeres, and I'm not kidding, North Beach on Isla Mujeres is one of the most stunning beaches I have ever visited in my life!🌴☀️
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NOT A POOL! Also, can we talk about how my nail polish matched the water?! NOT PLANNED.
North Beach, Isla Mujeres
This little island boasts one of the whitest sand beaches in the world, is home to Mayan Ruins, and also has a turtle sanctuary! We ended up here during a tour that we booked to go swimming with Whale Sharks. I booked this tour for my husband's birthday and it was one of the best memories we have from any of our travels. Even for me, who is a self-proclaimed chicken of anything adrenaline-based.
Jump in the water with sharks? Um, no. But it was his birthday and I wanted to experience it with him, so I downed a corona and shot of tequila and boarded the boat.
Turns out, these 'sharks' are harmless filter-feeding sharks that survive mostly on plankton. They are the largest shark in the ocean and can be up to 40ft long! Needless to say, jumping in the water in the middle of the ocean with these guys was one of the most badass things this girl has EVER done. Bad. Ass.
This next photo isn't my own (source is credited below), but I couldn't get a good shot of the massive size of their mouths! One of them literally swam right towards me with his mouth open and I pretty much said my goodbyes and prayed to Jesus. But like I said, these gentle beasts aren't interested in eating us, so he just swam around me and my heart started beating again.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2017167
If you're planning your next tropical vacation, consider doing this. Like I said, it was one of the best vacations we went on. Oh, and did I mention that it was this trip that my husband proposed to me on? 💍
Thanks for reading and happy traveling! 💜
Jen