Uaymarima interiors

Sorry for the delay in this post, but, you know, things can get very busy down here :-)

Here are a few shots of the interior of Uaymarima (aka Casa Gabriela)... the front hallway and the staircase leading up to the bedrooms.

Some of the fine artwork throughout the house, with a glimpse into the main living room below.

The ceiling at the top of the stairs is filled with coloured skylights giving the whole area a beautiful feel.  The view is toward the back (i.e. away from the beach) of the house with the 3rd guest room at the end of the hall.

This is our master bedroom, which has...

... sliding doors out onto the balcony overlooking the pool and the beach.

This is the 1st guest room which also has access to the balcony.

The 2nd guest room with nice sliders on both sides to allow cooling breezes to blow through.

There's a rather interesting staircase leading up to the roof, but there's nothing to see up there except the mechanicals.

The view down the hall way to the front bedrooms.  The TV comes with SKY service (mostly in Spanish) but does have the NFL Channel so we should get the Super Bowl on Sunday (go SF!).  I've set up a small table by the little window to hold my laptop as we can get internet signal from there.

Here's the more formal living area; dining room and ...

... living room.

The dining room with a glimpse into the kitchen.

The fully functional kitchen with a great gas stove... wishing you were here to cook, Bill!!!

And the infamous refrigerator... they say it's the salt air that does a number on things, but it looks like it was salvaged from a dumpster! George thinks it has leprosy!!!

That's all for Blog post 3... Val & George arrived Tuesday night on time.  Will show you pics of that in the next post!

Cheers from Uaymitun!

On to Uaymitun!

Wednesday morning, we repacked the few things we had taken out of our bags and then had "Hot Cakes" at the Cafe Club across the street from the Luz en Yucatan.  After saying farewell to Tom, as we're coming back to the Luz again, we caught a cab out to the airport to pick up our car... felt bad as the tiny and elderly Mayan cabbie struggled to put our luggage into his little car!

Hopping onto the Periferico (ring highway around Merida), it wasn't long before we were cresting the last knoll and jittering across the rows of topes (used for speed bumps... you have to see them to believe them) into Progreso.

We met up with Marisa who was our friendly  'greeter' from Progreso Vacation Rentals at the Pemex gas station.  She and her erstwhile companion (we thought bodyguard :-) ) then drove us out to Km 17 to the beach community known as Uaymitun...

 

 

... and into our beach house called Uaymarima (aka Casa Gabriela on PVR website).

The short drive through the courtyard led us to our new home for the next 2 months!

 

What a welcoming entrance with a little view through the side pathway to the Gulf!

 

This the view of Uaymarima from the beach.  Our bedroom is on the balcony to the left...

 

... where we are greeted with these views each morning!

 

The outdoor space is fabulous with lots of sun and shade spots for resting and enjoying a good book and a cold beverage!

 

So, today is Sunday. We've been here 3 days already. It still really hasn't totally sunk in that we are HERE!

 

Today is the first day that we've been settled enough to take the time to sit by the pool and relax.  The weather has been warm (flip flops every day) but a bit windy.  We have neighbours from Comox, BC to our left and from North Hadley, PQ to our right.  We met up with Dave and Diane Barnhardt from Sarnia who are about 1 Km closer into town the other day and had a nice visit.  We'll likely walk down there in the next day or so.

We also met a gentleman, Charles Doering, who's been coming down here for 16+ years so he's a fount of knowledge.  Small world... he was a radio announcer for CHOK in Sarnia back in the 50's and his ancestors came from Germany and settled in a little place now known as Wellesley, ON where Kerry, Bryan, Jack and Ben live!

We've been getting reacquainted with the Bodega Aurrera in Progreso (think mini-Walmart) and had dinner at the Casa del Faro restaurant in Chixculub where Ron, the BBQ guy from the Bamboo Beach Club, has opened up right on the beach beside the pier.

Special note for Bill(y) ... we made Achiote pork chops and rice for dinner last night.  Just wait for my next blog which will show you the inside of the house and you'll drool over the stove!

Signing off for today... only 2 more sleeps and Val and George arrive!

 

Day 1: Merida here we come!

Don and Michelle drove us down to the Detroit airport in plenty of time for us to catch our flight to Houston and on to Merida. All our flights were on time and we made in through Immigration OK, but got the RED light at Customs and had all our luggage searched. But in any case, we arrived in good spirits via cab at our wonderful hotel, Luz en Yucatan, in downtown Merida.

 

The next morning was beautiful, so we lounged around our room and then had a late breakfast across the street at the Cafe Club.

The grounds at the hotel were beautiful and serene!

We then took the bus up to the Gran Plaza Mall and got our Mexican phone and internet stick from Telcel. It was an interesting experience and we ran across another example of the local planning council's work!

With the help of a friendly local, we made the bus ride back downtown to the Plaza Grande where the heart of Merida can be found. We strolled by the 200 year old grand theatre to the 500 year old Cathedral. The Pepsi truck was more modern though!

 

We had a break in a small park and watched the Meridians and the tourists walk by.

After a break back at the hotel, we walked down the street for dinner at the Chaya Maya. The Yucatecan style restaurant was in an old house of the original owner of the Maya ruins at Chichen Itza.

The inner courtyard was filled with massive trees and a vintage car.

We shared a very authentic local dish called Pollo Pibil, which is a 1/2 chicken with local spices, tomatoes and onion steamed inside banana leaves.

What a day in Merida! Off to bed in the 'El Mozo' room to be ready for our move to Uaymitun!

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