This final blog post of our 2014 winter in Uaymitun will highlight a few memorable events!
One week left in our stay…
We decided to have one more short day trip… so we went to Hacienda Teya with George and Val and had our last Yucatecan style meal!
When we arrived back at Uaymarima later that afternoon, our favourite friend had returned!
Mat and Terri’s granddaughter, Meghan, arrived for a week’s stay with them and celebrated a birthday!
One of the highlights of our stay was when we were invited to attend the 15th birthday celebration of Sarleth, the daughter of Dave and Diane’s friends, Anna and Waco!
“One of the most important celebrations in Mexican culture is the tradition of the quinceañera. This constitutes a ceremony on a girl’s fifteenth birthday to mark her passage to womanhood, to give thanks to God for his blessings, and to present a young woman to the community. From an anglo perspective, the festival would seem a combination of a “sweet sixteen” birthday party combined with a coming out ball for debutantes.”
To thank Francesca (aka Panchita) and her family for taking such good care of us during our 3 months, Elaine planned a dinner for her and the entire Castillo family! Elaine prepared their favourite, lasagna, plus penne with home-made meatballs! What a great time that was!
That week, we had some pretty strong winds out of the East… perfect for the wind surfers who were staying up the beach at Bora Bora!
Our last full day in Uaymitun!
Last morning…
After our farewells, we dropped our car off at Merida airport and made our way to Merida Centro to our small hotel, the Luz en Yucatan! It was incredibly hot, 39°C/102°F, so we spent most of our time in the pool at the hotel.
We ventured out to grab a light lunch at La Tratto in the Santa Lucia park just down the street and returned there for our last night’s dinner and to take in the Thursday night music in the square!
Next morning… an early cab ride to the airport! Our flights were good… with a stopover in Houston and into Toronto around 5:15 PM. Rick and Sharon were waiting for us and we headed back to their house for dinner and a sleep-over!
Saturday morning, we said good-bye to Rick and Sharon and drove our to Kerry’s place in Wellesley, only to be surprised by the whole family (except Ryan)!!! What a great day!
Sunday brought us back to Sarnia… glad to be home with family and friends!
This was our final blog post of our Winter of 2014! I trust you’ve enjoyed them!
Cheers,
Love to all!
-doug & elaine
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