We made it! And our bikes did too! It turns out all my fretting about shipping our bikes here was unfounded. It was very easy and cost $80CDN for each bike on WestJet. My only advice is don’t tape them shut; they have to be manually inspected because they don’t fit through the X-ray machine.

Flying in Covid times was also easier than expected. That was concerning a little. I have to take my temperature to walk into the grocery store here but anyone can get on a plane? Bananas.

It was early to bed on our first night after a long travel day but first we had a great dinner at a small hole in the wall and ride around town. Puerto Morelos is a small beach town that goes about 4 streets back from the beach and then it’s jungle. The main square is really pretty with a playground and a small amphitheater. There seems to be a lack of street dogs which is surprising but also quite nice.

The following morning we were up early; I studied for a bit while Nick slept and then we went to the beach for the sunrise. Afterwards, we can back to our AMAZING vacation rental called Abbey del Sol and put our bikes together. The hosts, Nancy and Jin are so helpful and are even storing our bike boxes while we are on the road.

Once the bikes were ready, we grabbed some breakfast and hit the road. We went as far as we could on the backroads in both directions. It’s just resort after resort to the north and going south we went to the end of the road where it finished at a beach.

Tomorrow we are off to Cozumel and our first ride on the highway. We are aiming for an early start to beat the heat of the day. Stay tuned….