We took a field trip Friday to a place that felt like Old Mexico.  I'm constantly wandering Playa Algodones in front of the condo picking up shells, so we decided it was time to check out some different beaches in the area.  A neighbor down the beach had told us about some 'wild' beaches south of the town of Empalme in Sonora.  She said one, Playa Cochorit, was loaded with amazing shells.  I had ..read more

No, I'm not posting about the Soggy Peso on Isla Mujeres.  There's actually another Soggy Peso in San Carlos on the other side of Mexico! After we booked a month at Playa Blanca on Playa Algodones in San Carlos, I found out the other Soggy Peso was just a short walk away from the condo.  I'd actually liked the San Carlos Soggy Peso long ago on Facebook (maybe by mistake). The day after we ..read more

It all started with pickleball.  Of course it did.  The minute I heard there was a strong pickleball club in San Carlos, Mexico, 7 hours south of our home in Arizona, I knew I could trick my husband into another month at the beach in February.  The only obstacle (all in our minds) was our first drive trip south of the border.  We've lived in Arizona 12 years and we'd never driven a car into ..read more

I love lobster.  And I really love ordering lobster when the restaurant has a magical location right on the water with beautiful sunset views and a Monday night special including three tails and your choice of two sides for $18 U.S.   The restaurant is Beachers.  They have multiple locations on Roatan, including one on the beach in West Bay and another one on the main road in West End ..read more

  Early morning West Bay Beach shoreline.   A cruise ship passes West Bay Beach headed to dock in Coxen Hole. The quiet calm blue waters of West Bay before the tours arrive.     The leaning tower of Roatan.    Late afternoon on Half Moon Bay in West End.   Captain Brooks' wooden boat at Beachers' West End dock as the sun begins to drop.   The dark pastels of ..read more

Roatan is a paradise (el paraiso) where the lush jungle meets the turquoise sea.  The flora and fauna are a large part of the charm that drew us back to the island again after our first trip in December 2015.  The view from the patio.  You could fill your morning breakfast bowl with fruit found on Roatan.   We walked past this papaya tree everyday on our way to West Bay. Speaking ..read more

One of the joys of the tropics is watching the sun go down at the beach.  The sun sets early on Roatan, so we'd often take a late afternoon walk down the road to West Bay. A little boy runs down the beach while the big yellow glass bottom boat makes its last run over the reef headed back to the dock. The sun sinking behind the Infinity Bay dock on West Bay Beach.   Sunset marks the ..read more

As Wyland says, The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination, and brings eternal joy to the soul. I know nothing inspires me like the ocean.    Most mornings in December, we walked down the hill and from one end of West Bay Beach to the other.  If you wade in the shallows at the end of the beach in front of the Grand Roatan, colorful fish will swarm your feet.  It's a wonderful ..read more

I thought I was finally done blogging after my sporadic nine year term, but I've found additional inspiration after a month in Paradise at the end of 2017. After a two year absence, the lush island of Roatan with all its rustic funky tropical splendor was calling our names again.   We left Phoenix in the dark at 6 a.m. on a Saturday morn in early December.  Right after the doors closed on ..read more

I waited over two hours for the Carnaval parade.  You waited a week for my photos!  I told you manana, but what that really means in Mexico is not tomorrow!  Once the parade started, it flowed like clockwork.  Floats and dancers with performers of all ages! It took me awhile to realize this was a Star Wars themed float. An adorable queen of the float!    Shake it girls!    ..read more