Izamal Yellow

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In the past the Yucatan wasn’t very high on our list of places to go in Mexico. This visit has made up for that to some degree. There is a lot to see and do. We still prefer the Pacific coast, but have been happy to discover there is more … Read More

Isla Mujeres Life

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A few more days bumming around Isla Mujeres. Clean beaches, clear water, good food, and color everywhere. It’s a great island for getting around. Taxis are fifty pesos to anywhere, or if you are alone it’s just 15 pesos to jump in the taxi with other people. Our typical afternoon … Read More

Around Isla

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Isla Mujeres is a small island. There isn’t a ton to do other than swim and eat, so that’s how we spend most of our days. This guy ended up here during the storm a few days earlier. Not sure what the heck he was doing out on the North … Read More

Calm to Crazy

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Next stop on the Yucatan tour was Coba. It was fun to hire a bike taxi to zip us around the ruins. With how warm it was it was nice not to be hoofing it through the woods. It was relatively quiet through most of the Coba ruins, but that’s … Read More

Valladolid

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We were only in Valladolid for a few hours. We arrived, went for a swim in Cenote Zaci, put on some dry clothes and went for a long walk around town, grabbing dinner and desert before collapsing after a long day well spent. Really enjoyed the color of Valladolid even … Read More

Cenotes

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In Chichen Itza we packed up early in order to beat the crowds. Right down the road was Cenote Ik kil, and at nine we were the only people there. The Yucatan is absolutely filled with cenotes, from cave types with the ceiling caved in, to total caves, to things … Read More

Chichen Itza

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After a few weeks on the island it was time to run off on a road trip to show the kids a few of the sites around the Yucatan Peninsula. First, jump on the ferry over to Cancun. From there it’s a bit of a pain to get to a … Read More

Paddlers

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Calm days the kids like to head out for a paddle. Lowe is content to just kind of explore close to home and make up games in his head, while Ouest is wanting to go further afield. Both kids amaze me with their abilities on the water. They are so … Read More

Taco Life

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Slow down. Much of our family’s existence revolves around tacos. We love them in all shapes and sizes, with steak, fish, and chicken, both fancy and unadorned. This particular taco was fancy, and delicious. A small Argentinian owned place where the chef came out during the meal to ask if … Read More

Local Isla

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Ouest finally got a chance to try out the mermaid tail Santa brought her this year. I was surprised how quickly she got used to it, and how fast she was able to swim with it on. In a race across the pool she was taking me down. Playa Centro … Read More

Familia

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I arrived in Isla Mujeres on Saturday, followed by loads of family on Sunday. Ali’s mom, sister, niece, and nephew all flew in for a week of fun. Not sure what was going on here—one catamaran towing another, with a sail flapping wildly for at least an hour. Busted furling/stuck … Read More

Key West to Mexico

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So, we boogied on down to Key West in November, all amped up that we were getting a nice early start on the cruising season this year. And then we sat, and sat, and sat, in KW. The passage from Key West to Isla Mujeres is only 350 miles, but … Read More