Ouest finally got a chance to try out the mermaid tail Santa brought her this year. I was surprised how quickly she got used to it, and how fast she was able to swim with it on. In a race across the pool she was taking me down.
Playa Centro is a fun beach to hang out with the Mexicans on holiday, and yet be away from the North Beach’s wall to wall umbrella/chair/restaurant businesses. It’s also where the one small deepwater channel runs for the ships coming on and off the island.
I always like the local’s scooters. Each one is unique. Nobody has a plain-jane scooter that hasn’t been modified in some way to work for their purposes. This one definitely carries a family of four, and the groceries. Love the old Hondas. I almost put one on the Travco’s bumper years ago.
Isla Mujeres is clearly a popular tourist spot, but there are still some hidden gem taco joints. Taqueria Glenssy was a unique place for some good eats. So good Lowe had to order seconds.
You wouldn’t leave your wife just because she had a few wrinkles, so why would you replace a scooter just because it had a little rust?
Finger knitting. Apparently this is something little girls do. I’d never heard of it.
Banksy style.
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It’s hard to keep rust away in an ocean environment. It’s cool to see the scooters and the mods to them.
Enjoy the tacos!
Rust, rust, rust everywhere = island life. Tacos, tacos, tacos everywhere = Mexico!
you know what I do when I hear someone has taken up my favorite hobby? I send them yarn and needles!
You are the best!
Last photo: Mexican Tacos. As opposed to?? Made me smile.
🙂 🙂
I hope whoever graffitied “Love is total acceptance . . . ” committed the rest to memory!
Rousas John Rushdoony’s ode to intolerance? Hmmmm
HAPPY NEW YEAR BUMS! Haven’t had a strong enough connection to catch up with youse for awhile, here in Spanish campings. Good times for you, back in Tacoville!
What a delight to see Ouest scooting thru the water with her mermaid tail! 🙂 After visiting Weeki Wachee at 8 years old, that was my dream life. But 57 years ago no one even imagined selling mermaid tails to girls like me. LOL!
Happy tails!
Hi Gail, So when I was researching Mermaid Tails (for Santa of course) I asked a friend who has a daughter the same age as Ouest and asked for her recommendation – she said that after her daughter attended Mermaid Camp (how cool is that!) at Weeki Wachee they all use Fin Fun. And I thought of you right away. 🙂
Hello Bums! Are you familiar with this ‘children’s book’ ? “Kensuke’s Kingdom” by Michael Morpurgo If you’re not I suggest it for reading aloud to Ouest & Lowe (and I think you’ll enjoy it too). It’s a bit like your real life adventure.
Sounds like a great book. HOWEVER sometimes we avoid these books as living on a boat with kids, and reading about bad storms and getting washed up on shore can cause problems. I have it in our cart and will save it for off-season summer reading. 😉 Yesterday we had winds of 40+ and two boats are now washed up on land. It was crazy and lasted hours. Boat life.