A Slight Blogging Pause and Misc Fun Pictures

It'll be a few days before my next blog post.  Because I'm going on a road trip! To Merida!


Google says...Mérida is the capital and largest city in the Yucatan State and Yucatan Peninsula. It's about 35 km from the Gulf of Mexico. With a population of about 900,000 it's the 14th largest city in Mexico.


I'm going to Merida for a few reasons.  Apparently, it's beautiful, historic, and artful.  A really nice Mexican family that I met in Ottawa now lives there, so I'm going to visit them.  And, I might be ready for an adventure.  Even though I am quite content to stay on the island, enjoy it's charms, and live gently.

The journey to Merida should go well.  The ADO buses (like Greyhound) are very reliable.  It's a well traveled route.  And Merida is considered to be one of the safest cities in Mexico.  But it will be a bit of a journey.  Taxi.  Ferry.  Bus to Cancun Airport to meet Damita, who'll be arriving from Canada.  Bus to Merida.  And finally, a ride to my host family's home!

I'm not going to blog during that time because I'm going to try travel light.  I'm going to leave my tablet in Cozumel.  But I will definitely take lots of pictures and gather stories to tell. So stay tuned!


PS - I will stay in touch with a few folks at home to reassure them/you that I'm alive and well.

Photos (kinda random...)
1- A cool picture of an egret and pelican.  It looked like the egret was hanging out close to the pelican, maybe there's a hunting advantage for it? A quick Google search revealed nothing...
2- It rained a lot a couple of days this last week. The water in this street was several inches deep before it drained away.
3 - The shop where I got the flat on my bike fixed is family owned and operated.  These are the teenage kids that work there. Very kind folk!
4 - Looks like the toddler and soldier are running away from some unseen thing.  They aren't.  It's just interesting timing.  This is the first year I see armed soldiers patrolling the beach.  Those poor men must be sooooo hot in all that gear!
5 - There's a lot of coral on the shores of this island. This is an interesting piece with a little bonhomme I found on the shore.  Just fun!