December 14-22:
An offer of a break from the gray, drizzling rain out on an island broaching the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the Caribbean on the other! Now doesn't that sound nice?! It was much needed for two Olympia newbies from Miami! Although preparing to leave for vacation is rather stressful, it was great being on vacation once we were there.
We met up with Josh and Lisa Knapton, who invited us along in the first place. We hadn't seen them since we left Utah; at that time, we had NO idea that the next time we would be seeing them would be out of the country on an island that can only be reached by ferry leaving Puerto Juarez Port. It was so good to visit with familiar friends after being in a new area with new people! We were able to "let our hair down" and enjoy camaraderie.
Some of the highlights:
- Tacos de Beisbol--a local food secret.
- A vacation home next to the water with our own little patio and hammocks
- Scuba diving
- Seeing how the islanders' concept of time is different from ours
- Isla Contoy (Island of the Birds Wildlife Refuge--yet another island)
- Picnicking on Isla Contoy with a friendly stingray
- Tour of Chichen Itza and the bus ride there through the jungles of Mexico
- Watching the sunsets
- Playing Sequence and Phase 10 with Josh and Lisa with the breeze from the ocean blowing through the kitchen
- Buying things with pesos
- Watching children dressed up in red clothing and Santa hats parading down the streets singing Christmas songs in Spanish
- The swinging bed in one of the bedrooms
- Another local secret of the couple around the corner that bakes bread and sells loaves each evening
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