Our Mexican Adventure

John, Remon, and Andy

Our friends Heather and Andy from Downers Grove were in town this past week. Although the weather was rainy and uncomfortably humid, we hopefully managed to keep them entertained.

Early on in their visit, Andy mentioned a recent fishing trip he had been on. John wanted to try out sport fishing, and Andy was game, so they planned a trip for early the next day. With the help of their guides Remon and Francisco, they managed to bring in 3 Mahi Mahi (dorado) - two weighing about 15 pounds and the other about 25 pounds. John spent an hour and 20 minutes pulling the big guy in — his hands we so tired and shaky that he had to ask Andy to open his celebratory beer for him.

John and Andy gave two of the fish to Remon and Francisco and kept the other for dinner. They took their catch to a restaurant on the beach called La Tarraya and asked them to prepare a nice feast for the 4 of us and our local friends, Heather, Michael, Steve and Sara. The restaurant did an amazing job grilling the fish and serving it in a garlic butter sauce. Everyone ate more than they needed and we still had some leftovers.

Later in the week, the four of us were down in Tulum so Heather and Andy could see the ruins. While we were there, we thought we’d check out the Gran Cenote (Admission was 80 pesos/person). The cenote was smaller than those at Hidden Worlds, but amazing nonetheless. We definitely recommend a visit.

Our latest visitors have now departed, and although we’d like some time to unwind from 3 sets of guests in 2 weeks, we need to start searching for a new apartment. Yes, our plan was only for a 6 month stay here in Mexico, but we like it so much that we’re going to try and stay just a little bit longer. More on that in the coming weeks.

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