Another beach idyll

A couple of photos, and some videos, from yet another afternoon at the beach. I went to the beach by the ruins today; it’s the shortest bike ride. I get to it by riding out Route 307 and through the ruins area, passing through the grounds of a hotel called Zazil-Kin to get to the [...]

Stephanie’s Casa Pastel

Today I visited new friend Stephanie’s beautiful Casa Pastel in Tulum and took the photos in the slide show below. Stephanie is a yoga teacher, author and massage therapist who has spent about six years building this lovely, peaceful place. If you’re a doer of yoga and would like to read a book written from [...]

Circo Stancias Musicales Por Todo Mundo

Juggling-Acrobatic Show at Charlie’s in TulumOriginally uploaded by Patty Ayers My friend darted across the Avenue because she spotted her old friend Jasmin, which drew us into Charlie’s, where Jasmin was providing the drumming and vocals for this amazingly virtuoso, polished, professional and very funny stage show. I took several videos, and unfortunately none really [...]

More from my balcony in the morning

From my balcony: bike cart full of vegetablesOriginally uploaded by Patty Ayers I just liked this visual; no really weighty explanation for it!

Sunrise from the Balcony, Kamania, and a Sand Castillo

Last night I posted a “Sunset from the Roof” video. This morning, “Sunrise from the Balcony.” And a couple of photos. The first is my little friend Kamania posing in my sunglasses and flip-flops. The second, another nice work of sand-castle art from the Tulum beach.

The sun sets over the rooftops of Tulum

I went up on the roof this evening to see the sun set. Above, where you see the orange-painted hexagonal structure on the right, that’s my apartment, and those are my kitchen windows. Maybe you can see why I’m calling it “The Treehouse” now; the kitchen is surrounded on three sides by huge windows, and [...]

Kids on the sidewalk and pigs in the street

This morning I had just come downstairs to let new friend Imara and her daughter Kamania in the gate, when we spotted this giant pig and its baby wandering around in the garden and the street in front of the building. The orange building on the left is my building. We watched the pigs for [...]