Club Nautico
Trip Start
Sep 25, 2007
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20
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Trip End
Ongoing
Campeche,
Mexico
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
We are on the move again, we left Isla Aguada Tuesday the 5th of Feb in convoy with Terry and Margo heading for Club Nautico.
The road was good and along the beach for most of the way. The local fishermen were drying whitebait along the side of the road on concrete pads. Millions of them dried in the sun and swept up to be packaged and sold as snack food.
We picked a good day to arrive as one of the 2 caravans that were camped there the previous night had just left. Others we spoke to were turned away as the place was chockers.
This place was amazing a huge private club for the well to do Mexicans, half a dozen tennis courts, beautiful pool, huge clubhouse with games room, bar, Ballroom and restaurant facilities. Steps down to the beach and huge palapas, boat ramp and dock area, with the RV Park built right next to it all.
After the caravan left the next day we had it all to ourselves, we picked out the best site overlooking the ocean and club complex and laid back and enjoyed it. It was out of season so nothing was open but we had access to the pool and all the facilities.
We did a shopping run into town first day and a beer and water run a couple of days later, the rest of the time we swam, fished, played volleyball, rollerbladed, BBQ'd , schooled and I had a couple of cold ones too.
James fished a couple of mornings with a local chap who netted fresh bait and James caught a huge tuna, about the length of his arm, (he carried the biggest smile for days) Dad filleted it perfectly and it made a delicious meal on the BBQ. Once again we hope we can recover the photos so you can see it really did happen!
Emily has left an impression on everyone she has met, she is so outgoing and greets everyone with a Holla and a wave. Phil and James get on so well so our initial fears of them getting homesick for their friends haven't eventuated, yet! They have met a few friends along the way as well. So many people have complimented us on our Children so we must be doing something right! We are very proud parents and are loving every minute we spend with them on this trip.
We had a Tracks caravan arrive just before we were due to leave and met a few of the crew, they were so friendly, Karen and Barry and Bruce and Mitch were the first people we met and Bryce, 14 years, was traveling with his grandparents so the kids had some fun. After a chat we received our first invitation, to their social evening where everyone gets together, for a BBQ and some upside down pineapple cake on this occasion. Barry introduced us to the group and told them all about our year on the road and where we were going and before the night was over we had met so many great people offering to put us up if we were coming their way. They made us feel so welcome and we all scored a tracks cap out of it too. The evening finished with a sampling of some of the finest tequila and single malt whiskey available to man, thanks Bruce!
We left the next day in different directions with us heading to one of the big 4 archeological sites, Uxmal. More about that later.
Hasta Luega Amigos,
The McGregors-6
