We got a late start this morning. I told the boys that they could relax till about 11 in the morning. At about that time we headed to a local bus station. The station is about a 20 minute walk from our place. To get to it, you have to walk through a very lively market that has everything you could possibly imagine and everything is negotiable. I told the boys that the bus station we were going to was not going to be like anything they had seen before. When we arrived, it did not disappoint. We are used … Continue reading An Old Friend (Parramos)

We were out the door by about 9 am. We headed down to the port and caught the 10 am ferry to Cozumel. The plan for the day was to get to the Island and then figure out how to … Continue reading The Mexican Ferrari (Cozumel)

(Little to no editing…)We awoke around 5:00 in the morning. Actually, I woke up first and got everyone going. They all seemed in good spirits, but you can tell that they were hurting. At least that is the way it looked from my perspective. We skipped breakfast that morning because we had to take a walk to a hotel called Terra Caribe. Jonny said that there would be a shuttle to pick us up from the front of the building. We did not have to wait too long. I always get nervous whenever someone says “Meet us at Tierra Caribe … Continue reading A quick tour (Chichen itza)

(because of travel and time, these posts are not proof read very well) It is about 7:30 here in the morning in Cancun, and I am the only one awake. I am still a little bitter about having to abandon … Continue reading The plan was…to not have one (La Isla de Mujeres)

Today is June 9th, and our trip officially starts with a visit to Molecular Vision Laboratory here in our home town. On Friday our plane will take off to Peru at six in the morning. According to the American Embassy … Continue reading Getting our noses checked