Wintering in the south 2017-18.
Gulf Coast trip February 17 1:10 PM Rating: 4.0 Location: HACIENDA SANCHEZ, Valladolid Notes: We arrived very hungry so just put our stuff in our room, changed out of riding gear and went to the restaurant. There must be an old car meeting here, many are parked and one being …
Gulf Coast trip February 17, 2018 8:23 AM Location: Valladolid Notes: I was fascinated by the old car collection so decided to take a bunch of pictures Accomodation: Posada/Inn Meal: Breakfast Food: Hotcakes & bacon, huevos Valladolensa, coffee Cost: 155 Currency: MX Weather: Sunny Temperature: 27C Entry located at: https://www.google.com/maps/@20.7028722,-88.2021792,100m/data=!3m1!1e3 …
Special Attractions February 17 2:56 PM Rating: 5.0 Location: Ek Balam, Yucatan Entrance Fee: 211 Per person (Cenote & peddletaxi 300 for 2 plus tips) Notes: Like so many of these ruins in the Yucatan only a small part of the town has been excavated and restored. The archeologists were …
Special Attraction February 13 2:32 PM Rating: 5.0 Name: La Casa de los Lotos Location: Baca, Yucatan Notes: It seems incongruous to find a Thai ”temple” in a pueblita (tiny village) in Mexico but here it is in Baca. Although the manmade network of ponds of water lilies was not …
Special Attractions February 12 10:52 AM Rating: 4.0 Location: Dzbilchaltun, Yucatan Entrance Fee: 304 (2 non Mexicans) Notes: A Mayan ruin that was first excavated in the 1950s by a team from National Geographic, this site’s main feature is a rectangular building that was used to predict the equinoxes, eclipses …
Special Attractions February 11 12:41 PM Rating: 3.0 Name: Progreso Carnaval Location: Progreso Notes: For 3 days now we have gone to the malecon to watch the parades. Today we stopped at a beach palapa for a light lunch of chicken tacos while we waited for the parade. Today there …
Gulf Coast trip February 5 12:17 PM Rating: 3.0 Name: Progreso Housesit Location: Progreso, Yucatan Notes: We arrived at our house sit in Progreso and were welcomed by Dave who showed us around the house. Speranza also greeted us warmly and had us put our stuff in the guest room …
Special Attractions February 3 10:29 PM Rating: 4.0 Name: Xcambo Mayan Ruins Location: Xcambo, Yucatan Notes: I’m healed enough to take short trips on the bike so today we made a foray to a place called Xcambo. This little ruin is quite unique because this is where the Mayans produced …
Special Events January 30 10:27 AM Name: Surgery! Location: CMA Progreso Notes: This a long post describing my experience of having an emergency appendectomy in Progreso, Yucatan. Everything went well and I am recovering quickly. Should resume normal activities by Friday when stitches come out. If you are interested in …
Gulf Coast trip January 25 1:35 PM Name: CMA Hospital Location: Progreso Notes: I got the results of my ultrasound which indicate a swollen appendix. (Cost 450mx) The ultrasound specialist told me that I should make an appointment with Dr Bates for a blood test. Depending on the results I …
