Category Archives: Travel

The day began early today at 06:55. The sky is overcast and it’s raining lightly. The emerald waves are rolling in on the beach, where Eloïse’s wide, flat snowman has survived another night of being battered by the oceanic winds. … Continue reading →

We were playing on the beach with Eloïse by 07:30 this morning. There’s really no stopping her. She continued to build her snowman with scant regard for parental grumblings about non-entities such as breaking our fast. When we did finally … Continue reading →

Another crack-of-dawn start to the day, thanks to the combination of Eloïse and the growing practice of going to bed monastically early. After breakfast and checking out, we drove to Cobá, another Mayan ruin site. Our visit here was curtailed … Continue reading →

Eloïse had us up and about around 07:00 this morning. We took advantage of the early hour to enjoy a leisurely breakfast, after which we fetched the buggy and walked the fifteen or so minutes to Chichén Itzá. We must … Continue reading →

After breakfast and allowing Eloïse a few minutes of playing on Plaza Grande, we left Mérida and headed for Uxmal. Uxmal is about an hour’s drive south-west of Mérida. It’s an impressive site with many large buildings in amazingly good … Continue reading →