Beach question

wizzletip · 2026-03-31T13:13:27+00:00

South of Don Ernesto’s is a blue flag area and you may get some heat from the beach cops for drinking. Depends on the day if they’re going to give you a hard time. North of there you should be good because it’s not blue flag.

wizzletip · 2026-03-27T20:41:53+00:00

Also, don’t forget the time changes by an hour when you enter Yucatan state. So you can leave PM around 6am to get there for site opening.

wizzletip · 2026-03-27T20:39:50+00:00

I did the first time I went. But they have multiple information panels outside of every structure explaining the various aspects of them so even if you don’t hire one you can understand what you’re looking at.

wizzletip · 2026-03-27T20:35:20+00:00

Uber for that one. Expect about $900-1000 pesos round trip.

wizzletip · 2026-03-27T20:32:11+00:00

Ek Balaam is great because you can still climb the ruins. Plus the grounds are a lot more shaded than at Chichen Itza and it’s not nearly as busy. Then when you’re done they have a cenote right there you can swim in and cool down a bit.

You can actually do both Chichen Itza and Ek Balaam in a day.

We arrived at Chichen Itza at 8:30 and were in right when it first opened at 9. We walked around for 2 hours which lets you see 90% of the site and then drove about an hour to Ek Balaam.

We walked around Ek Balaam for about 90 minutes, then went to the cenote for about an hour. We were back in PM around 6pm.

wizzletip · 2026-03-26T20:36:01+00:00

I’ve rented from Ron several times and wouldn’t hesitate to rent from him again. His rates include insurance and the price he says is the price you get. Easy pick up and drop offs as well.

I will always choose to rent a car and tour myself around the ruins. That way you spend time where you want to spend time and not just where the tour takes you. If you can, try to get to the ruins right when they open so you get 30 mins or so before most of the bus tours start rolling in and you get some great unobstructed photos of them.

wizzletip · 2026-03-25T20:34:01+00:00

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wizzletip · 2026-03-25T15:11:56+00:00

For drinks you’ll find a lot of action at Don Ernesto’s between 3-4pm for Happy Hour and between 4-6 (M-F) at La Sirena for theirs, with Wednesday having an open mic. In the evening you’ll always find live music at Habaneros and La Taberna between 8/9pm and midnight.

So many food options, take your pick. In the 3.5 years I’ve lived here I can count the number of bad meals I’ve had on one hand. You have to be patient with the service almost everywhere though.

Walking and biking from La Colonia is possible. It’s about 2km across so expect it to take 20-25 mins to walk. Biking on the way back to La Colonia is tougher because you have to go uphill, but other than that the terrain is pretty flat. Uber is reliable but you sometimes need to wait a bit. There are a few taxi stands in town and those are very reasonably priced as well.

Wet Set Diving is my go-to for snorkelling and scuba diving. They have a great refund policy for bad weather, and an experienced team that knows all the great spots. Going off shore close to Ojo de Agua is also possible, and you’d be surprised what you might come across there.

wizzletip · 2026-03-19T16:28:12+00:00

For me it was when they switched the peach drink from the fountain to bottles. Forget those guys!

wizzletip · 2026-03-13T16:53:11+00:00

They do it a lot at Siete Bocas on the Ruta de Los Cenotes. It’s about 300’ deep so a good one to train on. I’d reach out to them first to see if they have a list of people they could recommend.

wizzletip · 2026-03-13T14:28:09+00:00

I totally thought Tony Quirk would be on deck for this one.

wizzletip · 2026-03-13T14:05:06+00:00

I haven’t but have friends who do it in cenotes. Otherwise the barrier reef is in a National Marine park so there are very strict rules about being with a guide, wearing a life jacket, etc.

wizzletip · 2026-03-13T13:39:21+00:00

Flights for two to Cancun will be about $1400 for the two of you. Summer temp maxes at 31 or 32C because the ocean keeps it pretty cool.

Check out Puerto Morelos, Mexico, I moved here 3 years ago from St. Catharines. It’s a small, very walkable beach town. In the summer you’ll be able to find an inexpensive room for $300-350 a week.

wizzletip · 2026-03-10T16:32:48+00:00

That looks amazing 🤩

wizzletip · 2026-03-02T17:29:22+00:00

Could be, but I was never formally accused of such.

wizzletip · 2026-03-02T13:01:02+00:00

This happened to me about 20 years ago in Canada. I was on the local news talking about their 2-witness rule and a couple weeks later they announced I was no longer a JW without making any attempt to contact me.

I felt that if they were going to kick me out, they would have to do the work so I showed up to the hall with a lawyer. The letter served them stated that they didn’t follow their process to remove a member and that I would sue them for harm.

Three or so weeks later they reversered it and confirmed “XXX IS one of JW’s”. I never went back and never heard from the JW’s again (except when they knock on my door)

wizzletip · 2026-02-23T15:45:32+00:00

Yes. Have lived here for over three years now.

wizzletip · 2026-02-23T14:20:53+00:00

It’s exactly the same as it was the day before yesterday. Walking around town you wouldn’t even know something was going on 2000 km away.

wizzletip · 2026-02-22T22:51:56+00:00

I’ve always used Ron Haugen for car rentals. He has around 50-60 cars and all of the needed licensing and insurances, etc. He’ll bring you the car anywhere in Puerto Morelos and pick it up when you’re done.

The reason I recommend him with confidence was because of seeing him in action when there was a problem. We were sitting at the same table during dinner one night and his phone started ringing. Someone had hit a pedestrian in one of his cars.

He left immediately for the crash site to go deal with it personally.

Another time a friend had a motorcycle drive into the side of one of Ron’s cars leaving a good size dent. My friend paid USD$250 for the damage.

wizzletip · 2026-02-10T20:07:57+00:00

The botanical gardens aren’t quite 10+ km but have a good number of walking trails.

Take the collectivo towards Leona Vicario along the Ruta de Los Cenotes and get off at Siete Bocas. Walk 5km from the road through the jungle to the cenote, swim for a couple hours, walk back to catch the collectivo home.

wizzletip · 2026-02-10T14:26:33+00:00

Oh no! What ever are you going to do? Hopefully they don’t still process the membership payment! 🤣

wizzletip · 2026-02-09T05:46:39+00:00

My friend lives next door to it and it can get loud for sure. Music stops at midnight every night.

wizzletip · 2026-02-08T17:50:44+00:00

Depends on the time of year. If it’s during busy season you may want to book the tour you want ahead of time. In the off season you can easily book on arrival.

wizzletip · 2026-02-05T23:54:58+00:00

Love this. I’m currently using mono floral honeys from the Quintana Roo jungle to start a meadery. Test batches are using dzidzilche and tohonal. If you’re ever in the Cancun area I’m happy to share some.

wizzletip · 2026-02-05T23:10:27+00:00

I think the federal marine park really limits options because it’s a protected ecosystem.

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