Teen angst revisited
Saturday, September 15th, 2007So, while we have been moving I found a strange box labeled “Katie’s stuff.” I plopped it in the truck thinking it must be something we overlooked in the last move. Turns out it is a box that was packed up circa 1999 of a whole bunch of junk of mine from middle school and [...]
Faith restored in the Mexican transportation system
Friday, August 24th, 2007Last time we flew on a Mexican Airline a airport checkpoint worker gave the time-tested “poke your forearm with the object” test with my sharp tweezers before letting me on board with the offending items.
But, this time they weren’t about to let us escape so quickly. Upon further inspection of our carry-on luggage the teen-looking [...]
Our Final Days in San Cristobal
Sunday, August 19th, 2007Well our tour of duty has come to an end. Last night Kate and I went to the French Restaurant for our final dinner out. We had starters of ratatouille niçoise and potatoes in a mouth watering cream sauce followed by blue cheese linguine and the most delicious raviolis I have ever eaten bar none. [...]
Hurricane Dean seeks to destroy family vacation
Thursday, August 16th, 2007It has just been brought to my attention Hurricane Dean is progressing through the Caribbean and in all likelihood will hit Cancun the day before the Kelly family and Kate and I arrive.
The following outcomes were predicted by NASA’s super computer, Columbia:
Kelly family’s flight is delayed in Texas for a day or two before it [...]
Cañon sumidero, one wild ride
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007Neil and I have been meaning to hit this touristy spot since we came to San Cristobal in May, and we finally made the voyage. They canyon was only made accessible in the 1970s when a dam flooded the Grajalva river and made it passable by boat. At the highest point the canyon walls are [...]
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