Blogs from Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America - page 58

A sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree.~ Well after a week here in Playa, we went on our first big adventure. Off we went to Paradise Beach on Cozumel Island today. Cozumel is about a half hour ferry ride across the sea. We took the 8 a.m. ferry which is huge. Double decker, and holds 450 passengers, with tables, comfy seats, bathroom, bar, TVs and even a guitarist playing playing Santana! The sea was rough. HOW rough was it you ask? Well there was this poor woman that was pretty green, and ended up vomiting all over herself till they brought her a plastic bag. Lord she looked terrible & felt worse. This lasted the whole ride with this unfortunate woman tossing her cookies most of the way. You could tell her ... read more

"Como es tu dia" (how is your day?) Well, where did we leave off? OH, Martha. Well Marth had quite the deep sea fishing expedition! She was taking out by Captain and the skipper (Gilligan)....OK, it wasn't Gilligan (hee hee) but there were two of these professionals and they worked hard to get Marth her big catch! They have a line with a big lure with a single hook on it. Then they drop it down to the bottom of the ocean (around 300 feet) and then they JIG. No, that doesn't mean Irish dancing on a boat ;), it means pulling up the line sharply about 20-30 times by reeling in the line. Those guys were sweating up a storm. This is to attract the fish's attention. Then if you're lucky, it lunges at the ... read more

It was another glorious day in paradise...for those of you at home suffering through freezing rain and snow, well gosh that just sucks. I won't tell you how warm it is here, but I will tell you someone had the dang nerve to say it was too hot last night when we were out listening to live music. I'll have you know we beat them with a big palm tree leaf...the nerve of it all ;) We woke a little later yesterday morning (must have been that last margarita at the fire show that did us in!). We enjoyed coffee on the patio while watching the girls swim in the pool. At 7 am Nanna and Rory were out walking the beach collecting seashells. (We're going to need our own plane to get all those dang ... read more

Just a quick note to say I just got an email saying that an article I wrote for the Work and Family Foundation of Canada was being published today. I wrote an article on what I think is the "recipe" for my parent's long marriage. Will send you an update on our day yesterday! Sal & the clan!... read more

Just before leaving Tulum I visited the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, not far from where I am staying. The Reserve covers 1.5 million acres and is a protected UNESCO World Heritage site. I went with an organisation called Cesiak who do eco-tourism and environmental education, for the afternoon canal tour . We went through the mangroves, floated down the canals looking at bird life and flora and fauna, and enjoyed a delicious dinner afterwards. My birdwatching days from Ecuador came back! I loved it. It was highly educational, and sadly not all that I've learned is good news. Our guide, Hugo, is passionate about people and the environment learning to live together in a sustainable way, and he was scathing about the all-inclusive resorts in Cancun and Playa del Carmen and how they are impacting the ... read more