Category: Uaymitun 2022

Welcome to our blog post that highlights the final days of our Uaymitun Winter of 2022!

We are back home now, so I’m writing our final blog post of the season from my office back home! My apologies as this will be quite a long one!

It’s hard to believe that our 3 months in Uaymitun have come to an end already!

It’s been a very different experience as we were still maintaining our COVID protocols and kept our circle very small! We are all hoping that next year will be more like winters of the past!

Pamela and Raymond flew home a week before us… Val & George a few days later. There are other friends and acquaintances who are on our flight or will be leaving shortly as Semana Santa and all the Easter festivities at the beach are about to start!

To start this, our final blog of the Winter in Uaymitun 2022 season, there is…

In a well deserved 3-2 Championship Playdown, Paméla and Doug trounced the competitors of Raymondo and Elaine!

Note to self, never let the 2nd place team take the Victory photos!

Watch here for the latest in the “Sendero Jurásico” now unfolding before our very eyes… that is if you’re tall and can look over the bushes! Unfortunately, they have it roped off and we can only get glimpses of the latest additions to their herd of dinos!

However, there is one major addition that you can’t miss!

In the last week or so, before our departure, some very large additions to the Sendero Jurasico site!

Word on the street is that it should be open for visitors for the Easter season!

While we had ventured into parts of Mérida for groceries, we had not driven into Centro yet this year… until a few days ago! We drove downtown with Val & George, parked in the parking lot behind Santa Lucia Park and walked down 60 almost to the Plaza Grande.

Our destination was Amaro… one of our Mérida favs!

One of our favourite parts of dining at Amaro is the Café Maya after dinner! It’s is made from coffee, Kahlua and Xtabentún. The making of this wonderful drink starts with an elaborate process requiring great skill. Victor, our bartender, heated the liqueurs in a number of receptacles, pouring them into each other. The ignited liquid burns with a blue colored flame as it is poured from receptacle to receptacle in a stepwise fashion it looks like a mini beautiful waterfall of flaming liquid! Delivered into a glass of superb coffee finished with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! Delectable!

Victor shows his chops with the making of Café Maya

After a delightful dinner, we had a great amble back up Calle 60!

Apart from going into Progeso to the bank and grocery stores, we had consciously avoided going downtown. But a few days later we made our first visit to the Progreso Malecón to have dinner with Val & George at Almadia!

After a great dinner, we strolled down the Malecón to see all the changes!

This was our last “outing” with Val & George of the season, as they left the day after!

As recounted in an earlier post, we had decided against going to Hacienda Xcanatun to celebrate our anniversary and went to Humo Bistro instead! We really enjoyed our dinners, but agreed we needed to return to try other items on their menu.

So we booked one last dinner at the beach so we could revisit Humo Bistro!

We shared our appetizer, Montaditos de Lomo, and then followed up with the Filet Mignon with Black Pepper Sauce! Yumm!

On the last Friday of our stay, we ventured into downtown Progreso to settle our car rental bill with Yucatan Vacations. We took the opportunity to drop by Anita’s in the market to pick up some vanilla. We also hoped to go to the store where we have purchased Progreso beach jackets, but it was closed due to the construction on the Malecón. It was an absolutely blistering hot day, so on the spur of the moment, we continued to Crabster for a brunch in air conditioning!

Earlier in the winter, there was a wedding celebration at what we call the ”Party House” just East of us down the beach! Loud music, fireworks and a incredibly heavy downpour marked their evening.

Well, on our last evening at the beach house, there was another wedding on the beach… just 4 houses down the beach West of us! Better weather and no fireworks but it sure wasn’t our idea of a last evening!

To close out our time at the beach, I have to include a few great sunsets and a sunrise!

This was our final sunrise at the beach. Our totes had been packed and stored away the day before, so we just had our final items to put in our suitcases.

… and farewell Miguel, Maria, Jesus and Mauricio until next year!

After our farewells, we gassed up our car for the last time at the Pemex and headed into Mérida. We met up with Miguel of Yucatán Vacations at their office at the Fiesta Americana Hotel to drop off the car and then he took us to the Luz en Yucatán.

We had heard from Val & George that there had been quite a few changes at the Luz, but we were pleasantly surprised to seem them all!

There is work underway to create a breakfast room/bar in previously unused rooms near the front of the building!

Beautiful light fixtures and a stairway to nowhere!

A few more pics of our favourite retreat in Mérida!

We were very happy to see that our little “buddy” is still at the poolside rooms!

It goes without saying, there are many, many great restaurants in Mérida!

Our first evening in Mérida, we walked down Calle 55 from the Luz to have dinner at another one of our favourite places, Chaya Maya!

After dinner at Chaya Maya, we walked down to the Gran Plaza and stopped for Cappuccinos con Xtabentún at the Cafe Peon Contreras beside the theatre.

As with many of the restaurants in Centro, the outside may be non-descript, but the food inside is marvelous!

One of those places is SOCO, a short walk from the Luz, where we went for a breakfast!

Morning cappuccinos, a different take on French Toast and a great door across the street!

And our final dinner of the season, we returned to Amaro for another fabulous meal; Pollo X’catic and Cafe Mayas! It was a great way to finish our Winter season!

Continuing the tradition at Amaro!

Our final morning in Mérida… we had our usual “hot cakes y tocino” at Pita across the street from the Luz en Yucatan.

We had arranged for a taxi to take us out to the airport and we were very glad we arrived early as the line was already growing at check-in!

After Check-in and Bag Drop, we went upstairs to clear Security only to wait 20 minutes for Immigration Agents to show up to check us through. We went downstairs to Gate A3 as directed, although our original boarding passes said A1 (upstairs).

At the last minute, an announcement fills the air… “WestJet 2793 is now departing from A1”! Now all 200 of us file back up the ramp and gather around our original gate!

Our flight was delayed close to an hour in departing but it did make up some time on the way to Toronto!

Kerry & Bryan were waiting for us on the Arrivals level and off we went to their house in Wellesley… next morning we headed back to Sarnia!

That’s it for this blog post and our Winter in Uaymitun 2022! I hope you’ve enjoyed our posts! Próximo Año!

Cheers!

Love to all,

-Doug and Elaine

Welcome to our penultimate blog post of 2022 that highlights the construction and renovations going on all around us!

As I mentioned in an early blog, there is lots and lots of renovations and new construction happening here and along the beach up to Telchac Puerto and beyond! I guess they’re following the mantra of the movie “Field of Dreams”… if you build it they will come!

There’s a massive 10-12 bedroom house being built beside Jack & Michelle’s rental just 3 doors east of us.

There’s two new casitas being built next door at Mayo’s house. The latter has led to Gaby building a new private entrance at the road for our house, Uaymarima! We suspect there will also be a new sign out front next winter, but we don’t know what will be on it!

During our visit with Gaby early in January, she told us the reasoning behind needing her own private entrance into the beach house and that it would be starting soon! Miguel also told us of the impending changes… but nothing much happened for more than 2 weeks! Then people with hats and clipboards showed up and work began!

Week 4: they started trenching with hand shovels, rebar and fishing line markers

Week 5: more trenching and a pile of limestone rocks appeared

Week 6: gateway foundations being built from the limestone rocks

Week 9: the old wall comes down… by hand sledges

Week 10: the ‘rampita’ is poured at the road

Week 12: We’re using the entrance now… can’t wait to see the finished product!

We’ve been told that the pieces of white plastic pipe, which fit over the rebar posts, will be filled with concrete and then painted brown to match the house!

Also, there will be a new sign to replace the old Uaymarima sign that’s now at Mayo’s entrance… but we don’t know what the sign will say. We expect there will be new lighting along the wall between Gaby’s and Victor’s house as well as new landscaping along the lot line between Gaby’s and Mayo’s lots.

So we’re excited to see what the project looks like when it’s all done!

So here’s a few pics of the new casitas behind Mayo’s house…

Week 9: the 2nd level floor being poured

Week 12: here’s our last pics before we head home!

That’s it for this blog post! Until next time…

Cheers!

Love to all,

-Doug and Elaine

Welcome to our blog post that highlights a long hoped for return to Uaymitun by Kerry, Bryan, Jack and Ben!

For two months, there was a possibility that Kerry and family would be able to swing a trip back to Uaymitun! The stars finally aligned and they flew down on the WestJet Tuesday flight from Toronto to Mérida!

But, before moving on to the Tolson’s visit, sorry but some more sunset pics! We finally had a few days of less wind and great sunsets on the beach!

We also had another Él Norté pass through on the weekend before their arrival!

The day has arrived… WestJet made their Tuesday run between Toronto and Mérida!

About an hour wait for deplaning, immigration and customs and we were on our way to the beach house!

It wasn’t too long before a game of “ring toss” began!

I must interject here that there was some monetary incentive to try to drop the ring over the pop bottle without knocking it over! The number of attempts, by both boys, was enormous!

The following day, Miguel brought the two kayaks down to the beach for our enjoyment! While I did take a turn, Bryan, Kerry and the boys used them most days!

Their plan for the visit was to primarily relax and enjoy the sun, the heat and the beach… so we didn’t go on any adventures to cenotes, mayan ruins or even a visit to Centro Mérida!

However, we did venture into Chicxulub one evening to introduce them to Loncheria Carolina’s!

Everyone enjoyed lots of empanadas, salbutes and panuchos! We kept our waiter, Daniel, very busy!

Lots of “healthy” snacks were identified by the boys… our pantry was overflowing!

The next day was Kerry’s birthday! To start the festivities, we walked down the beach to Val & George’s beach house!

Back and relaxing on our patio… it was gift time!

We all went out to Elio al Mare’s for dinner! Everyone enjoyed their meals and there was a special treat for Kerry at the end!

After a wonderful dinner, it was back to the beach house and relaxing on the patio!

We had fabulous weather other than one evening downpour, so there was lots of fun pool time!

We even had another visit from MeowMeow NoName… who apparently is misnamed… he is Jesus’ cat and his name is Mixo (Misho)!

Bryan and I made a Monday trip up the coast to the Chuburna Market to pick up a few things!

We tried to catch a few beach sunsets and somehow, I took pictures!

Wednesday morning arrived and it was off to the airport for goodbyes!

And lot of hugs and farewells as the headed towards their departure gate!

Off they flew on Aeromexico from Mérida to Mexico City and back to Toronto!

Perhaps my final chapter on interesting food items here in the Yucatán!

That’s it for this blog post! Until next time…

Cheers!

Love to all,

-Doug and Elaine

Welcome to our blog post that highlights from “Un Lugar Favorito”, a favourite place!

One of our traditions for each Winter in Uaymitun is to visit one of our all time favourite places, Hacienda Yaxcopoil!

As we did in 2019, we visited Yaxcopoil with Raymond and Pamela, who also love this place!

I’ve included a number of the many, many pictures we always take here!

While the ladies retired to the main house for some shade, us manly men continued to the main attraction… the factory site!

We walked through a slightly opened gate and walked passed the store rooms out to the far stone fence. Never having gone this far we found three small rooms with iron barred doors… probably storage for important items… or… queue spooky music… they could have been the jail (see Raymond below)!

While we were exploring the main engine room of the factory, we met a man who was painting the wooden doors. After talking with him, we realized that this was Senor Alejandro Quintal Solis, whom we had met several times as he was hand painting the various rooms in the main house!

To finish out this blog post… a few odds and ends!

There has been a lot of activity at the soon to be open (maybe) “Jurassic Way”… including this fella or gal… who knows!

It’s not often that we’re in Chicxulub in the evening, but the town usually comes alive!

As I mentioned earlier… at some point we would tell you how our packaged Yucatecan food was… well here’s the 1st! Cochinita Pibil!

We have been known to frequent Doña Mary on Tuesdays for Pechuga Parmesana but on a Monday, we got some Arrollados de Repollo (Cabbage Rolls)!

That’s it for this blog post! Until next time…

Cheers!

Love to all,

-Doug and Elaine

Welcome to our blog post that highlights from a local adventure!

Welcome to our latest posting… but before I continue could I ask a favour? I truly appreciate your comments and look forward to reading them all! However, frequently they appear as being written by my old friend “Anonymous”! If you’re willing, please add your name somewhere in your comment so I can be sure who has sent it! Thanks!

We interrupt this Blog Post to pass on a couple of important nuggets of wisdom… basically trivia about one of the most plentiful seabirds in the Yucatán, the Brown Pelican.

Vocalization: I’m sure we’ve all seen a brief, a pod, a pouch, a scoop, or a squadron of pelicans silently gathering by a fishing boat hoping for a handout and not squawking like a squabble of seagulls!

According to “All About Birds” from the Cornell Labs, the Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), unlike the Great-tailed Grackle (Screechimus maximus), adults are silent except during wing-jerking displays, which force air from their lungs and produce a low, hoarse sound. Nestlings use a shrill, rasping squawk to beg for food. Thanks to Val & George for bringing this to our attention!

Diving: The other day, while Raymond and I were standing on the beach, he asked if I had seen that when the Brown Pelican dives in for fish, they always turn their bodies to the left as they complete their dive! Of course, I hadn’t… so, being keen scientific observers, we spent a few minutes in observation. And in every case of a dive, all of them turned to the left!

Of course, we then wondered if the Brown Pelican of Australia (Pelecanus downunderis) would turn to the right!

In addition, we wondered how they didn’t actually kill themselves, as we would, when diving into the water from height! So courtesy of Audubon.org, and they should know, here’s the answer!

“Air sacs beneath the skin on their breasts act like cushions. Also, while diving, a pelican rotates its body ever so slightly to the left. This rotation helps avoid injury to the esophagus and trachea, which are located on the right side of the bird’s neck.”

We return you now to the originally scheduled Blog Post…

We had planned to have lunch with Val & George at the Picuda in Telchac Puerto for some time! And we finally did it!

We embarked on a short road trip East on the Costera …

… so off we went up to Telchac Puerto! So much new construction everywhere! Multiple new condo buildings between San Bruno and Telchac!

Onwards through San Crisanto and Chabihau until we found a nice place to stop at Playa Marmota (Groundhog Beach).

After an enjoyable walkabout on Playa Marmota, we returned to San Crisanto via Chabihau and turned off the road to park by the square!

As the temperatures rose, we hankered after some shade and some lunch, so we continued homeward back to Telchac Puerto to our fav… La Picuda!

After lunch, we couldn’t head for home without a walk on the pier!

Special thanks to George for suggesting the title to this blog and forgiveness for plagiarism from John Grisham!

That’s it for this blog post! Until next time…

Cheers!

Love to all,

-Doug and Elaine

Welcome to our blog post that highlights some goings-on in Uaymitun!

I appear to have been falling behind in my postings… so I’ll try to catch up in this one!

I’ve previously mentioned some of the recent changes in Chicxulub since our hasty departure in March of 2020, and here’s another!

One evening we received a knock on our door only to find Miguel and Maria delivering some “Comida Casera” (home cooking) for our enjoyment!

As the weather improved heading into February, we were able to enjoy evenings on the patio!

With better weather we can also enjoy our days outside…

Val & George had heard from their valedor that there was going to be a Triathlon Race starting next door them and sure enough, there was!

This year again, we were treated to a another visit by “The Rach”! She was down visiting Val & George from Jan 25th to Feb 9th! We felt sorry for her as the weather did NOT cooperate… very cool and blustery!

For our Anniversary dinners down here, we’ve been going with Val & George to Hacienda Xcanatun for several years. But due to recent ownership changes, we went to Humo Bistro instead.

So we picked a nice day and took in a late lunch/supper (aka Lupper) at Hacienda Xcanatun to try out the menu! Some old fav’s were gone (no Stickly Lemon Chicken or Pate), but some new fav’s were discovered!

Some weather moments…

It’s hard not to try to capture some of the beautiful sunsets here on the beach! In January, the sun sets behind the big palapa house down the beach, but by the beginning of March it’s now setting out over the water!

However, the weather isn’t always so benevolent! We did have quite a storm in the middle of February!

To close out this blog, here’s another episode of “Things you won’t find back home”! While not all of these items actually fit this mold, they were interesting finds in any case!

That’s it for this blog post! Until next time…

Cheers!

Love to all,

-Doug and Elaine

Welcome to our blog post that highlights a few local adventures and indulges in a bit of nostalgia!

For those of us who have been here a few years, this winter, so far, has been one of the windiest, coolest and wettest in some time. So when the weather cooperates, it’s wonderful!

The pandemic has changed a number of events down here over the past 2 years. The weekly Muelle Market in Chicxulub has been cancelled, so to get some of the special items that we used to pick up from there, we need to go farther afield. The Slow Food Market in Mérida is one, but we’ve not been going into the city except to go to Costco or other major grocery stores. The other is The Market at Natural Thangs, or more commonly called the Churburna Market. It’s open each Monday morning for food and stuff, while each Thursday for artisan crafts. So… off we went to the Chuburna Market…

We were able to pick some good sausages from “The Sausage Lady” (and yes that’s her business name) as well as some new stuff to try from the “Paradise Bakery” like cabbage rolls and some Butter Chicken from another vendor whose name I can’t remember!

Bare with me as I include a bit of nostalgia…

One of our favourite restaurants over the years has been Elio al Mare, the Italian restaurant in Progreso.

Back then, it was a palapa roofed restaurant… very local in ambiance but with fabulous Italian food. Elio, himself, was usually there to greet you… although sometimes in his house coat! We fell in love with their Chicken Parmesan!

Elio’s is near the end of Calle 23 in Progreso… for years that end of the street was unpaved and undeveloped except for the beach homes. Rumours were that the owners prevented the street upgrades to deter traffic! It was a bone rattling collection of potholes and pointy rocks!

I have delved through my library and here’s a gallery of pics of dining in Elio’s from 2013-2017 before it closed for renovations!

Elio’s was closed for most of 2 years but is now open for business in a new building on the same site. Elio has sold the restaurant and moved to Holbox, we hear, but the menu has lived on!

We went once in 2020 before we had to hurry home but this year it’s fully renovated!

We booked a table on the patio and enjoyed great food with Val & George!

Val & I had a sister-brother outing into Chicxulub for us to both get our hair cuts at Gaby’s salon! It’s been fun collecting a pic from the very first haircut of the season with her over the years!

Having said that… I went back and grabbed a pic from each year…

That’s it for this blog post! Until next time…

Cheers!

Love to all,

-Doug and Elaine

Welcome to our blog post that captures some of the changes going on here in Uaymitun!

As we travel around our local area, we are amazed by the amount of construction underway! Not only in town, but along the Costera as well. While we haven’t driven further East from here to Telchac Puerto or San Crisanto yet, others have told us of massive developments that way as well.

Within 2 kms of our house, there are at least 6 new houses or renovations under way!

Big happenings here at Uaymarima as well! Gaby’s next door neighbour has decided to build two small houses behind her house… one for her son and one for a dedicated valedor (caretaker). In doing so it will greatly reduce our ability to drive onto the property, so Gaby has decided to make a new entrance off the road and likely build a wall between the properties.

This gallery shows some pics of the construction!

Amongst all the changes, we are enjoying some familiar things as well!

Raymond & Pamela came out to the beach for a game of Hand & Foot and dinner at Loncheria La Carolina in the square in Chicxulub! We personally think they have the best Yucatecan food on the square!

After dinner, we had a nice walkabout the square in Chicxulub!

And last but not least on our wander around the square is one of the newest additions… the Chicxulub T-Rex!

On the way home, we stopped at the intersection by the Pemex and grabbed a night photo of the Pemex Raptor!

That’s it for this blog post! Until next time…

Cheers!

Love to all,

-Doug and Elaine

Welcome to our blog post that captures typical life here in Uaymitun!

We love being in Uaymitun each winter because it’s such a beautiful place. But, I must admit, it’s also great way to avoid the ice, the snow and the cold!

In making the decision to return this winter, it wasn’t without worrying about the continuing pandemic! By minimizing the number of contacts we would have and following best COVID protocols when in public settings, we felt we could be as safe here as at home!

That does mean that our excursions will be few and far between! This blog will have more of that “stay-at-home” flavour.

We were invited over for dinner to Val & George’s to enjoy their Papaya Chicken dish!

After a delightful dinner… including Chocolate Mousse, we retired to the patio to relax!

One never knows from year to year if there might be local animals who decide to drop by… well we have one this year! Meow Meow NoName shows up for a day or so and then is gone for several!

Providing family and friends IT support is par for the course!

In the past, we have made the 2 hour trip to the west coast of the Yucatán to visit Celestun and the flamingos! Nowadays, they’re in larger numbers in our area again!

And a few more pics from Uaymarima…

Now switching gears… Given recent developments in the Progreso area, led by an “visionary” mayor (some would say), I’m including some of those highlights too!

First some background! The following is an excerpt from a blog post from 2016 about the Chicxulub Crater!

Apart from it being our closest and favourite little town, Chicxulub is famous for a major event in Earth’s history!

The Chicxulub crater is an impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Its center is located near the town of Chicxulub, after which the crater is named. The date of the Chicxulub impactor, which created it, coincides precisely with the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (K–Pg boundary). The crater is more than 180 kilometers (110 miles) in diameter and 20 km (12 mi) in depth, making the feature the third of the largest confirmed impact structures on Earth; the impacting bolide that formed the crater was at least 10 km (6 mi) in diameter. So long dinosaurs!

Not wanting to miss out on the rising interest in the Chicxulub Extinction Event, the local poobahs are mobilizing!

From a recent edition of the Diario de Yucatán from January 12th…

“PROGRESO.– A year and a half after it was announced, the City Council launched the construction of the Chicxulub Puerto Jurassic Trail, which will be installed south of the Progreso-Chicxulub bypass, near the estuary and the mangrove area.”

“A wide section of what remained of the first Progreso-Chicxulub bypass, located south of the bypass that leads to the neighboring police station, is where the Jurassic Trail will be and they have already placed the first dinosaur of the 20 that will be distributed in that direction from the east of the port.”

“The City Council reported that the Jurassic Trail will have more than 20 attractions, dinosaurs of different species, fossil remains, nature, setting, lighting, souvenir shop, spaces for direct coexistence with nature, bathrooms and vehicle parking.”

And here’s some pics of the actual work across from the Pemex station at the intersection of the Coastera and the road between Chicxulub Puerto and Chicxulub Pueblo as it progresses!

Welcome to the Pemex station guardian Raptor… first of many!

There’s more to see regarding Dinosaur-mania in Chicxulub… but that’s for a future blog!

That’s it for this blog post! Until next time…

Cheers!

Love to all,

-Doug and Elaine

Welcome to our blog post that captures highlights from our week of getting settled in Uaymitun!

First off, my apologies! There’s been a glitch in my MailPoet mailing system that failed to send the last 3 posts to all Subscribers! Hopefully, I’ve fixed that and you will all get this post. For those who didn’t receive the earlier posts, they can be accessed under the “Recent Posts” section in the top of the right most panel.

Gaby & Billy, the owners of Uaymarima, always leave some welcoming gifts for us! This time it was a gift basket with wine, chocolates and a selection of unique Yucatécan delicacies… as well as two items for the house!

Cochinita Pibil: a traditional Mexican slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatán Peninsula. Preparation of traditional cochinita involves marinating the meat in strongly acidic citrus juice, adding annatto seed which imparts a vivid burnt orange color, and roasting the meat in a píib while it is wrapped in banana leaf.

Léchon en Relleno Negro: also a traditional dish from the region, a roast suckling pig with a black filling based on turkey, pork and mixed chili peppers.

When we have these, I’ll provide an update! 🙂

They provided a replacement for the old grill that was rusting away in the salt air…

… and a new addition to the household, an Air Fryer!!!

As per usual, there’s an open invitation for Sharon to come for a visit!

We made another trip into Mérida to drop off the rent and do some shopping at Walmart in City Center Mall.

On our way back home, we stopped by to see one of our favourite restaurants, Hermana República! We were happy to see that their outdoor patio was open! We enjoyed the Croquetas de Cochinita Pibil and Melted Cheese with Roasted Xcatik and Beer Chistorra!

Tuesday’s are special days in Progreso as Cocina Económia Doña Mary features Pechuga Parmesana! We met up with Raymond and Pamela at their condo across from Faces and enjoyed a Doña Mary takeaway lunch together!

Unbeknownst to us, they had brought us a very special Anniversary gift!

Miguel completed his repairs and replacements for lights and stuff, so we have the full effect of the new lights that night!

After a quiet day at home, the next day was an outing into Chicxulub!

After almost 2 years, it was nice to see Gaby the hairdresser again!

In the 2 years we’ve been away, there are many changes in Chicxulub! One of the major ones is the redevelopment of the town square. All of the old loncheria buildings are been replaced with very new and modern structures. It’s somewhat sad to see them go… as well as some of the vendors too!

However, a new laundry has opened as well a new pizzeria on Calle 19 just off the plaza! It turns out that Carmen from Caremi now works at the new one!

Back home in Uaymarima that evening, we enjoyed another spectacular Uaymitun sunset!

In response to a comment from Steve Miller, who asked “One time, show us what’s in Costco and Chedraui. The unique to Mexico items in Costco would be especially interesting.” While these aren’t necessarily from Costco or Chedruai, here are some unique items that definitely would not show up on a Canadian or American grocery shelf!

I hope you enjoyed another glimpse of our Winter in Uaymitun 2022! Until next time…

Cheers!

Love to all,

-Doug and Elaine