Sisal on Ben and Carma

Sisal Coast Boat Tour

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:25:00 +0000

Viewing the coast 300 yards out in the water is a very different feel than walking on the same beach. Both are rather wonderful!

We had the fun opportunity of joining friends for a boat tour along the coast near Sisal, and then we transferred to flat-bottom boats in the lagoons to see more birds and beauty.

Coming Back to Our Gulf Oasis

Sat, 20 Apr 2019 16:47:49 +0000

Sunrise walks,

Flamingo/Birds Sunrise Tour - Pics

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 18:50:54 +0000

We shared videos of our sunrise Flamingo tour in our last post. Here, we share the story in pics. Enjoy!

Flamingo/Birds Boat Tour - Videos

Tue, 12 Mar 2019 20:24:40 +0000

A couple of hundred yards behind our house in Sisal is a lagoon. So near but yet so far! From Seashore to Lagoon is like changing countries! The birds love the Mangrove Islands and the shallow waters. So did we!

We are back!

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:52:07 +0000

On December 18th we left Lizzie (our puppy dog) in Mexico and traveled to the States for a month.

Leaving our dog in Mexico felt very weird, yet we knew she was in good hands.

We found the best pet sitters through a Facebook group called House/Pet sitters in Mexico. Christina, Tony & William (their 2 yr old son) took great care of our house, and loved on Lizzie till we returned Jan 19th.

So What's Up Next

Sat, 15 Dec 2018 21:32:06 +0000

We’ve been here three months.

Wow! That went fast.

The first 6 weeks in Merida were a blur of immersion in culture, language and sights and sounds and tastes of a place completely new to us. Exciting, wonderful, stretching, thought and discussion provoking, we were breathless.

Coconut Water

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 19:28:57 +0000

Coconut water everywhere and not a drop to drink! That is, until our neighbor Aaron stopped by and asked us if we liked it. Si!

The next day he comes with three coconuts and his machete and we have coconut water.

Seashore Art

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 12:26:05 +0000

Seashore sounds. Seashore smells. And, one of my honey’s favorite: Seashore shells!

Not only this, his artist eye for beauty, shapes, lines and colors comes out in his most recent activity - beautiful seashell arrangements - all from items found at the beach.

Fly Bys

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:25:49 +0000

Ka-Plop! Poor fish! He just slid sown the Pelican gullet.

The birds are so amazing and fun to watch!

We love the wave skimming, the fishing dives,and the new sounds of early morning birds that live in our neighborhood down here.

From Sea to Table

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 13:33:06 +0000

Have we told you we have a great property manager? He knew we wanted fresh fish, so gave us a head’s up text about the fishermen selling their catch of fresh Liza. They weren’t even gutted yet.

Thanks Manuel! They are delicious!

Saturday Nights: Pizza & Pier

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 12:45:31 +0000

Saturday Night! Date night with my sweetheart!

For these mountain land lubbers, we start hankerin’ for something they didn’t catch a little below sea level. Wa-La! Our go-to Saturday night, on-the-beach restaurant, Muelle de Sisal, has one non-fish pizza on the menu on weekends.

Our Own Botanical Garden

Sun, 25 Nov 2018 17:55:25 +0000

It feels a bit like paradise!

Will the newness of it all eventually wear off? It sure hasn’t yet! And, we hope it never does.

Since you can’t just drop by to enjoy it with us (although we’d love that!), we’ll share it with you through pics!

Our First Norte!

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:52:26 +0000

We are quickly learning about weather patterns on the beach of Northern Yucatan!

“Norte” was a new term for us. It was used with other exclamations like “Button down!” and “Strong winds!”. We heard it would start Tuesday evening and go into Thursday morning - 36+ hours! Yet our ever-so-trustworthy weather apps were saying 12-18 mph winds.

From Chicxulub to Sisal

Sun, 18 Nov 2018 14:19:40 +0000

When you’re in Colorado and you’ve never been to Northern Yucatan, you close your eyes and point at the map and say, “I’ll try that town”.

We didn’t really do that, but we made the best choice we could from a distance, knowing at least a little of what we wanted.

The Nautical House in Sisal

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 15:34:05 +0000

Welcome to our home in Sisal!

We will tell you why we are in Sisal in the next post, but we couldn’t wait to have you ‘join us’ in this home! It is appropriately called The Nautical House.

Ben walks you around the outside of the property (and to the beach!) in the first video. Carma shares the inside of the home in the second video. Enjoy!