We docked in Cozumel early Tuesday morning, and after we had breakfast, we headed into port. After browsing the shops, we found a taxi driver who was happy to drive us for the day. Our first stop was San Gervasio, which are the Mayan ruins on Cozumel, and a sanctuary to Ixchel, the Mayan goddess of love and fertility. The ruins are much smaller than the ruins on the mainland, but it was an amazing experience to walk along the stone paths, and see the buildings. Our awesome taxi driver, Arturo, volunteered to give us a tour or San Gervasio too, which was great and he taught us so much! San Gervasio is also an iguana sanctuary, and there are green, grey and red iguanas there. The red iguanas are native to the island, and have been there for centuries.
After San Gervasio, we headed downtown to do a little shopping and sightseeing. Our last stop of the day was the Tortuga Beach Club, were Arturo knows the owner and hooked us up with free snorkeling gear. Cahl and the kids all had an amazing time snorkeling, followed by a wonderful lunch. We made it back to port with plenty of time to pick up some souvenirs before re-boarding the ship.
We spent the rest of the afternoon and evening climbing the rock wall (Brinley made it to the top and celebrated with cookies, cake and ice cream!), and meeting King Julian before coming back to cute little penguins on our beds.
