Uaymitun 2014-Blog Post #15 “San Ignacio Cenote!”

This rather short blog post highlights our visit to the San Ignacio Cenote and a few snippets of Doug and Janine’s final days with us!

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A little more than an hour’s drive, south of Merida, in the small town of Chochola, is one of the nicest cenotes around… San Ignacio!

After changing into swimsuits, it's down the steps into the cenote!
After changing into swimsuits, it’s down the steps into the cenote!
Wish I had the skill to get better pictures in here!
Wish I had the skill to get better pictures in here!
The Ladies of the Cenote!
The Ladies of the Cenote!

After a wonderful swim in the cenote, we camped under a small palapa to have some lunch! Based upon earlier trips, they must have a new cook, as our food was very good!

Our shelter from the sun!
Our shelter from the sun!
Papazules!
Papazules!
Tempenadas con queso y res!
Tempenadas con queso y res!
Salbutes or maybe Panuchos! Good in any case!
Salbutes or maybe Panuchos! Good in any case!

What great place doesn’t have its resident pig?

Hola! Oink!
Hola! Oink!

On our way back from San Ignacio, we stopped by FACES for some very good Blues music!  What a great way to enjoy an afternoon!

The band!
The band!

The next day, we stopped in Chicxulub for Doug to get a haircut and a beard trim at Gaby’s!

How much should I take off?
How much should I take off?

We cruised the Malecon in Progreso and Janine made some final souvenir purchases for family back home and we stopped by Henequene’s for lunch!

Lunch with a view!
Lunch with a view! And enormous Mango Margaritas!
Queso Relleno!  A bit too salty for me!
Queso Relleno! Nice looking but too salty for me!
Camarones con mojo de ayo! (garlic shrimp)
Camarones con mojo de ayo! (garlic shrimp)
Camarones con Coco! (coconut shrimp!
Camarones con Coco! (coconut shrimp!
Requisite photo with our waiter and the Henequene Gecko!
Requisite photo with our waiter and the Henequene Gecko!

On our way back to Uaymitun, we stopped at the Flamingo Viewing station… for the first time in several years, there are flamingos staying here rather than at Celestun or Rio Lagartos!

Too bad I didn't have my Canon for this pic!
Too bad I didn’t have my Canon for this pic!

Homeward bound day for Doug and Janine… leaving 30C weather for -25C weather back in Parry Sound!

Sad faces but great memories!
Sad faces but great memories!

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That’s it for this blog post… the next one will be a mashup of other stuff happening here in Uaymitun!

Cheers!

Love to all,

-doug and elaine