Our first port of call on the Islander was Cozumel, Mexico. We did an excursion to a small, local brewery and a distillery. The port that Margaritaville uses is a good way out of town, so our group took a taxi to the first stop, Cerveceria Punta Sur, Cozumel’s first and only microbrewery. The beer was good and we loved the guacamole.

Our group decided to walk to the next stop so we got to see a bit of downtown Cozumel on the way. The Destileria Cozumel makes gin and rum, but the tasting was for Tequila/Mezcal. Seems odd but I guess people expect to try Tequila in Mexico? We did try their rum, but didn’t really care for it. It’s apparently traditional to drink tequila with fruit, salt, Tajin, and … GRASSHOPPERS?!?!! Mike was brave enough to try the grasshoppers, but … will NOT go there again … EVER! The tacos we had for lunch weren’t great but we still had fun with a great group of fellow cruisers.