Having never sailed here we did check out the services to see what we might have missed and took a cab to the Yucalpeten Marina which is a few miles out of town. We found a helpful harbournaster running a safe, modern marina with floating docks and good protection in a blow but very few facilities very isolated and not a sailboat in sight - no hotels, no restaurants, no bars, no anything within walking distance of the marina.
Progreso seems happy with its tourist trade and the locals are very friendly and welcoming. We have enjoyed our stay and leave you with a few pics from around town.
 Fishing boats - all shapes and sizes - are dragged high up on the beach when the fishermen return with their morning catch |
William likes to keep fit - so, a couple of short videos to let you know how he does it..........press the full screen option at bottom right of this little video and then watch the speck in the distance. Close full screen to continue to next video. Regret clarity as filmed on cell phone!
This one is quite energetic despite the casual no-effort look - unfortunately William got a splinter in his finger from the pole
The lighthouse in Progreso, built in 1893, is 120ft high and sits at the edge of downtown but sealed off behind high metal gates it did not offer the opportunity to visit.
The Malecon, a traffic free, walkway ran just outside the hotel doors and was the beginning of most of our morning walks during our stay
As the sun set it was lovely just to sit close to the beach and enjoy the warm evening breezes
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