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 […]

The second best reason for our move to the Yucatan of Mexico would have to be ‘location.’ . . This area being possibly that last place one can find affordable property, in particular located on the beach. . unless, of course, one has more financial resources than we do. . . A lot of research […]

Our son Scott posed a suggestion for topics for this post. . . (as we are currently in the ‘waiting’ mode of getting things moving for our intended ‘move’). . . What are the top ten reasons for moving to the Yucatan?. . .
He suggested a few topics. . . the availability of beach front […]

While Bill and I ‘dream’ of life down on the beach in our new home in Mexico. . . our everyday life here in Texas continues. . . It is the holiday season - for everyone else Thanksgiving has come and gone and Christmas preparations are underway. . For our family we have combined the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]