One of the best things about the Caribbean coast of Mexico is the Food. On the other hand, one of the worst things about the Caribbean coast of Mexico is the Food. Pat and I, along with several other cruisers in the marina and around the island, have come down with food poisoning.
Symptoms for food poisoning include nausea, vomiting, abnominal cramping, diarrhea, head and/or muscle aches and fever. In other words, It ain't fun! I don't how long it last but I (Bill) am now in my third day. I think I'm a little better however, to be honest, I'm not really sure if I'm getting better or just getting used to the mesery. I came down with it a day before Pat. Right after I came down with it, she told me that she thought it was just a little 24 hour bug. Now that she has it, I think she is has changed her mind.
Yesterday, the local pharmacist (also known as the local druggist or chemist, depending on what part of the world you are from) suggested a drug called Mebendazol Diazplen (1 pill every 12 hours for 3 days) to kill the bacteria or whatever it is in our systems. The medicine only cost 20 pesos (that works out to about $1.60 US). We will see how it works.
For now, we are both staying on the boat and close to the Bano. We will probably leave Isla Mujeres in about a week (weather permitting) and head down the coast toward Belize. We will try to update this blog with some of the fun stuff we have done since we got to Mexico before we leave.
Mobetah in St. Pete Beach Florida just prior to leaving for the Northwestern Caribbean
