by Gary | Aug 18, 2017 | Mexico
On Saturday we drove up to Punta Sam in Cancun to go out on a whale shark tour boat. That area has a bunch of boat operators, and there’s a lot of tourists that are there to also start their tours. We had a great day on the water, the boat dropped us off back...
by Gary | Aug 13, 2017 | adventures, caribbean, Mexico, Puerto Morelos
This weekend we went out swimming with the whale sharks. These things are ah-mazing! They’re huge! The ones we saw were anywhere from 10 to 30 feet. Pics Here’s a few pics from our tour. Click on any of the pics to view full size. Video One of the...
by Elizabeth | Aug 11, 2017 | Mexico, Road Trip, Uncategorized
Yeah – So, remember when Gary wrote that great post about us getting our Mexican driver’s licenses? Yep. That was awesome. I had mine for about a week! And then it was snatched away from me one Saturday morning as I was driving to Cancun (at the end of the...
by Gary | Jul 26, 2017 | Mexico, Puerto Morelos
This week we got our Mexican Driver’s Licenses. Here’s an overview of how it all went down for us. Keep in mind that your experience may be different. Depending on where you go, when you go, what people you deal with, what their mood is, what your mood is,...
by Gary | Jul 20, 2017 | Mexico, Puerto Morelos
We had a fantastic time on Sunday hanging out with a great group of friends. It was an absolutely beautiful day. We started off in Cancun, stopped to do a bit of snorkeling, then headed out to Isla Mujeres, where we anchored at Playa Norte, and floated around for a...
by Gary | Jul 13, 2017 | Mexico, Technology
One of our more recent purchases here in Mexico was a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), and it’s already proved itself very worthwhile. Its not uncommon for us to lose electricity at our house. Probably around once around every 2-3 weeks. We lost power on our...
by Gary | Jul 11, 2017 | Mexico, Visa
Before we left the US, we started our Visa process. I detailed the process and our experience in a previous post – Mexico Visa Process – Part 1. Once we arrived in Mexico, you have 30 days to start the second part of the process. You don’t have to finish...
by Gary | Jul 5, 2017 | Mexico, Puerto Morelos
Being that the 2nd largest coral reef in the world is only a 5 minute boat ride away, it’s easy to jump onto a snorkeling tour from the pier and get out there quickly. We had a friend in town over the weekend, and we went out snorkeling on Saturday. Here’s...
by Gary | Jun 29, 2017 | Mexico, Moving, Pets, Road Trip
I’ve received a few questions asking about the paperwork needed and our experience bringing our pets into Mexico, so it sounded like a good topic for a post. When we moved here to Mexico, we drove down with our 2 dogs (Bessie and Sadie), and we had a friend of...
by Gary | Jun 12, 2017 | Food, Mexico, Puerto Morelos
For years, Saturday night has been pizza night for us. Most of the time (back in the US), we made our own pizza at home. It took a few years, but we came up with a good dough recipe, and we cooked on the outdoor grill. Now that we’re here in Puerto Morelos, we...
