Cozumel, Mexico: Where Your Backyard is Made of Sea Water. What you're looking at is the ocean porch of No-Name Bar, a Mexican bar founded by cruise ship staff for cruise ship staff.
It is attached to Hotel Barracuda. It will appear again.
We are currently in the middle of a repositioning cruise or a Repo as it is referred to in the shorthand. Kind of makes it sound like we're going to each port and collecting on outstanding debts, a sort of floating version of the Sopranos, which I am completely fine with. We're sailing from Miami to New York, which will be our home port for the remainder of our contract. The next few entries will cover our stops along the way.
Our first stop was Cozumel.
When you think luxury, think Barracuda. Nothing says comfort like the name of an animal that will bite you if you're wearing something shiny.
Carisa is HILARIOUS.
BARRACUDA.
Let's walk around.
Come to Mexico and buy things from a crazy-ass egg man.
Eeeee-yeeek.
Kate Cohen in Pancho's Backyard, a restaurant/souvenir bonanza explosion. It's near the far end of the main strip of Cozumel, past the Diamonds International, Senor Frog's and combination Pizza Hut/KFC. Every store in Cozumel is trying to sell you food or jewelry. Barracuda's would go Bonkers McNutso here. They wouldn't know what to bite first.
Pottery Tidal Wave....Activate!
The entrance to the restaurant area of Pancho's Backyard, where your maitre'd is St. Francis of Assisi. This counts as going to church, right?
Come to Mexico and buy things from a crazy-ass egg man.
City Square.
Eeeee-yeeek.
Kate Cohen in Pancho's Backyard, a restaurant/souvenir bonanza explosion. It's near the far end of the main strip of Cozumel, past the Diamonds International, Senor Frog's and combination Pizza Hut/KFC. Every store in Cozumel is trying to sell you food or jewelry. Barracuda's would go Bonkers McNutso here. They wouldn't know what to bite first.
Pottery Tidal Wave....Activate!
The entrance to the restaurant area of Pancho's Backyard, where your maitre'd is St. Francis of Assisi. This counts as going to church, right?
We're like Lady and the Tramp, except if the dogs were drunks.
Pre-Food Kate was all like, "This is ok, whatevs."
But Chips and Guac Kate was all "OHMAHGAHD THIS IS THE BEST THING EVA!!!". John maintains his steely reserve. The food at Pancho's Backyard was stupid-good.
Here's what Carisa had. SHRIMP. Fantastic. I didn't get a picture of my nachos because I vacuumed them into my face like a starving walrus. There were no survivors. Chewing is for the weak.
Good-bye Rust Donkey. We're going back to No-Name.
Pre-Food Kate was all like, "This is ok, whatevs."
But Chips and Guac Kate was all "OHMAHGAHD THIS IS THE BEST THING EVA!!!". John maintains his steely reserve. The food at Pancho's Backyard was stupid-good.
Here's what Carisa had. SHRIMP. Fantastic. I didn't get a picture of my nachos because I vacuumed them into my face like a starving walrus. There were no survivors. Chewing is for the weak.
Good-bye Rust Donkey. We're going back to No-Name.We went back onto the street, unarmed...
...so imagine our surprise when everyone else had assault rifles. I don't know what excursion these guys were signed up for, but it must have been hardcore. You rarely bring an M-16 para-sailing. Best we move along.
I don't know what this is, but it's awesome.
Biggest Mexican flag ever? Biggest Mexican flag ever.
Here's where Carisa and I had Christmas dinner two years ago when I was on the Pearl. That's a picture of the owner, Mr. Chile. I like to celebrate the birth of the Christian messiah with a two-foot tall tequila-soaked jalapeno. Tradition.
I turn my back for two seconds and she's inside a shark.
This is Richard, one of the acrobats on the Jewel. He is eating fire. He took fire and he ate it. At a bar. On his day off. When he's working, it's his job to do backflips and bungee jump from the ceiling. WE LIVE IN THE CIRCUS.
We stopped at Mega on the way back to the ship for supplies.
Mega is Spanish for Mexican Wal-Mart. All in all, pretty ridic day. We leave you with giant iron birds flying in a circle.
Adios, amigos.
...so imagine our surprise when everyone else had assault rifles. I don't know what excursion these guys were signed up for, but it must have been hardcore. You rarely bring an M-16 para-sailing. Best we move along.
I don't know what this is, but it's awesome.
Biggest Mexican flag ever? Biggest Mexican flag ever.
Here's where Carisa and I had Christmas dinner two years ago when I was on the Pearl. That's a picture of the owner, Mr. Chile. I like to celebrate the birth of the Christian messiah with a two-foot tall tequila-soaked jalapeno. Tradition.
I turn my back for two seconds and she's inside a shark.
This is Richard, one of the acrobats on the Jewel. He is eating fire. He took fire and he ate it. At a bar. On his day off. When he's working, it's his job to do backflips and bungee jump from the ceiling. WE LIVE IN THE CIRCUS.
We stopped at Mega on the way back to the ship for supplies.
Mega is Spanish for Mexican Wal-Mart. All in all, pretty ridic day. We leave you with giant iron birds flying in a circle.
Adios, amigos.
AGHHHHH! TOO MUCH AWESOME. I can't take it.
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