Dear family and friends… welcome to our Uaymitun 2020 Blog!
While we did have a major snow event back in November, the weather turned mild, leading to a green Christmas! The Weather Network wizards are, however, predicting a nasty winter, so we’re glad to be here before the worst hits!
Once again, we’ll get to spend quality time with my sister, Val, and her husband, George, who are just 6 houses down the beach!
Cheers from Uaymitun, MX!
-doug and elaine
After closing up the house on the Sunday, we drove to Wellesley to spend a night with Kerry, Bryan and the boys. Of course… it snowed that night! The next day was sunny and warmer, however, and Don & Sharon kindly drove us to the Toronto Airport Hilton where we were going to spend the night!
Tuesday! WestJet Day! We arrived at the airport with enough time to grab some breakfast and relax for our 10:15 AM flight from Toronto to Merida.
It wasn’t a full flight, even though the gate staff said it was! I think they were just trying to coerce people into gate checking their carry-ons!
The flight was uneventful and basically on time! We cleared Immigration quickly and then waited for our luggage. Elaine’s came out very quickly, but we must have waited 20 minutes for mine to appear! The lady in front of us pushed the Custom’s button and got a RED light… very happy, for us! Ours was GREEN so we continued on to meet the car rental agent. Before we knew it we were heading out onto the Periferico and on to Progreso.
Miguel, our valedor, met us and helped carry our luggage up to the room and get our totes out of storage.
After a bit of unpacking, we took a break and enjoyed a cappuccino on the beach and caught the sunset!
We’re very happy that Val & George are here again this winter, after missing last winter due to health issues. They arrived a couple of weeks ago, so they’re fully settled in and had us over for a delicious meal… Papaya Chicken and a dessert creation by George!
After dinner and a visit, we came back to Uaymarima and enjoyed just sitting on our patio before an early bed!
Wednesday morning was beautifully warm and sunny!
Wednesday was also our 48th Wedding Anniversary! We enjoyed a wonderful dinner with Val & George at Hacienda Xcanatun.
The rest of the first week was full of unpacking, shopping and occasionally taking a time-out to just enjoy being back in Uaymitun!
One of the surprises of our return is the new patio couch set! We really like it a lot!
Another tradition restarted… enjoying sunsets with Val & George!
That’s it for our 1st Blog of 2020 season! I hope you enjoyed it.
Cheers!
Love to all,
-Doug and Elaine
PS: for those of you who are techies, this is my first blog entirely created on my 7thGen iPad using my Omoton wireless keyboard and mouse. The keyboard and mouse were a Christmas gift from my Secret Santa (Kerry)! 🙂
Looks like a great start to your time down there! We miss you back home though!!
We’re missing you all too!
Another great blog, mi hermano.
Thanks, sis!
Miss you guys……….
We’ll miss you guys too this winter! Mérida just won’t be the same!
Just curious – how is your place organized and cared for? i.e. which Santa Claus is responsible for the new plants and furniture? How does the pool stay in such beautiful condition?
The owner of our place loves her beach house very much!
Wonderful start – see you soon! Happy Anniversary
Looking forward to your arrival back in Uaymitun!
It’s great to see you guys are comfortably settled in for a warm winter. We won’t be here when you come back.
We’ll look forward to seeing you at the lake!
Looking forward to seeing the beautiful beach sunsets with family next year.(Hint,Hint, LOL)