Yucatan Gringos

Well. . I attempted to download a picture of our lot . . but alas, as seems so common of computers and the internet, some glitch prevented it. . . So, here goes without the picture.
At this moment, there should be lots of activity upon our lot. . . Excavation and preparation for foundation should […]

Life never goes as one plans it. . that is a given. . Dreams, wishes, plans always get more complicated and difficult to achieve as you work towards them. . . . Or at least that seems the way it has been in my life. . ..
According to our first ’set of plans’ - we […]

Greetings all!!. . . We made it back home from our two week stay (mostly in our little house on the beach) in the Yucatan - Tuesday evening. . . Needless to say, I had several days of ‘catch-up’ to do around here (mostly laundry from the trip!!) before I could get to writing this […]

It appears things have simmered down over the Decreto 801. . . The bill is to be rewritten, or done away with, and life continues as normal in the Yucatan. . .  building permits and building continue uninterrupted. . .
Therefore we will be leaving shortly for a two week stay in our little house on […]

Finally!!. . . a bit more ‘informative’ piece on the new law - Decreto 801. . .
What had been floating around in posts ranged from one extreme to the other. . . with no real word on what the law consisted of. . . It turns out that the law is quite complex, and was […]

Just how big a mess has this new law - Decreto 801, passed at the last minute by the outgoing governor of Merida, prohibiting any new construction or reconstruction on the beaches of the Yucatan within 60 meters of the high water mark - created ?? Obviously, a very large one. . . . or […]

There is some very disturbing news in the Merida Insider, concerning a new law (is it a law??) prohibiting construction and/or reconstruction within a certain distance of the water’s edge at high tide (in the Yucatan). . . It is unclear whether or not this law is in affect yet, or if it is actually […]

It is said that a woman often changes her mind. . . must be true, as I just ‘had’ to make changes to the initial floor plan of the home we intend to build. . . and, more than likely, up to the time that the builder lays the walls with the cement blocks, I will […]

The Good. . .The Bad. . and The Awesome. . . . 
We (my husband - Bill, myself, and our daughter - Rhonda - home on a visit from the Netherlands) arrived home from our trip to Merida and Chelem night before last. . . worn out, frazzled, but excited in some respects and still deliberating in […]

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 […]