Thursday, 27 March 2014

Got up and packed. 
Said good bye to Dave hilary and Shirley
Walked the beach
Sat on the beach for an hour but it was really windy
Got the cab to the airport
Had $16 burger at Johnny Rockets
Flight not too bad....got lucky with no one beside us
Home about 12:30
Place clean and flowers from Geoff and Lydia and Art and kevin 
Home sweet home ....in the rain :( 

Wednesday, 26 March 2014


Walked the beach for the last time




Tried snorkeling but too murky
Sat at the beach

Went for dinner downtown 



Naked netflix 

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Walked the beach
Went to the beach
Dinner at home .. trying to eat up the food
Played uno 

Monday, 24 March 2014

Went to El Nicho for breakfast....eggs benedict :)
Ron and I walked the beach
Went to the beach for a couple of hours.
Had dinner at home
Face timed bob and sonia
Hilary ron and I went to hear the salsa band at la sirenas. Did some dancing. 

Sunday, 23 March 2014

Had a very lazy day.
Indigestion still bothering me
Sat by the pool .
Went to the beach
Saw some sad sights



Smashed my finger in the window. Black nail. 

Went to dinner at tacos.com Excellent prawn tacos


Dave and ron had ice cream
Everyone went to be early so ron and I started watching breaking bad


Saturday, 22 March 2014

Walked the beach
Went to the beach ....good day for it
Walked to town for supplies
Had chicken dinner
Played triominoes
Went to the gringo bar ...danced a bit...drank Margs..talked to ken
Naked Netflix. Orange is new black .... boring 

Friday, 21 March 2014

Breakfast
Short power walk.... not much energy
Went to the beach. Perfect beach day ... sunny warm and not too windy
Went snorkeling off the beach but water murky.
Went into Playa. 



Walked along the beach

Had dinner and walked 5th avenue.
Got home 11:00 .
Naked netflix. 

Thursday, 20 March 2014

Had breakfast and went to the Wed. market in town
Went to the beach 
Walked the beach
Dinner...Shirley made scalloped potatoes
Played uno
Naked netflix 

Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Was cooler and calmer after the storm. 
Went for a power walk.
Decided because it wasn't windy to go snorkeling. It was fabulous....2 hrs and 2 different spots.
Came home and had lunch.
Went to the beach. The wind came up and it clouded over so we came home early.
Relaxed and read..,, pretty boring :(
Shirley took us all out for pizza dinner. 
Had quite a bit of wine throughout the evening .... lol



Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Went to town to get supplies
Walked the beach before the storm hit
Really really windy and poured for a long time
Ate dinner at home.....more chicken and salad and potato :(
Played uno
Naked netflix 

Sunday, 16 March 2014

Went for a power walk.
Had breakfast.
Tried to go to Unico to get a chair on the beach but too late all taken
Got our chairs...but no umbrella... and sat on the beach. Soooooo windy


Walked into town for supplies.
Ate the chicken mole for dinner
Went downtown for the salsa band
Did some dancing
Got home at 12:30 


A stormy day. 
Ron and I walked the beach.
Sat on the patio.
Walked into town to kill time.
Went to the beach in the wind
First time I got burned ...:(
I walked and bought some prawns.
After dinner we walked into town to see what was happening. Nothing going on
Came home and had a drink here.
Naked Netflix. 

Saturday, 15 March 2014

Went for a power walk in the morning.
Sat around the pool for a bit then had lunch.
Ron and I walked the beach...weather started to deteriorate 
Sat on the deck and watched another storm roll through. Cloudy for the rest if the day
We all went into town for dinner at the same place we went for our anniversary.
We bought some supplies and came home.
Walked back into town at 9:00 to see the local coronation of 3 ages king and queen. A couple of fireworks and lots and lots of police because the governor was there. 
All the locals were really dressed up in heels and dresses and lots of little kids too. It must be a big day of celebration for the locals of the town.

Friday, 14 March 2014

Stormy morning...lots of rain 


Cleared a bit. Hilary and I went for a walk on the beach to get out
Mostly read and caught up on emails on the porch for the rest of the day.
Ron and I walked into town for something to do.
Ate dinner at home.
Played triominoes. 
Watched naked Netflix.

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Got up early and got gas then took the car back.
Really hot and sticky by 9:00.
Had a small breakfast then walked 2 hours on the beach.
Stopped at Unico for a beer on a swing.


Walked into town with Dave and hilary for something to do. Had a 2 x 1 Marg
Had happy hour with Shirley on the deck....made her a piña colada. 

Had a light dinner and the storm hit. Lots of lightening and rain.
Walked into town in a break in the weather. Went to see a festival but started to rain again so went home. 


Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Woken up by the maids... Hello !!
Had a quick breakfast and into the car.
Drove to Puerto Morelos 4 hrs. On the way ron and Dave stopped at the toll booth and had an Italian expresso. 


Went swimming in the pool and I unpacked. 
Really frustrated as everyone was immediately on their phones ... watching YouTube etc.

Hilary and I drove to playa to the mega store. Did a huge shop.


Had dinner when we returned.
Did some emailing then everyone went to  bed :( 
Naked netflix for Ron and I. 
I am very frustrated ....arggg 


Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Had breakfast then walked to the Mercado 







Very interesting. HUGE!! Hundreds and hundreds of stalls . For Mexicans ...crowded. Selling everything veggies, shoes, spices, live animals, tools. People fixing cell phones, watches, making shoes from new leather, hair dressers.

Walked back . Went for a swim. Showered. 
Went to the Mayan museum . Very interesting. 


Went to Karen's suggestion for dinner . 
Pasta ...good but uber rich and expensive. 

Ron and I went to look for coffee and on the walk home we saw a great Mexican dance troupe in the square.




Watched naked Netflix. 

Monday, 10 March 2014

Had breakfast earlyish so we could get out before the heat.
Walked to Paseo De Montejo where the colonial houses are. Because it was Sunday the street was blocked so families could cycle. Really interesting walking but slow go as it was HOT and humid. 





On the walk back we saw some typical Mexican streets and much of it reminded us of Trinidad.


We came across a plaza that had a salsa band and lots of people dancing,.., mostly over. 60.,, lol


We were really hot and uber sticky by the time we got home
Went for a swim and relaxed before dinner


Drove to  the market in the town square so Shirley could buy some earrings.
Went to dinner at Hennessy for some non Mexican food.
Sat on the roof deck as there was a nice breeze.













Sunday, 9 March 2014

LPacked up and drove to Merida. 3 1/2 hrs of boring straight road.
Found the house....amazing !!





Settled in and Ron and I went for a walk. It was really hot and humid :(
We sussed out a few places that were recommended for dinner. 
Saw a few sights and had a nice young fellow from the tourist bureau help us get some antihistamines for Ron's huge mosquito bites. He is really suffering and has been eaten alive :(




Came home and tried to cool ourselves.
Drove to a traditional Mayan restaurant.
Food was excellent..., mostly turkey and pork ..go figure. The food was served with pumpkin seed purée and cooked in banana leaves.