Due to the overwhelming response to my last post (thanks Valerie), I've decided to try hazard another.
We are staying in the hotel Montejo, two blocks from the central plaza. After our 7 am wake up call, Samuel serves us a fruit plate, toast and coffee in the Court Yard.
Then Cindy stays in our spacious room and writes and I walk one block to the library.
Around noon we give up for the morning and wander around.
If it's really hot we cool off in the pool.
Lunch, siesta, reading then back to the library for an hour or two.
The evenings are for walking, dinner and people watching.
For those of you who have been here before it hasn't changed (except for the Walmart on the paseo de Montejo, which aside from the spanish is exactly like the Walmart in Mount Dora or Big Rapids.)
The local beer (Leon) is dark and delicious. I'm pretty sure the hop's are not organic and it's nothing compared to Joel's home brew but to me it's perfect at an outdoor cafe as we watch the people go by.
For those of you who have not been here the main attraction is the people. Cindy and I are tall compared to the locals.
Walking is a constant hazard, with open manholes, narrow sidewalks and vehicals of all sizes driving hell bent for leather to make the next stop light. Sometimes they even stop.
Still if we survive the walk to the paseo Montejo or confine our selfves to the plaza we can have a nice stroll.
Street vendors and 'store hustlers' give us free Spanish lessons and the food is great. Life is good. Love Bo and Cindy
2 comments:
Looks like fun. Hope the weather stays nice for you!
Your locale in Merida sounds like heaven. I am glad the writing is going to well and that you are getting to enjoy the rest of your day relaxing.
How long to you plan to stay South of the Border? It sounds like the weather is beautiful and you are really enjoying yourselves.
We are getting snow, snow, SNOW. It is really comical to watch Maisie "porpoise through the snow--she is fearless. She is really high energy so keeps us going. We are waiting for the moment when Bailey responds positively to Maisie's overture to play. We miss you. You should call us at breakfast sometime and give us a thrill.
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