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05-23-2008, 04:23 PM
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Beth & Scott's Trip Report to the Roo May 08
Beth & Scott’s trip to Mexico May 2008
Background My first trip report on the roo, yet vacationed the Yucatan many times with Playa del Carmen being “home base" for many of the trips. We visit the Yucatan twice a year with our backpacks and limited vacation budgets staying in affordable accommodations along the way. We shoot for 80-cent tacos and $1.00 beers and we are good to go! This trip was special since it was a celebration of completing my Masters of Counseling degree! My husband, Scott is a die-hard fly fisherman and brings his portable fly rod wherever we go. We reside in Michigan, an hour west of Detroit, so he spends a lot of time fishing up north Michigan or at many of the nearby smaller lakes. Most of his time in Mexico is spent fishing on the shore. However, I love to visit Mexico for the beach, sand, relaxation, shopping and culture! Due to our love of Mexico we thought it more than appropriate to have a Mexico destination wedding. We married in 2005 on the shores of the Caribbean in Cozumel while the sun was settting. Here we are (December 2005) on our wedding day…    Back to the report…. This trip we planned a busy schedule to experience as much as we could in a week! We planned on staying at each destination for two days each Our plan was to visit: -Puerto Morelos- and be sure to stop at Jardin Botanico Yaax Che (Botanical Gardens) -Playa Del Carmen- and to volunteer on wash day at the Peanut Pet Shelter -Punta Allen- for major relaxation -Paamul- to experience the beach for the day But before our arrival to Mexico…we had a 5 over layover in FLL (Fort Lauderdale), so we decided to get out of the airport and take a taxi to the beach for a few hours….boy was it worth it!  First stop in Mexico….Puerto Morelos (never been and loved it!!!) We decided to also come back on our last night and crash before heading home due to the proximity of the airport! (15 minutes away!) We stayed at Posada El Moro, one block from the main square and the beach. It was a steal at $45 a night and included air conditioning, real comfy beds, continental breakfast, wrap around balcony, pool, gardens and a nice sea view!…      We loved Puerto Morelos… it is a small, quiet town filled with laid back very nice people. The beach was almost deserted by day, during the early evenings many people were seen swimming in the warm sea…  
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05-23-2008, 04:29 PM
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On the streets of Puerto Morelos we saw many locals going about their normal routines, ate at excellent cheap restaurants and noticed Greg is still running for president…
      We were sure to stop at Jardin Botanico Yaax Che and we were lucky to see monkeys in the wild! We were told one was 20 years old…    Overall, we had an excellent time at Puerto Morelos and was looking forward to returning for our last night…   Our trip report will continue with upcoming photos of our time in Playa and washday at the Peanut Pet Shelter! Stay Tuned…
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05-23-2008, 04:33 PM
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GREAT START!!!! Can't wait to read more! You two are adorable, and I love your approach to travel.
Keep it coming, please!!
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05-23-2008, 07:26 PM
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I like your "go with the flow" attitude. Good to see you got a photo of "Greg" as he was plastered on every power pole when we were there in March. Popular guy!
 Can't wait to read more of your report so ......keep it coming!
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05-23-2008, 07:37 PM
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Great stuff where's the rest?
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05-23-2008, 11:00 PM
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Did you happen to eat at Doña Triny when you were in PM (you have a photo of it)? It's the orange building at the first stop sign you reach driving into town (on the square). We love that place. In fact we had lunch there today. Their sopa azteca is wonderful. Whenever we head to Cancun for something, we try to plan lunch there along the way.
~Cheri
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05-23-2008, 11:15 PM
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Yes, we ate there on 3 occasions! Once for a snack, once for dinner and another time for breakfast! Excellent and super affordable. 80 cent tacos cannot be beat!! Yummy food...
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05-24-2008, 02:21 AM
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Yay! Great report and thanks for the photos.
I like the one of the boy with the dogs...those look like well cared after dogs, good to see. Did you venture south on the beach at all? We found a wonderful little deserted beach south of Puerto Morelos once, we just travelled through the town all the way, and then just past the big marina and break water. It was a beautiful beach. Sounds like you had a great time, can't wait to see more!
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05-24-2008, 04:53 AM
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Hey Beth and Scott - finally the long awaited trip report. Love your wedding pictures! You guys travel the same way Gary and I travel ... isn't it great!!! Thanks for sharing your travels with us and can't wait for the next installment.
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05-24-2008, 06:39 AM
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Hey Beth&Scott Gary here, I'm bummed we couldn't get down. How was the fishing Scott? I'm practicing the fly thing for the next time we meet. Great trip report!
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05-24-2008, 01:40 PM
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Great TR start!! Waiting for more!!
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Sharon www.movetoplaya.com “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
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05-24-2008, 09:43 PM
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We did not venture South on the beach...
 next time we will be sure too, sounds cool. We did rent bikes and cruised up and down the streets and got a good feel of the town.  The fishing from shore was not the greatest for Scott in PM or PDC  , he had his best luck in PA
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05-24-2008, 09:45 PM
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We missed you on this trip LoveBuds (Nancy/Gary)
! Perhaps one of these trips we will meet up again!
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