Yax Ha
Trip Start
Sep 25, 2007
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Trip End
Ongoing
Chetamul,
Mexico
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
We hope you are all well, We are fine thank you and still trying to find a way to slow the days down. We can't believe it's been five months already.
On the short drive from Bacalar to Chetamul the laptop took a dive from the couch onto jamies foot and the floor and then wouldn't boot up. We checked it out the night we arrived and diagnosed the hard drive as the problem. We were fortunate to find one at a computer shop in town and had it up and running for a reasonable $90. We are still hopeful that we can recover the 2 weeks of photos we hadn't backed up to disc yet.
Yax Ha campground is about 5 kilometers from the North side of town right on the shallow estuary and has a great pool and well manicured grounds. Large palms and a few palapas provided the shade and there was garden furniture at our disposal as well. There was a great breeze off the water the whole time we were there. All these features and the fact we secured the best spot, not to mention a few old friends we ran into again, made for a very pleasant stay. We did 8 nights here, saw a caravan come and go, swam heaps, fished a little, kayaked a little, rode our bikes, Visited the Mayan museum and markets and the large modern shopping centre on the edge of town as well.
On one trip to the shop to stock up on necessities, due to a pricing error and a good deal on beer we picked up 8 liters of drinkable wine and 6 cases of beer for $64
Aussies at Chetumal
. 10 bucks a case and $2 for each flagon of vino. I had the stuff halfway home when to my horror realized that I had picked up the light beer, before reading it was light in carb's and not alcohol luckily.The campground had two shared computers that the boys made good use of while we were there and Emily was a hit with all the campers again. One evening there was a big cheer from the crowd gathered around a large motorhome that had the keys locked inside. They had lifted Emily up through a small open window and she had opened the door from the inside and saved the day.
We had the good fortune of watching a full moon rise across the water and then disapear behind the earths shadow as the lunar eclipse took place. Thanks Arthur for your great photos.
From here we will leave the Yucatan peninsular and head West to Palenque, across the Northern borders of Belize and Guatemala before turning Southwest to St Christobal de las Casas and the Pacific coast.
Until the next installment,
Hasta Luega Amigos,
The McGregors-6.
Comments
Wonderful pics & luxury living.
Incredible pics of the eclipse. Just love your camp site. I wonder how the poor people live? Bev, you and I could sure party on 6 litres of the good stuff.
Always lovely to hear from you and just continue to have a marvellous time. Hugs and kisses to you all, an to give to each other for me. Love you and miss you. Norma & Sean. XXXX