Wedding on the beach

A lovely couple from the U.S. got married on Friday night at Sak Ol - a quaint beachfront hotel here in Puerto Morelos. Diane (Mama's Bakery) catered the wedding and produced an amazing wedding feast. Miki and I were part of the kitchen crew, helping slice, dice, barbeque and whatever Diane needed doing.

Diane and Lorraina putting the final touches on the wedding cake.

Lorraina's Mom with the roses for the cake.








The final product - gorgeous!!!!! Note the bare feet for a wedding on the beach....:-)

The tired but happy catering crew......great job, Diane, on a magnificent wedding feast!

New PM Overpass

PM has a brand new overpass - was started in June and finished in December - try finding that kind of schedule in the U.S. or Canada.....! Anyway, it diverts the through traffic going to Playa del Carmen and Tulum and allows the local traffic to access PM.
Pretty spiff - but the funny thing is the lighting! It looks like a 1970s disco scene at night with all these colours fading into one another.

Monsoon!

Dr. Jorge, our wonderful vet, did Chiik's last set of vaccinations this week, so last item is to get his certificate of health which we do just a couple of days before we leave.

We are experiencing amazing tropical rainfall for a few days (I feel so badly for the tourists who are only here a week - like Helen's daughter, Mel and hubby Jake). The back patio was 3 inches deep in water, so glad we were home to keep the drains clear of leaves and not end up with a flood in our house - again!

The pool became an infinity pool in no time.......! But hey, it is still 23 - 25 degrees, so no problemo!

And you can see how kitten Chiik has spent these rainy days - !!!!!

Another social week!

Our friend Lauren was here again from NY State for a week, and generously took us for breakfast on the day she had to fly home - thanks, Lauren. Come back soon!

Valerie from Victoria was also here again this week with her dear buddy from Ontario, so we joined them for a drink after work one night.

Helen and Rick came back to our casa and we enjoyed a great chicken lunch from the coolness of the pool!

Before they headed back to Cancun, we had drinks at La Suerta after Rick shopped for his handsome silver bracelet and Helen indulged in a lovely dress and jacket from Sofia's shop.

Day at the beach

Went to one of our favourite haunts for lunch the other day and enjoyed a quiet afternoon at the beach.

Sailboats were enjoying the breeze

Fish boats and snorkel boats at rest

Oh - and look - a snorkel boat the same name as grand daughter Vanessa!!!!!

The Mural

While Miki was off in Ek Balam, I decided to paint our back pool wall with a beach scene. Voila!!!

It is intended to be a view from a patio, with curtains on either side. Next year I will add a palm tree and a couple of beach chairs!







This is what the real thing looks like , so you kind of have to use your imagination, but not bad for a first attempt!

"The artist" in residence.........:P

Victoria visitors!

Our dear friends Helen and Rick arrived on Saturday for a month. They have a timeshare where ours is in Cancun, so we joined them there for lunch on Tuesday.

Their suite is lovely and when their daughter and son in law come down next week, they will share it with them.

The view off the balcony.....ah, that amazing turquoise never fails to impress me, even after 10 years of coming here.