We got to know the small settlement of San Pedro pretty well. Cellular World sits about midway down middle street and we went there about ten times. One of the items on the to-do list was secure phone internet service for Belize so we could check email and weather while making our way south. Little […]
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Fair Winds
25 years ago, yesterday, the wind was blowing hard in Western Oklahoma. An outdoor wedding was hastily moved to the church. The wind blew everyone there and back to see the wind-blown bride and groom. It was an omen. It clearly indicated that wind would henceforth be a force in this couple’s life together. And […]
Walking To Town: Seeing Tulum
By our guesstimate, El Cid is a little more than 1.5 miles from Puerto Morelos. Short cab rides in Isla Mujeres and Cancun have been a dollar or two. However, this similarly short ride from El Cid to Puerto Morelos is fifteen dollars, one-way. Once in PM, you can go the same distance for two […]
El Cid Resort
We spent the morning doing schoolwork and boat chores. Jake handled Lily’s spelling practice the past couple of days and that is going well. They start a game of backgammon during which Lily has to spell her words in order to roll the dice. She actually did pretty good on her test today so maybe […]
Puerto Morelos
We sailed to Puerto Morelos today with clouds on all sides. We left early this morning in anticipation of fighting the two knot current all day. Somehow, we rode a little counter current down and made really good time while also somehow avoiding rain until the final ten minutes. As we pulled into El Cid […]
Spanish Lessons
Yesterday, Randall spent the morning securing a starting battery, a new water pump and a couple of through-hulls we needed. He got back to the boat and realized that the battery did not have enough connection points to work for our starting battery. He sent Jake to return the battery while he got started on […]
Feliz Compleanos, Lily
I made Lily a couple of signs for her birthday: Feliz Compleanos! and 9 Anos! Both of them never made it out of my bag. I was still a little uncertain about my Spanish word selection and decided decorations were unnecessary when you are surrounding by Marina Paraiso. Lily had a really fun time with […]
Kissin’ The Lovely Shore of Isla Mujeres
After an offshore crossing, I always feel like getting off the boat and kissing that nice, immobile, sturdy-feeling ground which gets so little appreciation on a daily basis. Viva La Mexico and its lovely, coral-fringed, kissable shore! They say that with the proper amount of tequila intake, the ground here does actually kiss back. Oh, […]
The Turtle Hospital
At the Turtle Hospital they tell about how you can help the turtles. Some turtles get bubble butt and are permanent residents. Bubble butt means that they get air in the bottom and can’t dive correctly. To help them dive, some have weights on their shells. The weights can fall off as their shells grow […]
Marathon Turtle Hospital
We visited the patients at the Marathon Turtle Hospital on Wednesday. They treat about 70 turtles a year and have a number of permanent residents who can’t return to the open water. They are so beautiful up close. Lily is going to work on a post about what she learned so I will try to […]