Today we woke up and were in Costa Maya, Mexico on the Caribbean Sea.
Puerto Costa Maya is an exclusive facility specifically built to accommodate cruise ship passengers. It is located on the Caribbean coast of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.
Our tour today was the Dolphin Encounter. Because we had to meet in the Marina lounge by 8:00 AM to get our tour number we skipped breakfast. Ha!
We had a 5 minute walk to the end of the pier. Looking out from our window it looked like quite a walk.
We met our guide, Jose, who took us to the Dolphin Encounter facility where we put our valuables in a locker. We were given a life vest and instructions on what to do and expect in the water.
We were allowed to kiss, pet and interact with two dolphins on a submerged platform and learn about these amazing creatures in their habitat. Jim was a little apprehensive but he had a fantastic time and glad he did it. You know Patricia is always ready for a hug or a kiss from any animal including Jim. Ha!
We walked back to the ship taking pictures along the way.
A sight that we think about and dread to see was an ambulance by the ships entrance. They were wheeling off one of the guests on a stretcher and his wife was walking behind him. The captain and some of the crew walked out with him. It’s bad enough in the USA if you have an emergency but in the Caribbean countries and Mexico with faraway hospitals it could be even more life-threatening. Our prayers are with him and his family.
When it came time for lunch we were hungry so we went to the outdoor Waves Grill. Jim had a hamburger, coleslaw, french fries with a chocolate shake. Patricia had a Q-ban sandwich which she thought was something totally different with french fries and ice tea. Dessert was a scoop of chocolate ice cream with mini chips on top. Somehow we were so hungry and got so excited to eat our food that we forgot to take a picture. Ha Ha!
Tonight we decided to have dinner in our room catered by our butler, Georgin, from India, and the restaurant Jacques which is named after the famous chef Jaques Pepin.
Our evening was the sharing of five items. Throughout the meal we shared a complimentary bottle of champagne in flute glasses. We were so surprised at how much we enjoyed eating a fine meal and dining in our penthouse suite.
The first course was Molten goat cheese soufflé with heirloom tomato sauce.
The second course we shared was the goose liver tartlet of the day (very small tartlet).
Patrica had her favorite heart of Boston lettuce with shallots and roquefort blue cheese salad.
Our main course we shared was the sea bass fillet baked in a puff pastry crust with Beurre blanc sauce that was specifically for two to share. The puff pastry was shaped like a fish.
The desert we shared was Pistachio creme Brulé, and crispy baked puff pastry layers with light vanilla cream.
When we were getting our coffee and tea served to us Patricia moved her hand and knocked over her beautiful flute of champagne which was still half full and broke the stem. Jim said Patricia had too much champagne and we both laughed. Jim had a decaffeinated Americano coffee and Patricia had a pot of chamomile tea to end the evening.
Good night from Mar Caribe!
Jim & Patricia's Travels 