Enjoying the Island of Costa Maya!

The first few photos are of the Costa Maya Port, which we bypassed and hopped on the shuttle to Tropicante. There was a nice sitting area around the swim up bar and lots of great eating spots. If you just want a pool day or are on a tight budget, I could see this being a nice place to just chill and read a book or maybe do a little port shopping. Our first option was to visit the Chacchoben Ruins but we knew that it was going to take up so much time and we only had so much allowed time before heading back to port. Maybe next time!

The shuttles to Mahahual are further out of the port, past all of the shops. The tickets were $3 per person and the open air trolley was very nice! If you walk even further down, you can grab a taxi for only $2 per person.

I had done quite a bit of research on where to visit in Mahahual; it had been years since our last visit. I finally decided on Tropicante because I had read great reviews on Trip Advisor and found out that it is owned by Steve from America. I emailed him before our trip and reserved 2 beach chairs w/shade. As soon as we got into town, one of Steve's employees came up to our trolley and had our names on a chalkboard sign and walked us over to the sitting area on the beach. Such great service!

The views were just amazing! The water was such a beautiful color of blue. It was so nice to watch the boats and people kayaking in the water.

This guy came by and sang an entire song for me so I tipped him a couple of dollars. I should have asked to pose with his sombrero!

The first thing that I did was order a margarita- pretty much my favorite drink! It did not disappoint; very delicious!

Later, we ordered lunch and opted for the Grande Burrito to share. It was a pretty big plate and all that we needed between the two of us. It was really fresh and delicious and the waiter was so nice and brought out extra chips for the salsa.

The hubby and I walked up to the Tropicante Bar and each had a shot of their 100% agave tequila. Some of the best tequila that I have ever had! It was so smooth that I didn't feel a heavy buzz/hang over after, which is always good!

 

We paid our tab and grabbed a taxi back to the port for $4 for the both of us. Our day in Costa Maya was really amazing! We are hoping to explore some more new spots on our next trip. Comment below if you know of any more great spots that we should check out!

Where is your favorite spot/thing to do in Costa Maya?

Fun Weekend!

 We rode the Characters in Flight- so much fun!!

 We decided to dine at the Hangar Bar in "Reggie's Boat"

 We had to order the "Reggie's Revenge" cocktail since it's named after the hubby!! 

It was awesome!

 We had an amazing view of the water while eating lunch

 We made the most of our trip & purchased a coffee table, 

tv table & buffet side table for the house

Also found some great organizational items + new bedding & sheets

I finally tried the mobile order option twice & seriously, why have I not done this before?!!

I love that I don't have to wait in line & order- instead I just go on my app & choose what I like and BOOM! Love it!

I love West Elm! We tried to find the hubby a new office chair 

but didn't see anything that we liked

Celebrity Cruise Vacation!!

We just recently came back from a 5 day cruise on the Celebrity Constellation- we haven't been on Celebrity since 2005! It's a higher class than Royal Caribbean or Norwegian Cruise line- as soon as you board, they have cold towels and champagne mimosas + wine- definitely how I like to travel!

We did everything from paddle-boarding to sailing on a Catamaran + snorkeling, margaritas and a beach break in Cozumel Mexico. We ate conch Fritters at the Conch Shack in Key West and enjoyed local shopping and site seeing. We bought the spa package so we enjoyed visiting the spa everyday- amazing!! I love vacations because I get caught up on so much great reading- I think I read about 6 books!

Celebrity was amazing, especially after coming off of the Carnival which was disappointing- their food was not as good, they skipped 2 of our destinations that we paid extra for & wouldn't refund our money -I found Celebrity to be much nicer all around. We definitely plan on cruising with them in the upcoming future.