Yucatan Gringos

The money has changed hands and in return for the money I now have property on the beach..
So this Thursday we go down and see about transferring power and water etc. over to our name..
Our realtor George Mazun (mayanliving.com ) will be with us a few days to show us the main things we need […]

A quick post this evening. . . . as have been busy all day getting the house plans ready to take with us on our trip to Chelem next week. . .
A hurried final adaptation and sketching of the floor plans . . . . first and second floor. . of what we ‘hope’ to […]

It has been one very busy week. . . ‘grandpa’ and I ‘entertained’ ourselves with the visit of two of our grandchildren. . . four year old Hannah, and seven year old Madeline, daughters of our oldest son and his wife, (Dr. of Dentistry) Todd and Susie Pennartz - while they grabbed a week long […]

Just Sitting and Thinking
Hmm–While spending time with close friends this week end one stops, takes a moment and realizes that although we are moving to a more remote area and relaxed style of living - there are certain costs, such as leaving  friends.. Wow going to be tough..
Well Anyway - HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIE WEST - Hope […]

Response to our ‘announcement’ of buying property in Mexico has varied, anywhere from excited interest and wanting to know more about it - to outright astonishment that we would even consider such a dangerous ‘investment’. . . not only in terms of misconceptions about the people and Mexico itself (. . crime seems to be a […]

In preparation for our intended move to the Yucatan of Mexico, I am letting the subscriptions for all my magazines expire. . . One being the National Geographic, which I have received for years and always been a fan of, and it seemed quite a bit out of the ordinary when I received my ‘last’ issue […]