Since we were so close to the coastline, the ship ended up essentially sailing in a big circle, taking its sweet time out off the coast for the remainder of the night after leaving Cozumel. They took their time so as to be able to pull into Costa Maya at their set time. Once cleared to disembark, we had to make a long walk up a pier to the port, which is like an outdoor mall/amusement park with many shops and eating establishments. They also had an overhead aviary that was in the trees, linked with rope bridges from treetop to treetop. There was also swimming with the dolphins exhibit that people can take advantage of if they desired. We did the aviary, getting some cups of seeds so the birds would perch on our hands while they ate. We walked around, looking for more to do but ended up deciding to catch a cab to the strip mall area along the beach a few miles away from the port. We caught a cab ride with another couple to get to the strip mall. For the rest of the day we camped out here, as it was actually better than the port, more spread out and not as hectic. We were able to find souvenir T-shirts and magnets and even enjoyed some coconut water out of a coconut, later having the guy chop it up so we can eat the coconut meat out of the shell. We also had some grub while at the at the strip. All in all this little area was way better and more enjoyable than the port. We caught a cab back and made it back on the ship with plenty of time to spare. Again, no pier runners. One thing I always enjoy when going out of the country is spotting the cool cars that we don't have here back in the states. I found a cool Dodge Ram car/truck. This vehicle is a FWD stick shift vehicle that was an extended cab with a small but utilitarian bed. I would've drove the shit out of this vehicle and would love to bring one of these or the similar ones we've seen in other places back home. Back on the ship we did get a glimpse of a towel animal zoo on the Lido deck. Carnival crew are known to make animals out of towels and leave them around the ship, especially in our rooms after cleaning them. This arrangement had towel monkeys hanging from a rope over the pool, towel alligators all around, elephants and cats and more all over the deck. It was a pretty cool arrangement and something to brighten up the day even more after having fun at port. Another evening on the ship, getting more than our fill of food and entertainment. The weather was awesome as is always the case in the tropics and the evening shows are always entertaining. Our next stop tomorrow is Belize. At this stop we will actually anchor several miles offshore while ferry boats take us to the port. A barrier reef extends out from the shore in shallow water and anchoring a ship anywhere in this area will damage the reef, which for all intents is irreplaceable as it'll take a thousand years for the reefs to grow back. This will be our second time in Belize, which is actually one of the expat destinations that have been considered with regard to retirement to another location.
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