S.V. Kisma: Isla Mujeres, Mexico

So this is Isla Mujeres ( Island of Women), first of all it’s the only island on the planet called ‘woman’, and it’s shaped like a fish. On the very south point of the Island (the head) is the fertility temple. In Mayan times, young women would visit the temple with a Shaman.
Because it’s the most eastern point of all Middle America, this temple sees the sun first. The Mayans worshipped the sun so visiting this temple was seen as the best possible chance of pregnancy.
All the other people live in the body of this fish. And, all the party goers are on the tail end – where the tail moves, and everybody’s dancing. this middle part is the belly. And the lagoon at the bottom, is the ‘pregnant fish’, or the womb.
This island is surrounded by some of the most beautiful waters in the world, it is only 5 miles long by 1/2 mile wide. The western side of the island with its powdery white beaches and swaying palm trees

while the eastern side has fairly steep to rocky shelves, with beautiful clear blue water and isolated beaches.

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Town or el centro, is at the north end of the island, with its obligatory tourist attractions, hotels, high price restaurants, bars, souvenir shops and vendors. An occasional stroll through the area is amusing, but not our favorite cup of tea.

North end of island

Anchorage with poor holding.

'Plastic Bottle Floating Island'

Plastic Bottle Floating Island (Joysxee Eco Island) floats on over 250,000 used plastic bottles. It’s an eco-paradise island, where Richart uses everyday trash to sustain his plastic bottle floating island – and his lifestyle. It was moved to its present site, across from our dock at Marina Paraiso, from Laguna Makax the day after we arrived.

Can you spot the local ?

This area is known for the whale shark

Cooling off, temps in the 90's

Tourist center, any country you go to, you will find the identical site...

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After several days in the north, we moved to Marina del Sol in Laguna Makax, on the south end of the island, this is a small, quiet and friendly place, well protected (a hurricane hole) and best of all, away from the tourist Mecca at the north end of the island.