The week got off to a good start and stayed that way to the end! That is the way it is in Paradise.😀
Allan, Claudia and I were up on our roof top terrace
when a neighbour saw us and brought us each a fresh coconut milk to drink. Oh so yummy!
Claudia operates a bed and breakfast and this is Enrique - one of her guests from Toronto, he was doing some travelling in the area and stayed with her for a few days. When he returned to Claudia's after the afternoon's outing he brought over a bottle of Crown Royal and joined our roof top party.
On Monday Jan 13th two of Allan's nieces arrived to spend a few days with us. One lives in Chelmsford and the other in New Market.
Theresa looks very tired after the day's travel
but Tammy looks well rested and ready for a night on the town.
Their first day we went to the beach and spent time at My Paradise in front row seating so they would have the perfect view.
It was a beautiful day with a bit of a breeze and a hot sun, they certainly enjoyed the heat. It warmed them to the core warding off that Canadian winter cold.
Beach entertainment consisted of walking, relaxing, snoozing, people watching, eating, drinking and watching the men and equipment work to remove the Sargasso barriers. Ahhh paradise!
The ladies were happy to meet Charlie Brown and hear the story of him and others from Puerto Morelos having their images submerged into the ocean off Cancun to help rebuild the reef which was destroyed by a hurricane.
They brought many gift items to donate to one of the local schools. The children were happy to meet them and to receive the gifts for the school. It was a great experience for Tammy and Theresa to do this and they were given a list of items the school teachers would like to have should they come back another time. Who would have thought of paints? Poster paint, water paint, anything for the children to learn and enhance their artistic skills.
Later that evening Allan cooked up chicken wings and fries for a delicious dinner.
Not only did they get to meet Charlie Brown, they also got to meet our neighbour Claudia. They had read so much about her here on my blogs they felt it was a must to meet and spend some time with her.
Their Uncle Howard and Aunt Theresa also came by that evening to spend some time with the girls too.
The 4 of them made plans to take a trip to Tulum to see the ruins. Everyone enjoyed that day.
We took the girls to Playa Del Carmen of course.
We came upon this man washing his hair on the street over a drainage grate. We always see something interesting or different when we go to Playa.
We came upon this interactive photo stand, the people who placed the stand must have been expecting some tall people because there was no step stool to sand on, hence the women had to stand on tippy toes and it still didn't quite work. We did have a lot of laughs about it though. Memories!
The side streets off 5th Avenue are full of vendors
but not much business this day.
More memories - the bronze man! He was to be sitting still showing no signs of motion or emotion. Some people were stopping and doing things to make him loose his guard but nothing worked for them. We came along and just as we were starting to try our antics his cell phone rang and he answered it. Then he stuck it down the front of his jacket. Too funny.
The dock at Playa where the two ferry companies deliver
passengers to and from Cozumel.
The photo above and below are views from the ferry terminal.
All of us in the park with the ocean behind us.
We snapped a photo of the girls there too.
The flyer dancers were preparing for their performance. We didn't stick around as we knew the women would see lots of that at Tulum, which they did.
Inside the Nuestra Senora del Carmen Catholic Church on 5th Avenue, Playa Del Carmen
Of course we stopped to eat and people watch at a nice little street side restaurant on 5th Avenue.
We returned to Puerto Morelos stuffed from eating and needing a rest from all the walking. It was another great day.
Howard and Theresa joined Tammy, Theresa, Allan and I on the the upper patio of La Sirena for drinks before we went down to the dining room for dinner. The view from up there is so peaceful and relaxing.
The girls enjoyed their time, to mention a few of their highlights they fresh squeezed the best orange juice anywhere and at a shockingly low price, sampled tequila, drank muzcal with worm salt and orange slices, drank sol cerveza, swam in the ocean, ate real Mexican food, saw Tulum ruins and visited a school. Wow, all in 4 nights and 3 days.
This is a photo they sent us of their sad faces from the plane in Cancun airport on their way home.
Tammy and Theresa live not too far from us but we have not really been in touch much since they were small children. It is nice to see they have grown into such pleasant, responsible adults.
That was our week in Paradise folks, so until next time, stay safe, stay warm and keep smiling.
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