Uaymitun 2019-Blog Post #4 “Bunco and more!”

Apparently there’s a large underground movement of Bunco fans everywhere, including a chapter in Mérida!

From that trusted online source, Wikipedia…

bun·co

 A swindle in which an unsuspecting person is cheated; a confidence game

Or perhaps it’s…

bun·co

A parlour game generally played with twelve or more players, divided into groups of four, trying to score points while taking turns rolling four dice.

In any case, Pat invited Elaine to come into Mérida for a wild evening
of bunco… or perhaps only two hours dependent upon the level of buncoing going on!

On our evening stroll over we passed the beautiful Santa Ana church
Hennessy’s, the scene of the crime… or parlour game!

Bob and I avoided the debauchery by stolling on the Paseo de Montejo!

Whilst they were Buncoing, Bob and I walked the Paseo and stopping into the Dulceria
We both enjoyed a small dish…
… of Sorbet Limon!
El Monumento a Felipe Carillo Puerto on the Paseo de Montejo
A new Marquesita store!
Palacio Cantón, now a museum
Monumento A Los Montejo

Every country or culture places more value on certain items than others!

At Walmart, Lindt chocolate bars are so valuable they are placed in special anti-theft holders!

After a great afternoon at Faces, we went for dinner with Mat & Terri!

Another great meal at the newly renovated Elio al Mare!
The night view from Mat & Terri’s condo

And now for the Breaking News everyone has been asking for!

Our victory has become Breaking News!
The undeniable proof of the great victory!

To celebrate our great victory, we allowed Raymond and Elaine to take us out to dinner at the Loncheria Carolina in the square in Chicxulub!

We enjoyed delectable Panuchos…
… Salbutes and Empanadas! Very yummy!

Apparently there has been either an growth in the local funds for tourist signage or there’s been an increase in incidents… not sure which!

Several new signs on the Coast Road from Progreso to Uaymitun!
Yikes!

Sunday, Jan 27th dawned…

What a calm and beautiful morning!
Clouds gathering out over the Gulf of Mexico
Getting darker… still no wind… then Whammo!

It was the most violent storm we’ve seen in our 7 winters here! The winds lasted all day and through the night!

The enormous waves and tidal surge had pushed the seaweed up to our tree line!

We were fortunate! We lost power for ~3 hours and our Internet and Cell service was interrupted for about a day and a half. We had some flooding in our upstairs bedrooms where the force of the wind and rain pushed water through our patio doors.

Some people in Progreso lost power for 4 days! There was damage and flooding all along the coast from Dzilam de Bravo in the east to Chiburna in the west. Gaby said that they thought it was a hurricane at her house near Mérida, about 20Km inland!

It was quite a storm!

I hope you’ve enjoyed learning all about Bunco and more!

The next blog will include the arrival of our first guests of the season, Elaine’s sister Sharon and her husband Don!

Cheers from Uaymitun, MX!

-doug and elaine

2 thoughts on “Uaymitun 2019-Blog Post #4 “Bunco and more!””

  2. Hi Eliane and Doug. Thanks for the entertianing Blog. The wind storm looked pretty mean !!!! Hope it is nice while Sharon and Don are there. Enjoy Sandy

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