Warning - Multiple people sick at Iberostar

[DandyDon]

Wow! Thanks Besty - of course I checked it out: http://www.evercleanservices.com/uploads/newsletters/Clxd.pdf

pH levels in the < 4.5 range (depending
upon the product) usually mean a product can
be safely held without refrigeration.
As another example, commercial mayonnaise
(not the freshly made variety) has a pH
of 3.0.

Doesn't say anything about whether it's ever been refrigerated or not. The same site says that jams and jellies don't need it.

BTW, I keep my real butter in the cabinet. I like it soft.

 

[betsyinczm]

Yep!........once it's cold though, it has to stay cold.......(for all you picnic-ers out there!)......I can't tell you how many times well-intentioned gringos try to help clear up after our lunch on the boat and throw the mayo into the cooler.........the captain, mate, or myself would RUN to get it out!.........haha!

Betsy

 

[sealskin98]

Just my opinion...if Driftin' By wants to spend his vacation camped out at the resort that's his choice. He's the one paying for it.

I may not agree with his choices, but I'm not him. He can do his vacation how ever he wants!

As for his comment on the thread turning into a AI bashing thread though...I thought the title of the thread was WARNING WILL ROBINSON! WARNING!

 

[NancyLynn]

Well, next time you should try to venture out a little.
. . .
You'll escape the trap of being one of those Cozumel visitors who's been to Cozumel but never seen/experienced the island

I have been to Cozumel twice and walked pretty much every street between Calle 11 Sur and Calle 10 Norte and between the water front and Avenida 30. I have been to the southern end of the island twice, including venturing inland to El Cedral. I have gone as far north on the eastern side of the island as is permitted post-Wilma. I spent Sunday evening the town square the first time. Have been through the shops surrounding the square, but I much prefer the ones on the back streets which are farther removed from tourist heaven. Practiced my very rusty Spanish enough to be able to at least communicate with local shop owners who were far enough off the square that it was a toss up as to whether my Spanish or their English was a better tool for communication.

I just don't think where one eats necessarily makes the difference between experiencing the place I'm visiting and hiding in a resort. That is particularly when the food at the place I'm staying at serves good local food. If you haven't tried the evening meals at Scuba Club Cozumel, you should - at least when I was there they served a wide variety of local dishes (including identfiying for us which native tradition the food grew out of).

I also don't think eating at AIs is inherently unsafe - which certainly seemed to be the direction the conversation was headed when I jumped in.

That doesn't mean I won't necessarily try a different travel plan in the future - partly it depends on whether I'm traveling with a group (in which case the AI is prepaid, and I don't have a choice about paying for my food a second time) or by myself (and am free to make my own arrangements). If I'm traveling with a group, I'm likely to experience the island - as I have both times I've been there - but return to the AI for meals rather than paying twice for my food.

And to be real honest, your rationale about eating where the locals do is incorrect and was quite narrow minded and offensive IMO. :no

I believe you are confusing a comment someone else made with my response to it. In the context of this discussion, someone else implied that eating where locals eat would keep you safe (with the flip side being that if locals don't eat there it is not safe). My response was that you can't judge whether or not a place is safe to eat by whether or not locals eat there. Locals don't eat at places for a number of reasons, only one of which might be safety. On the flip side, one's GI tract does grow accustomed to what one is exposed to. Just because a local eats somewhere does not necessarily mean it is safe for non-locals to eat there (and that applies whether you're in Mexico, US, or anywhere else).

 

[sealskin98]

Well spoken Ms. Nancy!

But I do hope you get to go sometime without a group. It's a lot different.

 

[sealskin98]

I'll probably get jumped for this...But try the cevieche at Cantina El Caracol that they serve with the chips instead of salsa.

You may feel a little funny being the only gringo in there, but I know the owner. Just ask for....

 

[NancyLynn]

Well spoken Ms. Nancy!

But I do hope you get to go sometime without a group. It's a lot different.

First time I went was just with family - I was happier with the choice of locations (SCC), both for food and proximity to downtown. That's one of the reasons I hiked so much of the downtown and near downtown area - when I wasn't diving I was with my family out exploring. SCC was close enough to downtown there was a lot to experience within walking distance for folks who are used to hiking.

I liked the diving better the second time - being with a group of decent divers allowed us a lot more leverage in selecting dive sites. As the only one in my family that was certified at the time of my first trip, and not being part of a group, I didn't have much input as to where or what type of diving. (That's not to say the diving wasn't good with SCC - but it was nice to be able to explore the sites less frequented on the standard dive route the second time around.)

Unfortunately, the group I went with this time is moving even farther away from downtown next time Although where I eat is not a particular issue for me, being isolated in resort city, hanging around a pool I could hang around anywhere, seems to me to be a waste of my surface intervals in Cozumel.

 

[NancyLynn]

I'll probably get jumped for this...But try the cevieche at Cantina El Caracol that they serve with the chips instead of salsa.

You may feel a little funny being the only gringo in there, but I know the owner. Just ask for....

That is an odd recommendation, given the thread topic . Probably not a recommendation I'll take you up on - but then, again, I also avoid sushi...

 

[Rickg]

I'll probably get jumped for this...But try the cevieche at Cantina El Caracol that they serve with the chips instead of salsa.

You may feel a little funny being the only gringo in there, but I know the owner. Just ask for....

In La Paz at the Bismarck (named after the German battleship) the cevieche is served with crackers similar to saltine crackers instead of the tortilla chips that I see around the San Diego area.

 

[diveborg]

Unfortunately, the group I went with this time is moving even farther away from downtown next time Although where I eat is not a particular issue for me, being isolated in resort city, hanging around a pool I could hang around anywhere, seems to me to be a waste of my surface intervals in Cozumel.

Totally agree with you on that sentiment.