Blogs from Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America - page 3

"One father is worth more than a hundred schoolmasters". The above quote pretty well sums up my Dad to a T. He was worth more than a hundred schoolmasters to his family and friends. Unfortunately Dad died three days after we rushed home from Mexico. He was surrounded by love those few days he was in the hospital. When my time comes, I'd be honored to be surrounded by my family - the perfect ending of a book. 'The End'. And I hope I leave this world before my kids too. I love the The Winnie the Pooh quote. "If you live to be 100, I want to live to be 100 minus one day, so I never have to live without you." Dad was given a beautiful send-off - folks were lined out the door ... read more

"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot". And now, a word from our sponsor. (OK I'm the sponsor, and here's the word!) MONDAY/TUESDAY Hope this blog finds you all well and enjoying the summer weather. We've settled into a routine here even though I was a bit homesick and my mind is on things back home as my Dad has not been feeling the best but he's in darn good hands. (Drop me a line Bar when you can.) The first few days we put our nose to the grindstone taking photos of the condos for the company. Al's new camera equipment has made the photos pop. Monday co-operated & was a bright sunny day & the Caribbean exuded that jaw-dropping myriad of colors that made for perfect travel magazine ... read more

28.4. Unsere Zeit im Mahekal ist abgelaufen. Es war zwar alles wunderbar hier, aber irgendwie fühlten wir uns in der luxuriösen Umgebung nicht recht wohl, und so sind wir ganz froh, dass wir nun ins kleine aber feine Acuario wechseln können. Die Gebäude sind in fröhlich leuchtenden Gelb- und Orangetönen bemalt und um einen Innenhof gruppiert, in dem ein türkisfarbener Pool, Hängematten-behangene Palmen und niedliche Schildkröten Ferienstimmung verbreiten. Noch haben wir keine Zeit uns hier aufzuhalten, wir ziehen sogleich los um ein Auto zu mieten und stürzen uns tapfer in das Einbahn-Gewimmel von Playa del Carmen. Ohne grosse Umwege finden wir die Strasse Richtung Süden und nach rund stündiger Fahrt unser erstes Tagesziel, die Cenoten Dos Ojos. Cenoten sind die in dieser Gegend weit verbreiteten wassergefüllten Kalksteinhöhlen und -löcher, eine der grossen Attraktionen... read more

My Spanish is now conversational. This milestone is nothing less than an opportunity to date someone who speaks absolutely no English. I was looking for someone untouched by foreign culture; a woman who wholly represents everything I've seen in Mexican culture. Alicia was there to make it happen - a sales rep in a hotel gift shop. She arrived from Mexico City 2 months ago with no plan other than citing "It's destiny". She taught me how to live by emotions like a telenovela. 1pm: we met in a coffee shop and ordered drinks 1:14: She tells me, in Spanish, I'm cute and starts touching me. 1:15: We are passionately making out in the cafe 2:00: We go to the beach in front of a hotel, continue making out and rolling around in the sand. Parents ... read more

"If two people love each other nothing is impossible. Except deciding where to eat." ;) Hi all, gee I think it's been well over a week since I checked in. We haven't been passed out under a palm tree from too much tropical living just so you know! Time got away from me, and the draft blog I started stayed saved. To sum up our trip now that we are home, is wow. We feel very blessed to have had this opportunity to go off on our own, and we don't take it for granted for one second. While this trip ended up being very busy with work, it was very productive and yet very relaxing. To say we were 'working' while being in a sunny paradise would be a big misnomer. If you usually ask ... read more