Traveller, Sun-Herald, Australia – May 13, 2018
“Make some noise for the crew,” bellows an excitable guide. “No noise, no lunch!”
I’m in Cancun, Mexico’s Vegas by the sea, and have signed up for this “Paradise Island” boat tour for what I’d hoped would be a respite from the town’s all-you-can-drink happy hours and pole-dancing waitresses.
But this doesn’t bode well. An armada of minivans has delivered us to a dock north of Cancun where we’ve been divided into groups and allocated boats. I’m in the English/French group and our guide is an enthusiastic Mexican called David.
“Is anyone celebrating anything?” he cries, once we’re all aboard. “No? OK, let’s celebrate being alive!”
I let my head slump onto my life jacket. It’s going to be a long day.
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Rob McFarland 