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Agua Azul, Chiapas

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Agua Azul, Chiapas, originally uploaded by peggydaly.

Agua Azul was one of the many amazing places i visited in Chiapas. when one first arrives there the strand of tourist stands and restaurants can be a bit of a let-down, but after climbing to the top for the view, head downtream near where the buses park and you can swim in solitude and jump down from one pool to the next. like these boys!! absolutely amazing!  i did it as a day-trip from palenque

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This is the Last Day of my Vacation – oh, oh oh!

Friday, April 25th, 2008

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. How could I top the last 5 months?! So I slept late, ate salbutes, then sat under a palapa on the beach while a cool breeze blew. I napped, read one of the few English books I found on the posada’s shelves and woke from my nap to wander into town and buy the cool beverage that would accompany this evening’s rum. Hedonism? Maybe.

Tomorrow I’ll catch a ferry to chiquila, timed to meet the bus to cancun. It still seems a bit unreal. The waters-letson clan will pick me up at SFO and I can only hope this includes Sammy, my soon-to-be godson. By all accounts be is a real charmer. I left him when he was only weeks old – when babies are simply babies. now he’s his own little person. I was asked to be his godmother while on the road. despite my unorthodox credentials I do think about “God” a lot and amy and brian, whom I admire for their open-mindedness, reached out to me.

So now I think I’ll actually go have dinner at a restaurant. I better get a move on.

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Exploring Holbox

Friday, April 25th, 2008
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]

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Settling Down in Holbox

Thursday, April 24th, 2008
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]

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Isla Holbox is Paradise

Monday, April 21st, 2008
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]

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Uxmal Ruinas, Yucatan

Monday, April 21st, 2008
I forgot to mention my trip to the ruins of Uxmal.  I did this easily from Merida, catching the 8am bus from the 2nd class bus terminal directly to the ruins.  I considered taking what’s called the “Ruta Puuc” bus, ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Valladolid, Yucatan

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
I found a nice part of valladolid I’d missed before:  barrio del convento sisal.  Today, while sitting in iglesia san Bernardino admiring the altar I was offered a $1 tour.  After seeing the catacombs (Franciscan bones and all), cenote and ... [Continue reading this entry]

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my croc-top tan :)

Monday, April 14th, 2008
Palenque, Chiapas, originally uploaded by peggydaly. slow evening in a hot room series...

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Long Weekend in Merida

Monday, April 14th, 2008
The whole Yucatan was boiling so I grabbed a fairly inexpensive room ($24) with a/c at Santa Lucia Hostal.  There is only one or two private rooms and the rest are dorms.  Young Rafael runs the place almost completely solo ... [Continue reading this entry]

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En Tenejapa

Saturday, April 12th, 2008
En Tenejapa op.JPG, originally uploaded by Enrique Escalona. A picture taken by Enrique Escalona. Follow the pic's link to his other great photos of MX. It was too tricky for me ... [Continue reading this entry]

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