Slow Sailing

Since we're waiting for weather, we went to see the Tulum ruins today. They are 2 hours down the coast from the marina we're staying at, along what some marketing expert has named the "Mexican Riviera". This whole stretch of coast has one resort after another and many of those tourists head for Tulum since the ruins are so close.

They weren't anything like Chichen-Itza, but they are the only ones that are perched right on the ocean. This makes for pretty pictures and views of the ruins against the turquoise water. If it was summer with calm winds, you could anchor right off the ruins behind the barrier reef, but not now with the winter trades blowing steady.

We had a nice picnic lunch there in the park (we're sort of enjoying our peanut butter now since once we run out that'll be it as you can't get peanut butter very easily here, along with pickles!) and sat on the beach for a little while before hopping the bus back home.

We plan to leave tomorrow afternoon for Belize if we can get checked out of Mexico tomorrow morning. If it is anything like checking in...... well, let's hope not!!

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Vessel Name:	EVERGREEN
Vessel Make/Model:	Tashiba 40 Hull #158
Hailing Port:	E. Thetford Vermont
Crew:	Heather and Jon Turgeon
Extra:	Hello! We are Heather & Jon Turgeon of S/V Evergreen. We started sailing in 1994 on our first boat, a Cape Dory 31, then sought out a Tashiba 40 that could take us around the globe. It has been our home for 19 years. We've thoroughly cruised the East coast and Caribbean and just completed our [...] version of a 6 1/2 year circumnavigation in May 2018. It started in Maine with the usual "coconut milk run" across the Pacific, followed by New Zealand, Australia and SE Asia. Then we shipped Evergreen from Thailand to Greece so we could tour the Mediterranean & experience a completely different cruising ground. What a fantastic ride its been! Along the trip back, we purchased a 1988 Mercedes Benz 1120AF fire truck from Sweden and had it shipped to the USA. We are nearly finished converting this truck to an overland RV for another round the world trip- this time by land. We are very excited about this project and are slowly developing a website named VermonsterRV.com to share our experiences in this next chapter. The Sailblogs post dated 2/1/18 titled "Six Years and 29 Countries" is a summary of our round the world trip and what meant the most to us. In November, 2019 we sold Evergreen to a lovely couple who plan to go cruising on her. It was difficult to let go, but we also knew that we couldn't take care of two vehicles! We are now moved into our new rolling home and ready to hit the road! Our email address is: tashiba40_evergreen@hotmail.com Follow us on VermonsterRV.com We'd love to hear from you! More

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