We arrived in Holbox after 9PM, not having eaten dinner. To be honest, we’d underestimated the length of the travel day, mostly because the flight to Cancun seemed so quick and easy, compared to most of our flights, but the boys took it in stride, and they enjoyed checking off the various modes of transportation on a travel day to-do list they’d made. ferry ride to Holbox, and then a golf cart taxi ride to our rental house. To get to Holbox, we took an Uber to the airport, a flight to Cancun, a 2.5 hour van ride to Chiquila (we had a private transfer with Miguel’s Holbox Transfer Service, and they were great), a 20 min. I’ve said it before on this blog, and I’ll say it again: pick a popular beach destination, like Cancun, and drive an hour or two away, and that’s where you’re going to find the sweet spot. Convenience isn’t in and of itself a bad thing, especially when traveling with kids, but we’ve often found that, if you’re willing to sacrifice a little convenience, the pay off will be worthwhile, and that was absolutely the case with Holbox. Here’s the thing: if a place is convenient for you, it is also convenient for lots of other people. Getting to Holbox isn’t exactly easy, though, but that’s one of the reasons why it is special. That, coupled with the fact that we found really inexpensive tickets to Cancun, made it an easy choice. Turns out, when it comes to our preference for quieter, more remote, less developed beach spots with lots of local color, Holbox checks all of the boxes. Next time!) So, when we were trying to find a beach spot for spring break this year, we dug a little deeper into this small, sleepy island town. (Ironically, we didn’t actually swim with them, as it wasn’t the right time of year. We tried the house dressing and it was great having it on the side to add as little/much as we wanted.Holbox has been on our radar for a while, as we’d long heard it was one of the best spots to swim with whale sharks. Just as with Mura, the staff is really accommodating in that you can have the dressings on the side in case you don't like it. The build-your-own was also fun we chose octopus and shrimp tempura with both being a good portion and tasty. The former had a perfect amount of heat which we confirmed by our 9 year old daughter's aversion to it.

We also tried the spicy love poke bowl, and a build your own one. The broth for both was so flavorful and rich- definitely had a 'wow' factor.

We also have been going to nearby Naruto ramen for years, and found Mura's Tonkatsu Ramen and Shoyu Ramen to be so good that I'm predicting it might give Naruto a run for its money.

We've been going to Mura for years, and were so excited to try their new ramen and poke location which is across the street from Mura.

Kawaii Bento Boxes by Joie Staff