Mexico

Time to Leave

We all returned to Progreso from our trip Valladolid and settled back into our daily routine playing Pickle Ball, Mexican Train and get together with friends over the next couple of months.We found that there was a Thai restaurant located not too far out of town in a small village/town called Baca. We decided to …

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Valladolid

Our next jaunty would be Valladolid, this quaint town is located just inside the Yucatan from Quintana Roo and is classified as a ‘Magic Town’. Valladolid or Saki in the Mayan language, is a city located in the eastern part of the Mexico. It is the seat of “Valladolid Municipality, Yucatan. As of the 2010 census the population of the …

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Winter 2021-22 Mexico

As winter was fast approaching, it was time for us to head to a warmer climate, with all the CV-19 restriction and lockdowns coming back we decided to leave sooner than later, leaving the last week of October, destination base would be again Progreso. Progreso is located in the Yucatan just north of Merida. We …

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The Chocolate Factory

This blog will be photo heavy.After leaving Uxmal we came across this band of musicians, who were a little rusty.We continued to the Chocolate Factory after we had some lunch, where the chocolate making process was explained. The Civid-19 prevention message is on display before entering the property. First stop was the museum located at …

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Uxmal

We are in Mexico for the next couple of months, in the Yucatan state close to Merida, having rented one bedroom Casita located in an AirB&B which has a very nice courtyard and pool all within the walled property. This is nice retreat when a Norte (storm/wind from the north) blows-in or when the Malacon/Beach …

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Quintana Roo

We left El Cuyo early afternoon and where not sure if we would make it to Cancun in one day or stop on the way for a night somewhere. As it turns out we arrived in Cancun around 4:30pm after a slow drive on the secondary highways, to this point we had not totally decided …

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Progreso

After we left Kabah, we continued onto Merida where we had some laundry done then went to Chadraui, this is a supermarket chain in Mexico. We stocked up on groceries, which included a Turkey for Christmas day. We had previously talked with Dave who runs an Air-B&B in Progreso but also has room for a …

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On to the Yucatan

After we had our engine oil and filter changed in Campeche, we headed east to Edzna, this had been recommended by some of the locals. But first we took a detour to the Far East 😊 Edzna is another Archeological site with more Maya ruins. This is the first time we have seen round buildings and …

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