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North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida March 15th 2017

Well, we're all packed and ready to leave tomorrow morning. We'll head south through Campeche, Champoton, Escarcega and Villahermosa before turning north for a bit and spending the night near Comalcalco. We've decided to make shorter drives in order to make it easier on us and the dogs. Tomorrow should take 8-9 hours. Here's where we'll be: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/15859234 We'll post again tomorrow evening with photos of the trip!... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida March 12th 2017

You might think that a 15 passenger van would have plenty of space for us and the dogs, but once we loaded everything in the world that we decided to keep...quarters got pretty cramped. Most of what we are bringing back was loaded into the back of the van behind piece of plywood to keep the dogs from getting into it. The rest is under seats and bunjee'd into corners. When we packed, I put all the big things in place while Jill came back through and pushed the small stuff into all the open spaces. God help us if The Federales or US Border Patrol deside to search the van. They wouldn't find anything but tools, underwear and dogs toys...but it would take an hour or more to put it all back in place.... read more
Packing
Packing
Packing

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida March 11th 2017

We've decided to leave Hacienda Masul on Thursday morning the 16th of March. We've settled into a nice routine here. It's a lovely place but we can't wait to get back to the States. We'll be in Queretaro by next weekend and will spend a few days there with Eloy, Rocio and their awesome kids before driving on to Laredo.... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida March 11th 2017

Living in their mad homicidal world beneath the soil munching devouring consuming, antennae probing and strobing the multi-legged strangers weed and seed and feed beyond our sight. They are fellow travelers with you and I, these aliens. (Contemplating Insects, Author Unknown) ...or, it's just a dozen bugs having a meeting.... read more

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida March 10th 2017

I've driven back into town to run some last errands before we leave next week. It was a long trip. I left at 8:30am and arrived at the shop at 9:45am. The first two miles after leaving the hacienda took 15 minutes because of the road. We're having heavy duty E class tires put on the van, the others were looking pretty pinched after we loaded it. Yesterday we brought the dogs back to the secured field at the hacienda and this time they managed to avoid falling head first into the frog pond...I'm attaching a few photos of them. As you can see, the hacienda has it's own little train track. Back in the day (when Masul was a working hacienda) a horse would pull carts in and out and around. Our dogs seem to ... read more
Field Day
Field Day
Field Day

North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida March 9th 2017

We closed on our home in Merida yesterday but unfortunately we now won't be able to move into our home in North Carolina until the end of March. So, we'll be staying at a place called Hacienda Masul for the next week or so while we wait. It's a beautiful hacienda located....well, we're not sure where its located :) We followed our friend Arturo (the owner of the Hacienda) so we're not completely sure how to get here. We are the only people here except for the caretakers. There are 8 dogs on the property (our dogs are happy about that) and also two horses. It's peaceful and quiet...a welcome change to the buses and car alarms of Merida.... read more
Hacienda Masul
Hacienda Masul
Hacienda Masul




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