Flying from Belize to Cancun Mexico

Flying from Belize to Cancun Mexico was super easy and very fast compared to going by land or boat. We left Belize at 11:30 am and landed in Cancun at 1:15 pm. As we are leaving Philip Goldson International Airport, it was very overcast and gray, earlier San Pedro looked like it was beautiful cloud formations and we experienced very little turbulence.

Arriving at at Cancun Airport was great, even though I had been there many times from Canada this time around was a new experience arriving on a smaller sized plane. We saw lots of airport action and all sizes of cool looking planes as we walked through the parking area to customs. Getting checked into Cancun was fast and easy. It took about 10 – 15 min for the seven of us to hand in our customs forms and send our bags through the x-ray machine. This was the first time in a long while I did not have to take my laptop and tablet out before putting it on the conveyer belt.

With the recent time change we are the same time as Mexico now so that made it easy for making arrangements. Surendra and Carolyn offered to pick me up at the airport and drop me at hotel Sahara. As soon as I cleared customs and got to the door, I saw Surendra walking towards me. It was great seeing them again and to celebrate Surendra stopped at a Starbucks drive through on our way to Playa.

The plan was for them to drop me off at my hotel to settle in while they went to their Spanish class and they wold come get me after to go to dinner. On the way to eat we ran a few errands we also stopped at OXO to get a sim chip for my phone to make it easy to be in touch with everyone this weekend.

At my craving request we went for Arrachera and it was delicious – melt in your mouth and the grilled onions were divine. We always went to HC Monterey but the Kumars said El Fogon next door was even better and always packed which is a good sign for picking a place to eat. They told me about how when they first moved to Mexico from Belize, they were not fully set up to cook and spent their first week eating dinner there every night – my idea of food heaven

After Dinner we hit Mega so I could grab some coffee and milk for my early morning fix and they took me to a couple of health food store shops to get natural sugar and drool over the many available choices compared to Belize shopping.

A video of Random bits on my flight from Belize to Cancun.

tropic air

About to check in

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International airport

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New Jets Bar could use a little more of the old flavor, Jet is still a character as always

tropic air counter at philip goldson international airport belize

Boarding call for flight to Cancun

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Boarding time

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Our plane to Cancun

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Full flight

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Fantastic view all up the coast of Mexico as we flew

landing at cancun airport

Landing at Cancun airport

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A European pax with his Belize flag

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Cancun Airport

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Saw lots of very cool planes as we walked to the terminal

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Heading to customs

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Checking in

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Sahara Hotel

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Nice lobby seating area

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In San Pedro the Raspados guys have bikes instead of motorcycles

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Belize things I brought for our Mexico friends

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Dinner at El Fogon with Carolyn and Surendra

simple bean soup

Bean soup was delicious

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People were lined up on the street waiting for a table

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Surendra had chorizo arrachera

Carolyn and I had the arrachera special

Carolyn and I had the arrachera national special

Tacogirl’s Blog

  1. I really love the video you posted. It‘s always cool to see footage from an aircraft. The plane you rode in was so small! I probably would have gotten motion sick in it. I have always wanted to visit Cancun though. I actually might have the chance to go later this year so I am really excited! What would you recommend doing there? <a href=‘http://www.olympus-tours.com/tours/cancun/‘ >http://www.olympus-tours.com/tours/cancun/</a>

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