You clipped Jack's post, and this was what Jack said:

You can walk to town on your HANDS (if you're in shape :-) in 10 minutes.
Walking on feet go much faster.

Knowing Jack, most of the time he CRAWLS (not the Australian crawl
either) in town, after boozing it up in street corners.  :-))

Your earlier comment about "you mentioned" 20+ cab ride must refer to
somebody else's post.

Yes, it's a Mexican version of a K-mart type SuperCenter.  Many locals
buy their goods AND food from there.  There are other supermarkets
like it elsewhere on the island.

Where else can you buy 1 kilo (2.2 lbs) of bananas for 1.9 pesos (about
20 cents)?  :-)  I grocery shop there EVERY time, to stock up the
refrigerator in the hotel on soft drinks, meats, fruits, etc.

BTW, from my hotel to that supermarket, it's about twice as far as
going to Senor Frog or Carlos 'n Charlies.   The cabbies at C$C
charges $4 USD (about 44 pesos) to go from there to my hotel (a
3 minute walk) because they posted a sign on cab fare for the "benefit"
for CRUISE PODS -- but leaving out the fineprint that the posted
price is the MAXIMUM any cabbie is allowed to charge anyone
legally, for the start/end locations.

Without the $4 (maximum posted), some cabbies would charge $10 or
$20 to ride a block or two.  But MOST Cozumel visitor don't know
this fact about the rate posted!  That its the MOST they are allowed
to charge.  When taking cabs in Coz, always name your fare (if you
know it), haggle if necessary, and don't get in until the fare is
agreed upon.

As a concrete example, from the supermatket in question (twice
as far to my hotel as from C&C (also known as Puerto Langosta)),
the cabbies would charge me 20 pesos (because that's what I offer
them -- slightly higher than what he would take the REAL loclas
for :-)).  Just learn to say 20 pesos in Spanish.  My Spanish
sucks!  But the locals definitely appreciate any EFFORT the
visitors show that they are trying to learn the local language.

The 24 or more pesos you save (compared to the Pier posted price
for half the distance) could pay for 12 kilos (26+ pounds) of
bananas that could make a monkey out of you.  

Okay, the 1.9 peso per kilo price is not the "everyday" price.
But even at double that price (which is nearly everyday) you can
STILL turn into a monkey, and can then walk from Plaza Las
Glorias to town on your hands.

Nah.  It sucks!

True.  They don't dive below 80 feet, and they wouldn't let anyone dive
who has the slightest "medical condition".  I've had well over 1000
dives in Cozumel.  Scuba Du is the ONLY shop that ever refused to
let me dive because I checked in the form that I am a diabetic --
which is no longer a contraindication by any dive organization, and
at that time I already had well over 500 dives in Cozumel.

Their boat are "nice" (spaeious) if you like VERY SLOW boats that you
almost NEVER see Punta Sur, Columbia, Palancar Deep, Palancar Caves,
Palancar Bricks, etc., etc.  because in addition to taking forever
for their slow boats to get there, most of those dives at those
southernmost sites are best done with maximum depths BELOW 80 fsw!

That's the LEAST of the negatives about Scuba Du.

Words worth repeating, to ALL Cozumel visitors.

-- Bob.

snip

I was at the Allegro at Christmas.  Also checked out the Grand.  Both
were full... as for diving, can you say Mooooo?

Also both are "family" resorts.  Meaning lots of kids.

If you're going for the diving, suggest you stay downtown.

-HW "Skip" Weldon
Columbia, SC