Good morning from Cozumel! We both woke up early after eight hours of margarita induced sleep and have enjoyed some time on our balcony hammock watching the sun rise. The couples are splitting up today and the men are doing an advanced two tank dive while Amy and I are going through the PADI association for a resort dive certification.

Last night we ventured out of the resort for dinner in Cozumel. Luckily we had some direction based on a recommendation my personal trainer provided.

Casa Mission is a $7 cab ride away and is a large gated restaurant which takes diners back to colonial Mexico through it’s artistic murals, rustic architecture, and beautiful gardens.

We were quickly escorted to a table near the live band and a very animated parrot!

The menu features both authentic Mexican dishes and fresh seafood dishes alike. We started the meal with their house margaritas which were made with fresh strawberries and were delicious!

After our margaritas we enjoyed a few appetizers, ceviche and shrimp with avocado. The shrimp with avocado was odd and more like shrimp smothered in thousand island dressing. However, the ceviche is my favorite dish I’ve tried in Mexico thus far!

Between the appetizer and main course we were served the lime soup. This soup was more amazing than we could have ever fathomed. It literally was a comforting chicken soup with tortilla strips in place of noodles and two giant lime halves in the bottom of the bowl. It was spicy and delicious in a way we could not have imagined before. In fact, when we saw “complimentary lime soup” on the menu we all rolled our eyes, not sure what to expect. Boy were we wrong!

Enjoying dinner with good friends means you can share everything, including your main courses! Amy and I shared the seafood platter which came with grilled lobster, fish, and shrimp. The portion was the perfect size for two of us and the shrimp was the real winner. If I returned to Casa Mission I’d order the ceviche appetizer and the shrimp entree!

The boys each enjoyed the lobster special and the Mexican combination.

If you’re down in Cozumel and looking for a delicious dinner or lunch spot, we highly recommend Casa Mission. The shrimp, ceviche, and lime soup are their specialty but everything was amazing and for the four of us to enjoy three courses and two drinks a piece it was only $120!