The beaches at the northern end of Isla Mujeres ( where the ferry arrives) are nice, very nice but very crowded, particularly at weekends, not crowded with those who pay good money to vacation on Isla Mujeres, but largely by day trippers who contribute little to the island's economy; they generally bring their own beers and food, fill the beaches during the day and invariably leave their empty beer cans and food wrappers behind. Whilst the beaches should probably be occupied