The Storm has passed...

It was a very challenging couple of weeks before I left last Saturday. Unexpected problems kept popping up and my 'to do' list was left aside for a few days. I am pretty amazed that I didn't forget anything important... I was extremely stressed and ended up packing my suitcase on Friday afternoon, with the kids around and my sister who had arrived in mid-day. I processed everyone's pay a couple of days early, but made a couple of mistakes which I will have to fix when I return. Trying to do too much too fast. I also had to let go of the teacher I was training - very disappointing... time and money wasted - something I don't have very much of to start with. It was a mistake. So... I left all that behind, Tim and the boys are just fine, and I can finally relax! The flight went very well, and 8 of us met at the Cancun airport. We got our pre-arranged ride to Puerto Morelos, and celebrated our first day together. Fun, late night. On Sunday morning we left at 10am, our private bus was on time and the driver was super nice and chatty. I would book with them anytime when I come back - the company is called USA Transfers - very competitive pricing, and very reliable service. We stopped in Izamal for lunch and groceries, as planned, it was a nice pit stop. It was strange to drive through Sudzal without stopping though... and being in Izamal made me miss my family very much. We spent a lot of time there together, good happy times for the four of us. We arrived in Telchac at around 5pm, beautiful houses, dinner ready (we ordered roasted chicken, rice and tortillas, made a guacamole - yum!). Our first night was excellent, we all danced for hours by the pool - at our house (we have 3 houses). Had a beautiful sleep with the gentle breeze of the ocean (or the Gulf...). Sleeping with my window open is a great treat - I can't do that at home and it bugs me. Wind, dogs barking once in awhile, and the Sound of the waves. Excellent! Day 2 in Telchac - just got the cars delivered to us (one per house), and we're about to venture out to Progreso for our big grocery shopping adventure. Probably public market first for produce, and then the grocery store. I love shopping for food here - it's a beautiful thing. Okay - time to go! So far so good!