Random ramblings

No diving so far this week, we have been sick. Luckily with the pharmacies readily available if you know what you need you merely go get it. Z-packs (Zithromax) rock. John and I both have had what I would call bronchitis, fever and congestion, but today is our last day on the medicine and if we are feeling well enough and with any luckwe will dive on Sunday or Monday.

Fernando was supposed to go on vacation to Mexico City with his family tomorrow for 3 weeks, but he informed us today that he is not going. His wife is not up to the drive (she has been sick also...same stuff), so he will be around and wanted to know when we were going back in the cave.

It is bad when you are sick, but sick in Mexico is worse. We were feeling a bit better and wanted out of the room so we went to lunch at the Mezzanine on the beach...love that place. It makes you feel better just being there....nice waiters, good food, great music and fabulous view. We even walked on the beach yesterday and I waded in the ocean for my first time since being down here.....sad but true.

Today it was really windy (mas viento). But we headed for the beach to have lunch....at Zamas. I have discovered 2 new non-alcoholic drinks down here. Lemonada....it is fabulous and also aqua frescas. Agua frescas are fruit waters...they are lighter than juices and you can get them in a variety of fruits....mmmm. They had the canvasas down to protect you from the wind....it was funny watching people's chips blow out of the basket. We had a stategic spot, so we hardly had any of that. The sand was blasting the people laying out....not sure how they were ignoring that......maybe it was like a pumice treatment all over their body.

Bad news...the air conditioning broke in our room. Tomorrow we will figure it out, but tonight we have no air. John is doing well with it. We actually haven't had it on that much since we have not been feeling well, plus it is really nice outside and cool.

We saw Robbie at the gelato shop tomight...he and his family. His kids are getting so big. Robbie owns a dive shop in town (Xibalba) and is another primary explorer down here.

That's about it. Not alot of exciting info. Oh wait, Fernando is doing alot to his property. The shop is coming along nicely, he is also going to have a place that sells hamburgers (at least that is the plan now). The shop building is divided into 2 smaller shops. He also added a bathroom under the stairs next to his dive gear area. The wood and fixture he has installed in his shop are really nice.

No diving tomorrow....hopefully Sunday!

Karen and John