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Returned to the Presidente Hotel for another
dive. We were on the waiting list for a 2-tank dive; however,
the
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Memorial Day holiday reservations were too full. Other dive shops were
also oversold. Anyhow, the time was
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spent at the pool and restaurant. A brief walk around the hotel site
encountered an Iguana "hotel" pyramid
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and crabs working onto shore.
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Time to leave Cozumel island and depart back to the mainland. We
encountered a scene reminiscent of the
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Amazing Race - our taxi driver was extremely slow. We explained
to our older driver that our ferry would be
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departing soon and his reply was "that the news made him
nervous". We watched several cars, bikes, and
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people pass us. We did arrive with 30 seconds to spare and completed
the return ferry to Playa Del Carmen.
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It was difficult to locate the Avis Car Rental kiosk and ended up using a
taxi to the main Avis facility (pronounced
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Ah-vis). The staff was extremely pleasant; however, speed is not of
the essence. After several documents
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signed, we were off in the four door Jeep Wrangler.
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Driving from Playa Del Carmen to Tulum is easy and less than an hour.
Roads were concrete based; however,
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road strips were not very clear. Lanes have a large side that can accommodate
slower vehicles are making left
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turns - yes, use the right lane, slow down, wait for both lanes to clear,
and turn left. The majority of the traffic
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is taxis and buses.
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Arrived to the villa on Tankah Bay - the maintenance staff was still present
and helped with luggage, including
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a rope and pulley system to move luggage upstairs (The interior stairwell is
not friendly for luggage). Villa is
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removed from being directly on the beach and uses a large Sea Oat type tree
and burm for privacy. From the
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upstairs veranda and bedrooms, the view of the beach and Bay is
endless. We opened all the doors and windows
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to allow the Mexican Caribbean winds to fill the house.
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Kitchen is fully equipped and the refrigerator is stocked with the basics -
six pack of Sol beer, six pack of Coke,
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and one loaf of bread. Next step was one (of many to come) visit to
the San Francisco of Assisi supermarket.
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Prices were very reasonable and included full service bakery, pharmacy,
deli, and other needs. To select bakery
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items, one picks up a large pizza sized tray with tongs and stacks the items
on the tray. The tray is handed
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back to the bakery staff and they bag and price. Check out help
included young children in their formal school
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uniforms - common to tip a few Pesos when they complete bagging the
groceries.
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Back to the villa for chicken enchiladas and fresh salsa.
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