CIMG8210 Enchiladas in a restaurant near Tulum, Mexico, November 2007

Enchiladas in a restaurant near Tulum, Mexico

CIMG8210 Enchiladas in a restaurant near Tulum, Mexico

CIMG8210 Enchiladas in a restaurant near Tulum, Mexico.

I went on a Gulf of Mexico / Caribbean cruise in November of 2007. Our ship was named Ecstasy. The ship sailed from Galveston TX, to Cozumel and Progresso (Mexico) and back. We got to see some of the archaeological sites of Mexico: Mayan ruins and pyramids.

While on the cruise, I went to two shore tours on our ports of call, Cozumel and Progresso. From Cozumel we went on a tour of the Mayan ruins of Tulum. We could not spend much time at either site, because just getting there from the coast takes 1.5 — 2 hours each way. So we could spend barely 2 hours touring the ruins. I got to see the highlights, the world-famous pyramids and temples I’ve seen in pictures, but not much more.

While we were in Tulum, the tour guide (who was Mexican) recommended that we eat at a certain restaurant at Tulum, run by his friend. According to him, that restaurant had best margaritas in the world. Well, we had to eat somewhere, so we went there. After all, you shouldn’t go to a foreign country and not try local food at east once? For the rest of the trip we ate on the cruise ship, so this was one of the very opportunities to try the local fare.

Both the margaritas and the enchiladas were not bad, but did not significantly differ from what you can get in Austin, Texas.

November 2007