Missing my flight is always a good way to end a trip
I figured I could wake up at 9am and catch the 10am ferry to Playa Del Carmen. Big mistake. There was no 10am ferry only a 11am and 9am which I had already missed. Usually these ferries run every hour and I unfortunately incorrectly assumed they would still be running every hour. Sadly, the swine flu changed this. With little tourists the ferries were only running every 2 hours so I had no choice but to take the 11am. I got to Playa Del Carmen around 11:40 just in time to catch the 12pm Ado bus to Cancun which takes about an hour.
I got to Cancun airport around 1:05pm and rushed to make it to the Delta terminal to catch my 1:45pm. Sadly I knew my efforts were futile. I ended up missing the gate closing by about 10 minutes.
I know had two choices. Reschedule with Delta for the first flight tomorrow morning for a change fee of 175usd or find another airline home. I offered to take the latter and booked a one way flight from Cancun to Boston on American Airlines for 140USD. Cheaper than my change fee would have been on Delta but an extra 140 dollar added expense. Oh well, it still makes my entire flight only around 215USD which is still a good deal. I am not really complaining.
That's pretty much it. Hope to return again to Cozumel either in June or July for another weekend trip. This trip to Cozumel was well overdue and only reminded me again how much I love Cozumel.
Bottom line, please don't buy into the whole media frenzy about the swine flu. Go to Cozumel; You won't regret it. Local businesses are hurting right now and I would hate to see any place have to close. On the plus side, there is no better time to head to Cozumel. Airfare and hotels are cheaper than ever and most dive operators would love to see you. With no cruise ships until June they say it is like stepping back in time to 1970s Cozumel before it became a major port of call for all the cruise ships.
