Travelling Granny Pants: From the Hammock

We didn’t do too much yesterday. It was pretty overcast and there were a couple of downpours so we stuck close to home. Mr. Granny Pants cooked us a delicious Sunday morning breakfast and then the rest of the day was spent reading and lounging and just enjoying our surroundings.

I find myself in rhythm with the island now and a typical day begins with waiting for the sun to rise, coffee, blogging and then breakfast, served on our patio by our lovely hostess. Then we just wait for the day to unfold as it is meant to. I love having no plans or agenda. We also have a resident iguana. I have named him Pepe. He used to hide as soon as we came out onto the balcony but he has now realized we mean no harm and even poses for me when I whip out my camera. He is a very handsome and macho iguana and I usually leave him any left over food we may have from breakfast.

We ventured out about three o’clock and headed down to El Varadero, a small restaurant on the lagoon. It is known for its Cuban food. Mr. Granny Pants had the Chicken Fricassee and he thoroughly enjoyed it. Later we headed over to the Soggy Peso, a place popular with the ex-pats. We wanted to walk along the road by the lagoon but an encounter with a massive Rottweiler changed our plans. As he stepped out into our path, we stopped and wondered if we should just keep moving forward. A man stepped out from his house and gestured that we should turn around. He made some motion with his hands which I interpreted as “the dog will eat you” so we played it safe and veered back to the main road. The Soggy Peso was packed. This had to be the busiest place in Isla Mujeres; filled with North Americans enjoying the Sunday special of ribs which they had run out of by the time we got there. We had a couple of margaritas and then headed into town. It was now my turn to eat so we stopped at Rolandi’s, a restaurant I had read about. We sat out on the street and watched the parade of people and I devoured a yummy rib eye steak. Then it was time to head back to La Joya where we watched an episode of something or other on the netbook and went to sleep. We are usually in bed between 8 and 9 and up around 5. We are not big party animals and really just enjoy getting the most out of the days. We enjoy nothing more than going out for dinner and then coming back to our little hotel to enjoy a couple of drinks on our balcony, with only the sound of the ocean.

Okay. Off to enjoy the day. Here are a few random pictures of this and that.