Cozumel

Second and final port today - Cozumel.  We’ve been to Cozumel a few times before, but have not spent much time in the town proper due to dive excursions.  As I mentioned yesterday, we scrapped the idea of diving to do a version of “The Amazing Race”.

We got off the boat and met the group just outside of the pier.  There were six teams in total (five couples and a family of 8).  We were driven to the starting point (the mall) and given a run-down of the rules, and a packet of info, which included a map, a cell phone (in case we got lost) and a few other odds and ends.  We were then handed our first clue and the game was on.  Luckily, the first clue was a “find the difference between the two pictures” puzzle.  Andrew loves these and does them all the time, so we whipped through it quickly and were off to an early start.  Using the numerical answer from the puzzle, we had to find our next location on the map and head out at a run.  We spent the next 90-minutes running, snorkeling, and solving puzzles, which included Mayan math.  Lucky for me, Andrew is very good at puzzles and also at reading all the instructions – not a trait often found in Sabey’s. 

While very fun, it was completely exhausting!  Not only did we cover more than 4 miles (running most of the time, and briefly lost), but it was seriously HOT out there.  It’s still technically summer in Mexico so it was approximately 90F and about 85% humidity.  Andrew did the snorkeling task, but we were equally soaked by the time we finished.

The race ended at a little restaurant where they gave us a margarita and presented the medals.  Andrew and I came in second behind a couple that are marathon runners.  We’ll take it!  Especially since our goal was not to win, but to not be divorced by the time we were finished.  Mission accomplished and we even had a little fun.  

Cozumel - love that water!

A sweaty, second place finish!