topher@cyb-eng.UUCP (Topher Eliot) (01/11/85)
My bride and I will be honeymooning in July, and are considering someplace
in the Carribean or Mexico. We're looking for diving, snorkeling,
windsurfing, pretty scenery, and the like. We aren't so interested in
partying or night-life (we plan on generating our own, thank you). We are
both quite happy with modest accomadations, no need for a Holiday Inn. Any
suggestions will be welcome.
Cheers,
Topher Eliot
Cyb Systems, Austin, TX
{gatech,ihnp4,nbires,seismo,ucb-vax}!ut-sally!cyb-eng!topherleach@fortune.UUCP (Geoffrey Leach) (01/14/85)
> My bride and I will be honeymooning in July, and are considering someplace > in the Carribean or Mexico. We're looking for diving, snorkeling, > windsurfing, pretty scenery, and the like. We aren't so interested in > partying or night-life (we plan on generating our own, thank you). We are > both quite happy with modest accomadations, no need for a Holiday Inn. Any > suggestions will be welcome. > Scuba / snorkel destination I'd suggest Cayman Brac - one of the Cayman Island group. The Brac Reef hotel is new, nice and not too expensive. Food is good too. First rate snorkeling off the beach. Island's only dive operation - a very well run one - uses the dock next to the hotel. No windsurfing that I'm aware of, and the scenery is the pits.
abp@pucc-h (Glen Shirey) (01/23/85)
My wife and I just returned from a vacation in Cozumel, Mex., and I would suggest it highly. It has all the water sports you mentioned with the exception of windsurfing, the scuba diving is excellent with 100+ ft visibility and you can snorkel just about anywhere. The island of Cozumel is sur- rounded by coral reefs and you have your choice of several dive shops to choose from when planning a boat trip out to them. Hotels and restaurants on the island range from inexpensive to resort type, since you are going off season you should get good rates -- see your travel agent. The scenery is beautiful and on the East side of the island are literally miles of secluded white sand beaches. If you want more information mail me a note.
tms@cvl.UUCP (Teresa Silberberg) (01/25/85)
> My wife and I just returned from a vacation in Cozumel, Mex., > and I would suggest it highly. It has all the water sports > you mentioned with the exception of windsurfing, the scuba > diving is excellent with 100+ ft visibility and you can > snorkel just about anywhere. The island of Cozumel is sur- > rounded by coral reefs and you have your choice of several dive shops > to choose from when planning a boat trip out to them. Hotels and > restaurants on the island range from inexpensive to resort type, since > you are going off season you should get good rates -- see your travel > agent. The scenery is beautiful and on the East side of the island > are literally miles of secluded white sand beaches. If you want more > information mail me a note. I just returned from 2 weeks in the Yucatan. One week was spent on the coast, the second week inland. I did not prearranged any accomodations or forms of transportation in advance, except, of course, my flight home. Cozumel was wonderful for scuba diving, and there are several places on the peninsula to where pleasant day trips can be arranged. I travelled by ferry and bus. There was windsurfing on Cozumel, but the cost was rather high. I found most of my accomodations using Fodor's guide to Mexico. On Cozumel, the two of us paid $15 per night. I wasn't crazy about our posada, but for a resort area, we couldn't expect more. Finer accomodations were in the $40+ range. For diving, try Discover Cozumel. Very nice people and a wonderful, new and fast boat. My only complaint is that I got a miserable head cold from (too many times) staying in the 75 degree water for 30 minutes or more, then getting out in the cool wind and shivering for 20 minutes The peninsula, I might add, is much cheaper. For $15/night, we found beautiful hotels. Merida is a great place to shop!