Alcaldia de Pto Morelos....

PM is under the jurisdiction of Cancun, and on Thursday there was to have been a decision made which would have allowed PM to be more independent, collect its own taxes, and elect its own mayor. A huge celebration was planned for Sunday, but Cancun postponed the meeting and therefore the decision, which turned this celebration into a demonstration.










(Mayor of Purto Morelos)
All the candidates for mayor were duly introduced, and many speeches given denouncing the postponement of this important decision. However, they had already planned the fiesta, so it went ahead anyway......Viva Puerto Morelos!!!!!!!! The whole evening after the speeches was traditional dancing and very loud music......









The final entertainment was a very hot Mexican band who played salsa and very loud fast mariatchi music.










The basketball court became a dance floor and all the locals, young and old, were up there strutting their stuff. Even a few tourists were brave enough to try to dance to that music.....it was awesome!!!!!

This is a video of the dancing and music....I never know if these show up as such on the blog....

For anyone who has ever been to a Mexican town, you will know that potholes are inevitable, and some you could lose a small car in. Imagine then that they secured that big tent by driving huge spikes into the ROAD to hold it in place. In about 2 days these will be pot holes, as the road is built on sand and caves in at the slightest provocation.....LOL

St. Joseph's Day in PM

A huge tent was raised in the town square to celebrate St. Joseph's Day, patron saint of carpenters, the working person, and even those buying and selling homes......so we had a tip of the hat to St. Joseph for our quick sale at home.....!










The priests came out from the church and did mass for the assembled followers, and the outdoor service was well attended.











After the service, the whole evening was devoted to traditional dances. There were tiny dancers, teen dancers and adult dancers, all in their regional finery.










This was quite a large troup.....these local kids practice for weeks for these shows.....and have such fun!!

Especially the littlest ones...........

This is the daughter of a shopkeeper on the square...very serious in her fancy dress......

And this little muffin was the smallest of all, and didn't miss a step......!

A full moon Guinness night...!

Friday night was almost the full moon, and a day after St. Patrick's Day, but it felt like the right day to enjoy a pint of a special treat - Guinness!!!!










My Guinness buddies are Les and Mick, so Miki, Bev and Sharon all drank their own favourites. We had a great meal at Sharon and Les's of rotisserie and grilled chicken and a wonderful baked veggie dish in fillo pastry. It was a fun night, with the moon shining overhead.









A quiet moment at Mama's bakery in the morning with 3 of Diane's many cats enjoying the bird sounds.











My personal favourite is Chester, a handsome street cat who will let a couple of people pet him, and I am honoured to be one of those. Could be Sitge's cousin, don't you think.....????

South Beach.....

One of our most special places is South Beach......so we wanted Laura to see it before she left........













We set up our chairs in the shade of a palm and enjoyed the deserted beach and wonderful breakers rolling in.











Laura was suitably impressed.....a very different beach from the gentle beaches of town....











The only thing missing from these pics is Botas, and this is his favourite beach, so were sure to take home 2 coconuts for his enjoyment.

almost last lunch...

We went with Laura to a new restaurant this year, La Choza (formerly Rosie's Juice Bar) and were very impressed. The decor is lovely, the food was great and the service was very good.












the waiter even picked fresh chaya for our chaya drinks....now THAT'S fresh....and the drinks were yummy!









During lunch one of the St. Joseph's Day parades went down the street with the maypole, used later in the evening during the traditional dances in the square.........












.....followed up by the "band" .........