When we had checked into Casa Azul Maya the previous day, we were asked where we wanted our breakfast to be served. We selected the pool as our breakfast location and enjoyed our breakfast by the pool on our first morning on the island. The food itself was very simple but it was certainly filling enough.


Breakfast consisting of fruits, toast with jam or butter, corn flakes, yogurt and granola


Rooftop swimming pool. Really meant more for lounging than actual swimming


View of the surrounding area, which was not the nicest

Casa Azul Maya is located across the street from the Kin Há Beach Club, which used to be known as Casa de Los Sueńos. I certainly don't know any of the history and didn't know it at the time but there are people on the internet claiming that the business was stolen from the previous owners and renamed Kin Há Beach Club. The beach club featured two pools, a water slide and a restaurant, along with a kiosk where one could rent some watersports equipment such as kayaks and snorkels. As guests of Casa Azul Maya, we were exempt from the cover charge to enter but deposits are taken if one wants to utilise the aforementioned watersports equipment or borrow towels.

We spent our time mainly in the water, both in the sea and in the pools as it was too hot to lie in the sun for too long. We did some snorkeling, swam and also had fun playing and jumping around on the inflatable island. Of course, we ended up having lunch while there and consumed a few adult beverages too. I don't know if I would go out of my way to go here but since it was across the street from our hotel, visiting was a no brainer.


The beautiful sea along with Kin Há's dock


Michelada in the morning


Taking photos


More ceviche


Shrimp and lobster tacos

After heading back to the hotel to shower and change, we decided to head back into the town on the northern end of the island to explore a little bit, along with trying to grab our golf cart. We took a taxi into town and explored a little while.


Not our golf cart


Center court


Protected scoreboard


Parroquia Inmaculada Concepción

We then walked along the eastern side of the island, which is on the Caribbean.


Promenade with the Mia Reef Isla Mujeres hotel in the distance


I took this for the incorrect Chinese translation in which they used the characters for "electric current" instead of the type of current one would encounter at the beach. I assume they just ran it through Google Translate instead of having an actual Chinese speaker do the translation


Playa Media Luna, where the currents were too strong to allow swimming

It turned out that Golf Cart Indios had moved a couple of blocks away but I was able to find it regardless. Picking up the golf cart involved a quick tutorial along with leaving my driver's license as a deposit, which seems to be the standard at all of the golf cart rental places on the island. We then drove towards Casa Azul Maya but seemingly at a very pedestrian pace, even for a golf cart. Halfway down the island, we stopped at the Chedraui supermarket for some snacks and other supplies. We tried to buy alcohol but while in line for a cashier, one of our fellow shoppers explained that alcohol sales are banned on Sundays.

Since we didn't feel like taking the golf cart out after dark, we walked across the street to dine at the restaurant belonging to Maria's Kan-Kin, a small hotel. When we walked in, there were no other guests and in fact, the kitchen was closing soon. The waiter there insisted it was okay to dine with them, so we ended up having a mediocre meal. For some reason, we made the calculation to have raw oysters in the Caribbean in a restaurant with no customers but hey, we lived to tell the tale.


Oysters in the dark