I went back to the hostel to collect my bags and check out, then I waited outside at the bus stop for bus R13 which should go to the port where I could catch a ferry to Isla Mujeres. Every bus except for R13 seemed to pass, until I finally saw one and flagged it down. It was a small minibus and I jumped in, but a bit further down the road it stopped and everyone got off. The driver said something in very fast spanish and pointed at another bus, so I got off an...

The journey on the train from Bedford to Gatwick then flight to Cancun went smoothly. I arrived at Cancun airport at about 6pm and it was pleasantly warm (about 16 deg C). The queues through customs and immgration were long, in contrast to no queue at Gatwick. I had just missed a bus so waited 30 mins for the next one, I resisted the urge to get in a taxi and stick to my backpacker budget.... The bus journey to the centre of Cancun was straightforward and I f...