It was Good Friday and there was a carnival outside our front door, in the large square bordered by a 16th century convent on one side. There were dozens of food stalls, mostly manned by Maya grandmothers selling tamales, tacos etc. (Aside: I’ve concluded that tamales are not for me but all the variations of […]
Back in time
We woke up early – I woke up very early, around 5, as I was unable to sleep – and took a taxi to Chichen Itza. We arrived ten minutes after the opening hour and there were already about 100 people queuing for tickets. Luckily the line moved fast and it was still cool, so […]
Crocodile river
It was a day of 2 hour journeys, first 2 hours to Rio Lagartos then a 2 hour boat trip and 2 hours back. We got ourselves a private boat and zoomed down the river at great speed to see pelicans and a crocodile, and hundreds (though not thousands) of flamingos. This was the first […]
Arrival
The Gentleman Friend arrived last night. It was delightful to see him and to share new experiences, but also an end to eating what and how I want, and the timings I prefer. So it goes, one gives, one gets. As soon as he arrived we went for a stroll around Merida where there was […]
Poor planning
As is often the case I have planned poorly and have far more work than I have time for, and that too as I have arrived in Mexico. I’m frantically trying to finish it all, with outings only for meals and extended walks with the meals. Yesterday’s morning walk was my favourite, I think, to […]
Sinking in
It is now about 24 hours since I arrived in Merida and I have sunk nicely into the city, though unfortunately at the expense of work. Yesterday, after a bit of rest in the afternoon (I think this will be my usual routine in this climate. It is designed for siesta, with fierce bright afternoons […]
Rocky road to Merida
I am sitting in the cool shade out of the hot sun in a little courtyard lined with red bougainvillea. I’m sleepy and there are a few mosquitoes hovering about but otherwise it’s not a bad place to be. Last night I left San Francisco, in a somewhat eventful departure. First, a mountain lion besieged […]