It has been used as currency.

It was a nobility drink.

It is a fruit!

These are just a few of the fascinating details we learned about chocolate as we leisurely strolled through the outdoor “Museo del Chocolate”, sipping our chocolate drinks.

Forts and walled cities and cannons and swords and swashbucklers and pirate ships and treasures…

And romantic it was!

Campeche is a city of a quarter million people on the Southwest coast of the Yucatan. Founded in 1540, it was later walled in to protect it from pirates. Much of the central portion still has the wall in place. We spent four days there and loved it. The city is beautiful, the food was wonderful, and our lodging was located perfectly.

Lizzie’s been to the Vet. Carma’s been to a Chiropracter, two different Specialists, a General Practioner, and a Dentist. I’ve been to an Otorrinolaryngologist. (That’s the short name for an ENT Specialist)

We did all of that in the short time we’ve been in Mexico. Some of it was planned before we came down and some of it was “life happened” stuff.

Although this post isn’t directly about our current travels, we thought we would share one of the most useful exercises we did last summer that has proven invaluable to us as we make decisions on this life journey.

We had just sold our home in Golden and were now traveling with our popup camper in tow, across the States, visiting family along the way. Our destination was to eventually get to North Carolina and explore potential small towns that had piqued our curiosity. We also know we were interested in exploring potential expat options, as well.