Playa del Carmen

So we decided yesterday to take the day 'off' which i know sounds funny but anyway, we boarded a bus with our new Danish friend Ditte which took us an hour south of Cancun to Playa del Carmen. Now when I was planning our route up the coast I said to Brett lets give Playa a wide birth as I'd heard it was really touristy and all I could imagine was tacky beachfront bars and drunk students everywhere... until we got to Cancun and everyone said, wow everyone usually goes to Playa as its much prettier than Cancun.... great!

So we ventured down there to find a small town perched on the coast, with lots of cute restaurants and shops on a street called 5th Avenue.



Tequilla anyone?!
The Nacho Libre masks - just slightly bizarre


Everytime you came to a small crossroads and looked right down the street
you could see the glint of the tourquoise water... 'I am home' I thought.





We went for breakfast at this place called 100% natural which is the type of place that as soon as you sit down at one of their tables outside near a small waterfall dotted with exotic fruits, you take a deep breath and immediately feel healthier. The juices were amazing, and below is a pic of my oh so healthy oatmeal! After having been living in Cancun where the nearest healthy place to eat is called SuperSalads where they serve you a giant portion of salad plus 4 chicken filled pitta breads, a side of tortilla chips, guacomole and a litre of coke, this was a refreshing treat!


me and ditte & some yummo juices


i feel healthy just looking at it!

Once on the beach we plopped ourselves down on what only can be described as soft single mattresses and laid and swam and ate - all of our favourite things! Had the most amazing thai beef salad... the best meal I've had in Mexico which is worrying considering it was a Thai dish! (unlike the sushi this did not come with cheese!)








We had a thoroughly enjoyable day which finished with a wander on 5th Avenue which was all pretty and lit up and littered with artists displaying their art in the street, it was a great atmosphere, and yes touristy.. but touristy in a tasteful way. If only we'd have known!


Playa by night

Ditte & Aleisha

Loved the swings!

A tankard of Coffee & Cake - the only way to end an evening!


Brett gave his first 2 public talks today - he did so well and I was so proud of him, he got lots of nice compliments on it. He'll be giving it again next weekend on Cozumel which is an Island off the coast at Playa del Carmen.
I can't believe we leave here on Saturday and we've been away for 5 weeks...

Anyway, thanks for your emails and updates on xfactor... I can't believe Olly didn't win!
I'm off to find the Strictly results on You tube now!

Adios for now amigos xx