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Ahhh we are still in Mexico!

07 March 2009 | Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Jan
Alas, we have planned for 3 different departure dates, but the wind and wave gods have had other plans!  We have our sights on  Wednesday, March 11th but only time will tell.  I must say that Isla Mujeres is a great place to hold up until the weather heading north calms  down.  The island has beautiful beaches, breathtaking rocky shore fronts, terrific restaurants and a very casual, beachy sort of touristy  atmosphere.  Through a little determination and with friends Denise & Byron on South of Reality, I did get the opportunity to visit our 4th  Mayan ruin...Tulum del noche.  A much smaller community than the other 3 but stunning views of the Caribbean waters made this very  special.  A navigational outpost and a religious ceremonial center for the region made this a very important Mayan site in the "Post Classic  period" (1200-1500).  A stop at Playa del Carmen with it's beautiful beaches, cobblestone streets and shops (including Tequila tasting)  made a great ending for a terrific day.   We were all very pleased with ourselves, that we successfully made our way that day with using the  public bus transportation!    We've been here 20 days and once again we wonder where the time has gone.  Seeing the island by golf cart (and Rob on a scooter),  walking the cobble stone streets of Isla Mujeres, snorkeling, enjoying the beaches, playing Mexican dominoes on Sunday afternoons and  potluck happy hour every Wednesday. Making some wonderful new friends and eating at many of the island's terrific restaurants with many more left to try has made this definitely a place to come back and visit some day.  I even got  to experience a 5 minute massage on the beach!  How relaxing and very cool to have the gentle breezes and the sound of the waves on  the sand!  I could really get used to this type of lifestyle!
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Vessel Name: Triple Stars
Vessel Make/Model: Island Packet 380
Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA
Crew: Rob & Jan Anderson
About:
Rob & Jan sailed from Sausalito, Ca on October 11, 2007, headed south. Our ultimate destination is down Mexico, Central America to Panama. We will transit the canal end of 2008. We will then travel up towards N. America again, ending in Port Clyde, Maine in spring of 2009. [...]
Extra:
What a journey we have had! We arrived in Port Clyde, Maine in June 2009. A rainy, chilly summer on Hupper Island but thrilled to have completed our journey. We began building the addition onto our summer home which was finished in September 2010. Rennovation of the original house is in the [...]

Who: Rob & Jan Anderson
Port: San Francisco, CA