26 km to (See) Passion Island

I think humans crave adventure.  At least some of us. So we off we went! To the northern tip of the island, where folk can take a boat to Passion Island.

I'd been down this road twice before.  The first time was in January 2013 on my first trip to Cozumel. A lifetime ago! When a man named Carl offered to show me places I should know about, on his scooter.  Thank you Carl.  You will always have a special place in my heart.

The second time was in February 2015, when I stayed at El Cozumeleno with my sister.  Since this hotel was kinda close to the Passion Island dock, I rode my little green bike back there. What a fun challenge!  There was (still) 2-3+ km of not paved, very pot holed road, after the paved road ended.  

So this ride was an adventure and a bit nostalgic for me. 

The paved part of the road has been extended since my last ride here, and is very nice riding.  But there was still about 1.5 km of unpaved road.  A little scary, but fun!  I'm glad we went :)

Pictures 

1 & 2) Lucky for us, the road wasn't really muddy.  So we had decent traction even in the bottom of the puddles that were so deep my feet often got wet!

3 ) It was pretty windy and grey.  But I liked the mood of the sky.  I'm not so sure the man working at the dock thought of the cool wind. To his credit, he had a pleasant resigned demeanour.

4) You can see Passion Island in the distance.  The ride across cost 200 pesos per person (about $16cdn), reasonable enough.  Apparently the restaurant on the Island is stupid expensive.  The dock man something about $75 US.  We didn't go.  But we enjoyed a snack on the dock before heading back towards home.

5) We went by this poo water purification plant on the road to Passion Island.  This one's for you Melissa! 
6) Toby walking carefully on the dock.  Though it was mostly quite solid, and definitely safer than in 2013!!!