Ferry to Puerto Juares (20 min), chicken bus to Cancun bus terminal (20 min), comfy bus to Playa ($3, 1hr 10 min), and on foot in search of a hotel down 5th Ave - the hub of Playa.
After wandering about and finding that the hostel I had researched was $40 a night we decided to head to our favourite hotel in Playa and see if there was a good deal on. Unfortunately, not really, but 15% off was OK for us ($110), and we're booked in for two nights at Playa Palmas, which was called The Blue Parrot when we where here five years ago.
Playa Palmas Hotel
This afternoon we chilled around town, I bought some new shorts (as my previous ones were falling off me) and met a friend of a friend to talk about setting up a business in Mexico. Great help, and inspiring. Although, I must note the combination of the GEC and the pig thing is putting tremendous strain on the Mexican tourist industry. If Playa is an example, they are in real trouble short term and many businessess will go under. Even now, landlords are waving rent to keep tennents in business. The main street of Playa is normally PACKED but this afternoon it was like a ghost town. Many restaurants are bare. If things don't turn around quick here, many people will be on their knees.
Anyway, I write this to you from the balcony (in the dark), on some good strength wifi, watching the stock market go red. Looks like a down leg to me.
From the balcony - in the day time
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