A Broad Abroad

skimmers hanging out by the sea. i kinda got my heart set on being here again soon. sigh…..

ok - it’s not new a “new” meat at all, but cooking it is new to me. if you’ve read my blog you know i am a HUGE fan of cochinita pibil (yucatecan recipe for pork slow-cooked in banana leaves). tonight the pork is marinading and tomorrow it will be wrapped in banana leaves (found in fruitvale tienda) and slow roasted in my oven. woohoo! but right now the skin under my nails is burning from the habanero pepper :). i have no idea if it will rival the meat that filled my salbutes in MX. if it’s even close i will have a happy soul (and belly). and then i will start sharing the love……. and we will assimilate you….

when things got a little hot on isla holbox, i headed for the roof of hotel la palapa. there was a lovely shelter over a few hammocks and the breeze was always sweet. or one could lie in ... [Continue reading this entry]

Celestun, Yucatan, originally uploaded by peggydaly. a day trip from Merida

Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, originally uploaded by peggydaly.

Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, originally uploaded by peggydaly. where i spent my last week in MX. lovely water and deserted beaches! very special place.

Yes, that title actually came to me today, accompanied by Sinead O’Connor’s voice, who would otherwise be singing “this is the last day of our acquaintance”. To try to end it with a bang would have been futile. ... [Continue reading this entry]

I’ve alternated between exploring and chillin’. Holbox, or at least the part that is populated, is a narrow, tilted island who’s short-ends face southwest and northeast. The south-eastern length is mostly mangrove swamp that faces the mainland and ... [Continue reading this entry]

I did some research online on how to get to Isla Holbox coming from Valladolid. Unfortunately, the most standard way to get to Chiquila, the mainland town from which the Holbox ferry departs, is on a direct bus that ... [Continue reading this entry]

i could not be more thrilled that i picked this place to spend the final week of my adventure.  it´s a stunning, quiet and charming island on the northern tip of the yucatan peninsula.  i just popped into the internet ... [Continue reading this entry]