Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo
Sunday, May 31st, 2009
skimmers hanging out by the sea. i kinda got my heart set on being here again soon. sigh…..
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a brave new meat
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008ok – 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….
hammock-time on isla holbox
Monday, May 19th, 2008
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]
Flamingos in Celestun, Yucatan
Monday, May 12th, 2008 
Celestun, Yucatan, originally uploaded by peggydaly.
a day trip from Merida
Cormorants on Isla Holbox
Monday, May 12th, 2008 
Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, originally uploaded by peggydaly.
Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo
Monday, May 12th, 2008 
Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, originally uploaded by peggydaly.
where i spent my last week in MX. lovely water and deserted beaches! very special place.
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. ... [Continue reading this entry]
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]
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]
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]
Peggy Rehm