Sam and I went to Bibble and Sip for the second time and it was still amazing. We had matcha lattes, a matcha cream puff, a black sesame cream puff, and some tea! Below are their other cute desserts. She also bought me a matcha maker for my last birthday! We also went to Times Square again to see the BT21 merchandise. I wanted to buy some stuff but didn't buy anything. Sam also went to get a tattoo from a Korean artist visiting NYC. I was so jealous.
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The husband and I booked this vacation last year since we usually go to Florida every year in February. This time I told him I saw an ad for Dry Tortugas National Park located 70 miles from downtown Key West and he loved the idea of a fort in the middle of the ocean. So we decided to go! We stayed at the Barbary Beach House but now known as Margaritaville Beach House. It was right across Smathers Beach where they have kayaking, SUPs, and Hobie Cats. I persuaded the husband to take advantage of the heat and go kayaking. The next day it was raining and we decided to go to the Hemingway house after breakfast. We took the tour and learned about Hemingway. He had 4 wives, survived 2 plane crashes, was in WW1, the Spanish Civil War, WW2, lived in Cuba, was treated with electroconvulsive therapy, and committed suicide. What a life! He also won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the Nobel Prize in Literature for The Old Man and the Sea, which I re-read in bed! I only can dream about a life like this. We loved all the cats that live there! Hemingway was given a 6 toe cat by a captain. The cat's name was Snow White and some of the cats living in the house are her descendants. These are polydactyl cats and apparently there are 58 of them, all named after famous people. Our tour guide knew all the names of the cats and she said they are all well taken care of. The next day we were supposed to go to Dry Tortugas, but it was very windy and the captain said there was no snorkeling allowed due to poor visibility. He also said if you were prone to motion sickness, you shouldn't go due to the 6-8 foot waves, so we didn't! I am very sensitive to motion sickness and I carry ginger and Dramamine with me. Both the husband and I were sad and upset because we based this Florida trip around this whole day excursion. Instead we went to Ft. Zachary Taylor Historic State Park (the poor man's Dry Tortugas). Luckily we were granted a full refund but couldn't reschedule due to it being sold out the next day. We walked from the Dry Tortugas Ferry down to the the State Park which was about 1.3 miles away. We saw a lot of beautiful houses down Southard Street and also went through the Truman Annex where you can rent their condos. The annex was full of lush landscaping and pastel colored houses with white picket fences. It was very picturesque. The husband and I finally made it to the beach of Ft. Zachary Taylor and there was no one around. Well it was 8 :30 am in the morning. The fort was constructed in 1845 to defend the South after the war of 1812. We didn't go on the tour, but we did read the signs and plaques along the way. Our favorite part was the cannons. The last day we went kayaking in the mangroves tunnels. I booked a 2 hour excursion with Lazy Dog Adventures and they picked us up. We saw starfish, jellyfish, iguanas, birds, nurse sharks, sea grass, sponges and the ink squirting sea hare. But no manatees! Sea hares' ink take on a purple hue, due to a result of eating red algae and seaweed. They apparently smell like flowers and are also hermaphrodites. I never heard of this mollusk, but it was fun to gawk at. The best part of the trip was going through the mangrove tunnels. It amazes me how people find these tunnels. It was creepy and magical at the same time. We went through 5 of them and at times they are very narrow. I kept on hitting my paddle on the trees and other kayaks. Sorry trees! We learned that mangrove trees have a salt filtration system and root system that cope with the sea water. Some species excrete salt through glands in their leaves. Another strategy used by some mangrove species is to concentrate salt in older leaves or bark. Also there are these little mangrove tree crabs running around the branches. I am glad our guide pointed them out. They looked like spiders. Next time we go to Key West, we will reserve a sea plane and visit Dry Tortugas. It is only 40 minutes away rather than the 2.5 hour ferry ride. The price will be worth it. Who can say they've been on a sea plane visiting a fort in the middle of the ocean? I really enjoyed our time in Key West, especially Smathers beach which also served bubble tea! Key West is easy, laid back, not too commercialized, and doesn't have a lot of people. Our favorite restaurant was this vegan place called The Cafe on Southard Street. We ate there 3 times! Until then...
Sarah passed away on this day. I remember her as an incredibly sweet and caring person. She was always smiling and engaging. She had so many people that loved her, including myself. I will miss her so much.
She was born in Ohio and was a teacher and a counselor. Sarah also was involved in politics, played mahjong and loved meeting up with people. The world won't be the same with out her. For my birthday the husband took me to the Untapped cities hard hat tour at Ellis Island. It was a long day, where we had to first take 3 trains to downtown Manhattan, wait in the reserved line, go through "airport security" at the ferry terminal, take the 40 minute ferry ride, then take the 90 minute tour outside on a cold December day. But it was worth it. We learned so much from our tour guide, Tori. She also at the end, helped us catch the 3:45 ferry. We ran and made it with 30 seconds to spare! Everything worked out and we also saw the Statue of Liberty! Samuel Ellis purchase the island in 1774 but it has gone through many hands until 1892 where the island formally opens to immigrants. Annie Moore of Ireland was the first alien to be processed. In 1907, 1.2 million aliens are examined on Ellis Island creating a peak year of immigration. But in 1924, the National Origins Act passed. Immigrants are now required to obtain visas in American consulates before embarking for America. Country of Origin quota limits reduced the amount of immigrants that could enter into the United States. As a consequence, immigration to the United States was dramatically reduced. From NPR. The hospital closes in 1951 and in 1954 the island is vacated. But in the 1982, Ronald Reagan announces a plan to restore Ellis Island which costs about 156 million. Of course it is still on going, and I hope it gets fully restored so people can enjoy the rich history of Ellis Island. There is so much history, and I can't write all of it on my blog, but it was such a fascinating place to visit and learn about immigration, public health, and the hospital in which it served the tired, brave people that had to get processed here.
Our officiant from our wedding in 2013 got married this year! He married Faith at the Brooklyn Historic Society and it was so much fun! It was nice not to wear a mask, talk to people, and hang out. The husband, Ken and I also played a surprise song for Faith at the end of the reception. It was Johnny Cash's Walk the Line, where I played drums, Matt played the bass and Ken sang to Faith. I didn't get a chance to take photos since I was so happy hanging out socializing, so I had to take a photo from one of Faith's friends on Facebook.
OMG! I went to Iceland to see Bjork at the Harpa concert hall! The husband's friend asked if we wanted to go, and I am so glad I/we said yes! I know I could never (well not in a while due to covid) do this again, plus I secretly wanted to go. We haven't been on an airplane since Feb 2020 when we went to Florida for a get away, right before the pandemic. I quickly checked the infection and positivity rates in Iceland; they were lower than NYC! And I just got my newly renewed passport. It was a sign to go! Of course Iceland Air only offers red eye flights to Iceland, so I bought a travel pillow, new hiking boots, and an adapter for the husband, and off we went! First thing to know is we had to schedule a covid test 72 hours before our flight, fill out a form and get another covid test the day of our departure. We had to bring our vaccination cards and of course mask up during our flight and in the airport. After that, we went to our hotel. The red eye flight was fine, and I was able to sleep for several hours, but it was hard to breath since I had to wear a mask! Our hotel was over booked, so they had to send us to another sister hotel, which in my opinion was nicer. It had a hot tub outside and was in downtown Reykjavik rather than across the street from the Harpa concert hall which we planned. Anyway, we took a nap then walked around Reykjavik before the show. Bjork only played for an hour which was disappointing but we saw Olafur Darri Olafsson sitting 2 seats to the left of us! It was pretty cool to see him, and we love the show Trapped and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which he stars in! I have listened to Bjork since I was a teenager and we had tickets to see her in Queens, but it was canceled for some reason. I was glad to see her in her hometown. Aisling and I wanted to recreate her dress! Her voice is still the same and it was a magical evening. After staying at the Harpa for a couple of hours, we decided to go to the hotel's hot tub and prepare for the next day's adventure-Sky Lagoon. Sky Lagoon is closer to Reykjavik than the Blue Lagoon and is much smaller. But we had a blast hanging out there for 4 hours! Day 3 we walked around Reykjavik and visited museums. The weather was cold and windy, but I was happy to be back in Iceland. We first re-visited the Whales of Iceland museum. I loved it the first time around and noticed a couple of new things. I also tried to recreate the photos I took when we first visited. They added bones to the museum and also had a film about climate change. We also ordered drinks at their new cafe! Our friend Nell said she really like the Maritime Museum, which we agree with-it was super cool! We love any thing nautical and educational. The map with the sea creatures is pretty incredible! After the Maritime Museum we met up with our cool friends and visited the Icelandic Punk Museum which is in a public toilet! It was a very small place (2 rooms) and our friend Aisling actually when to the bathroom there! I played the drums while the husband played bass, and we listened to music that was hanging from the ceiling. We continued on to the Perlan nature exploratorium. It has an ice cave, a replica of the Látrabjarg cliffs, an observation deck where you can see downtown Reykjavik, and a planetarium showing the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis. We also learned about the formation of Iceland about 20 million years ago. Later on that evening, Aisling cooked dinner and made the most incredible home made bread with garlic. I will always remember that bread after a long day of sight seeing. Day 4-Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon! We booked a daily excursion through Viator and visited Skógafoss waterfall first. Then we saw glacier tongues on the way to the lagoon. Monika was our tour guide and she was so passionate about Iceland, the weather, and music. It was so nice not to drive and sleep on the way. It was going to be a 14 hour day on the bus, but it was scenic along the way. We ate lunch and finally arrived at Jokulsarlon!! It was so magical and I was awe struck. It was formed about 60 years ago from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier where it started to retreat. The lagoon was formed and ice bergs broke off from the glacier, which moved towards the ocean. Remnants from the ice bergs wash ashore along the beach, called Diamond Beach. We took a short boat ride where we could get close to the ice bergs and take photos. It was so much fun, but I wish there were fewer people on the boat. It was kinda crowded and I couldn't take photos of the ice bergs where strangers were in the photos-which is one of my pet peeves. I did my best. After smiling and smiling from this experience, we headed across the street to Diamond Beach. I could stay there forever looking at the water and beautiful ice bergs. We headed back to Reykjavik stopping by a lava field and Monika offered to take photos of me and the husband. We also had dinner at Vik and visited the Seljalandsfoss waterfall at night. It was illuminated with flood lights and of course Monika was there to document us hanging out. Apparently you can walk behind the waterfall but it was too dark and we were so tired from the day. It was a very long day and we were very lucky to have amazing weather. Monika talked the whole time and we learned so much! We headed home and I took a bath and crashed at our Airbnb. Day 5-Our last day. We checked out of our amazing Airbnb house, got tested for Covid, then headed to Laugardalslaug swimming pool, before going to the airport. The pool was very affordable and memorable! We really enjoyed our time there swimming, hopping in and out of hot tubs, playing water basketball and just relaxing before our flight.
I am very grateful, honored, and lucky to have this experience. The husband suggested we come back to Iceland next year and circumnavigate the island! My mind was blown, and I can't wait to do this lifetime experience! Special thanks to Bob, Nell, Aisling, and of course the husband for an incredible, amazing experience. Everyone needs to go to Iceland and learn about the land of fire and ice. This month I went to see 3 puppet shows at La Mama. It was so nice to go to something live and full of people. We all had to show our vaccination cards and wear masks which was fine with me! The first show was called The Tall Keyaki Tree, which is about a carpenter building a pagoda from a Keyaki tree. The second show was from Kevin Augustine called Body Concert. It was a very intense performance where he was moving with body parts and also had a narrative in which the parts were looking for something. There was an eyeball, a baby, and an amazing score. Definitely haunting, yet beautiful! The last show was a puppet slam. My favorite short from the puppet slam was from Deborah Hunt. It had stop motion, masks, and the Devil, called The Godson of Death.
Vicky and I went to Bear Mountain Pool. It is not part of the hotel and it is $5 in cash. But it was so nice to cool off in. As the day progressed it got crowded and wasn't worth staying due to close perimeter of strangers.
After hearing about this place for the last 8 years, the husband and I finally made a reservation. We didn't travel for a year and a half so we saved some money and drove the 2 hours upstate to Mohonk Mountain House! We went to the Barn museum and didn't disappoint! I love that lake so much! We went swimming, kayaking, and canoeing.
Sam and I went to the Bronx Botanical Garden to see the Kusama exhibit. It was canceled last year due to Covid. I also saw a friend of mine, Greg Rago and his family. What a great day.
This month we went to Albany, Howes Caves, Tannersville, the Olana State Historical Site, and Art Omi. All places I wanted to visit for a long time! Howes Caves Tannersville Olana State Historic Site Art Omi
I got my second shot today and it was Pfizer which uses a new vaccine platform called MRNA lipid nanoparticles. I am so happy and relived that I got it. Now I am waiting for the husband, his family and the rest of my family to be vaccinated.
This year because of the pandemic I decided not to have a birthday party. So instead the husband took me to Randalls Island to the LuminoCity Festival. It was a cold night and crowded-but at least we were all outside, wearing masks. At first I thought to myself "I have a bad feeling about this" but then the line was moving and we were all gawking at the lights. The organizers tried to social distance us, by politely saying please keep 6 feet away from each other, but it was hard to do since I think they over booked everyone's time slots. Nevertheless we tried to make the best of it.
Greenwood Cemetery is such a nice place to walk around during quarantine/the pandemic. This is my second time here and this time we had a map so we wouldn't get lost. It was a very warm day for November and after 5 days of watching the election results, we needed a break. We found out Biden won yesterday and was so happy and relieved. So continuing on and trying to go out every weekend, we decided to go to the cemetery. We got there early and drove around until we saw these mausoleums built in a hill. It was such a beautiful scene with the changing colors and peaceful surroundings. Close by is Crescent Water Lake, where people were picnicking and drinking coffee. The famous Niblo Mausoleum who was a theater owner, would have parties there before he died! Carrying on with tradition, the Greenwood Cemetery would throw parties there pre-covid in the evening with the Bindlestiff Family Circus as the entertainment. I would have loved to attend that event! Check out this photo I found below. Photo credits: Maike Schulz, courtesy The Green-Wood Historic Fund Here's the husband's photo: And here's my photo. Such prime real estate location to house your mausoleum-in front of a lake! After walking around the lake we went to visit the Samuel Morse Memorial and the Steinway Mausoleum. Yes, it's the man who invented Morse code (which I wish I knew) and the other man who built pianos. The husband has a Steinway, but it is hibernating in NJ. Next up I wanted to find Basquiat's grave, but the husband found it instead of me! It was hard to find on the map. I have always loved his art and visited so many galleries and museums here in NYC that displayed his works. It is pretty small headstone, but well visited. Azrael, the angel of death is a memorial to Brooklyn mayor Charles Schieren sculpted by Solon H. Borglum. Solon's brother, Gutzon, sculpted the portraits of four Presidents on Mount Rushmore, South Dakota. Charles Schieren was buried along with his wife and the headstone reads: “In their lives they were lovely and in their death they were not divided". The husband and I moved on to the Catacombs which Greenwood sometimes hosts concerts! See my photo below and then the one with people enjoying music! In August of 2018 Christina and Michelle Naughton played there; it must have been hot down in the catacombs! The last thing we did was lie down on the grass and closed our eyes due to the hot sun. It was a nice day despite the pandemic and all the other crappy things going on in life. We wanted to visit more monuments but it was getting crowded and we didn't want to be around too many people. Back in the year 2003, when I first moved to NYC, my then boyfriend and I visited Greenwood and got lost! I remember we did see the soda fountain inventor's grave and thought is was amazing. When the husband and I got home I found some Youtube videos on Greenwood and other cemeteries in NYC from Hollywood Graves. They explore graves from all over the world. I found out that Rachmanioff is buried at Kensico Cemetery in NY! I also found out that the composer, Bernard Hermann is buried at Calvary Cemetery in NY. He wrote the themes to Citizen Cane, Vertigo, Psycho (those violins!), Cape Fear, Twilight Zone, and Taxi Driver. Hermann also wrote that whistling song from Kill Bill and that was originally from the movie Twisted Nerve! But my favorite music score is from The Day the Earth Stood Still which features the theremin! Our friend and officiant of our wedding Ken, allowed us to stay at his house in Vermont this weekend! I have never been to Vermont so I was happy to go away and since Vermont's infection and positivity rate is one of the lowest in the county, I felt safe to travel by our car. We stayed in the town of Quechee about 4 -5 hours away from NYC and his home was super comfortable. We walked around the Quechee Gorge and ate at the Skinny Pancake, plus Worthy Kitchen near Woodstock. The restaurants asked for our names and contact info which we gladly gave them. Woodstock is very postcard pretty, but only about 2 "downtown" blocks long. They need more blocks! I hope to stay there one day in the future. On our last day we walked the perimeter of Quechee Green Park. I would love to explore more of Vermont!
Today we went to Flushing Meadow Corona Park. It hosted two of the largest international exhibitions (world's fair) in the United States in 1939 and 1964. The unisphere is 140 feet tall and 120 feet wide, with over 500 steel pieces representing the continents, as well as three steel rings representing the first artificial satellites orbiting Earth. When it was built, it had 48 pairs of fountain heads shooting water but we didn't see that when we were there. Rocket Thrower is a 43 feet hight bronze sculpture created for the 1964 world's fair. The husband and I thought it was a god of stars or exploration. The observation towers. The concrete towers have observation platforms which were once accessed by two "Sky Streak capsule" elevators (now removed!) attached to the tallest tower. The tent of tomorrow. See 3D view here. Back in the day the "tent" had beautiful glass panels as its ceiling and a huge map of New York as its floor. I wish I could have seen that. In 1970 it was a skating rink. We missed out on so many other features such as the Natatorium (which houses an Olympic-sized pool and an NHL-standard rink), the Queens Museum, and the Queens Botanical Garden. We also didn't walk around Meadow Lake and Willow Lake, which we will do next time. Meadow Lake is home to the American Small Craft Association where you can learn how to sail. You can also watch the dragon boat festival in the summer. Lastly, there is Row New York, where kids learn how to obviously row. You can rent bikes, kayaks, and pedal boats here.
This month, our friend Nell allowed us to stay at her rental house in the town of Belmar, NJ for 2 nights. It is about 5 blocks from the beach which was very convenient, and a 15 minute drive from Asbury Park. I never been to Asbury Park so I was excited to go. We went to the Silverball Museum Retro Arcade and played games for an hour. We played all the classics- Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Centipede, Galaga, Mario Brothers, The Simpson, Discs of Tron, and skee ball. Every time we finished playing a game and moved onto the next game, we sprayed our hands with sanitizer. We also went stand up paddling in the Shark River Inlet which was super fun. I need to be on the water more!
This is the third time we went to Storm King but with masks on. It was a very hot August day and since Covid-19 happened, they weren't allowing bike rentals. So we just walked around the park with masks on in the 80F weather. Boy, was it hot! It took us about 2 hours and then we ate outside in the town of Beacon. It was our first time eating outside since March.
This July we bought a new car! This is my second car I financed in my life, and it is the husband's first brand new car. First time for everything! It is a 2019 Honda Fit with only 23 miles on it! We bought it to see Sarah, the husband's mother and to escape the city from the coronavirus from time to time. While we never saw it in person or took a test drive, we knew we could trust Honda. It got delivered to us, and we signed everything on the sidewalk with masks on. How easy was that?
On the weekends I make crafts and try to stay off the couch. I love watching tv, but this weekend I made my first mini quilt! I have so much fabric under my bed so I decided to do something about it! I used this tutorial and this one to start out.
I made it in a day and it wasn't that hard. The hard part was cutting all the fabric and ironing it. I need to work on cutting all the fabric the same size, sewing straight lines, and making sure all the corners line up. I definitely will make another one and explore different patterns. The last 2 months I have been driving into work due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. I read that 1,500 transit workers tested positive, 41 of them died and over 5,600 have self-quarantined. That is only a 2.7% death rate but I am still terrified of going to the subway and sitting there for an hour. So the husband asked a friend if I could use his car. Mike agreed since he wasn't using it and I drove his car for 3 weeks. I had to return it because he was going away to his parent's house in PA to escape NYC. Then the ever-reliable/trustworthy husband asked him mom, since she wasn't using it. I used Sarah's car for 6 weeks until the garage I used no longer was free to essential workers. So now I am going to take 2 ferries and walk for 30 mins to get to work. Before the car commute was 30 minutes, now it will be 2 hours! Such a difference! But I want to thank Mike and Sarah for allowing me to use their cars during this scary time. I love you both! Their cars were literally a life saver.
On the day of my last blog post, my boss got in touch with me and asked me to come in to work on an antibody for Covid-19. So I was in quarantine for only 12 days. My husband suggested borrowing a car, instead of taking the subway to get back to work. It's been 2 weeks now since I've been working and I am still scared, anxious, and nervous as soon as I leave the house. Everyone in the world has been on edge, but some people still seem to be very careless and selfish. For example, people are still walking in the middle of the sidewalk and not keeping 6 feet distance. "Stay away from me!" I always say to myself!
When I am not freaking out a little, I am still making crafts. I started to make stop motion puppets again from "scratch". Start with an armature, add glue to the joints, add and glue foam together, add clay hands and feet, make a clay head, bake the head, add and glue the head, paint the head, paint the feet and hands, and finally make the clothes! I might change the clay hands and feet to propoxy 20, but not right now. Introducing Ninja Bunny! This month has been so sad and scary because of the SARS-CoV-2. I have been in the house since last Tuesday self distancing myself (except for the husband) and it has been very somber. I keep a schedule-go to bed around 10 pm and wake up around 7 am, like I usually do when I was working. I feel really bad about not working but my boss told me to finish all my experiments and to stay home. I spend my time making crafts and re-watching dystopian movies like 12 monkeys and 28 days later. I also watched Outbreak and Contagion again. I don't know why I re-watched these movies, maybe to gain insight or clues on what to do? But it is fiction and a sensationalize piece of story telling. In addition to watching these old movies, Netflix, Youtube, and Amazon Prime are also sources of entertainment/wasting time.
This month was the husband's birthday and we went and saw Bonnie Prince Billy at the Town Theater when it was "relatively safe" to gather in crowds in early March. I also had auditions and went to an audition to play in other bands, but now I guess that is all put on hold or canceled. I don't know how long this is going to last-self distancing, staying at home and constantly washing my hands. But my gut tells me at least 2 more months if we follow China's history and data. I am so scared about getting infected since I am 45 and I always get sick at least once a year with chronic bronchitis, which leaves me with a cough/phlegm for 3 weeks. I am going to try to stay positive and keep in touch with people. I am so thankful for grocery store workers, delivery men and women, and lastly health care workers. Without them we would be on our own. Continuing on with the Mexico theme, (since I am obsessed with Mexico right now) my friend Maryline and I went to the Vida Americana exhibit today at the Whitney. It was about Mexican artists and leading Mexican muralists—José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiro that came to the US around 1920 and inspired American artists to paint about everyday art including economic and social injustices that were plaguing Mexico at that time. One of them was Jackson Pollock. Below are some of my favorite artworks from the exhibit. Of course Freida is in this exhibit, and I would love to visit her museum/house in Mexico City. I am a fan of her art and her painting What the water gave me is one of my favorite paintings. Pyramids! Above is a paintings from Everett Gee Jackson. He traveled to Mexico in 1923 and moved there later on with his wife. He came back to the US and taught Pre-Columbian art studies at the San Diego State University. I really like the theme in the painting, though it is very depressing- war canons and migration. A while back while living in Bushwick, I discovered cenotes and told Matt about them. They are fresh water holes all over Mexico where you can swim or snorkel. There are about 6,000 in Mexico! I always wanted to go to one. I also read this year while doing research, there are alligators in some of them! I have a fear of alligators/crocodiles; for some reason they haunt me in my dreams. So I did some more research and tried to go to less river-like ones where alligators live/hide in the vegetation and more cave or closed swimming holes. I decided to go to Cenote Zacil-Ha. It is developed and has a regular swimming pool right down the path. It is more for families, but I felt safe and it was so much fun. I didn't see any alligators! Matt jumped off the ridge into the refreshing cenote! After swimming in the cenote, Matt and I changed our clothes and headed north towards Isle Mujeres, an island north of Cancun. We drove up route 307 which was totally different than 180. This road has more things to gawk at like elaborate entrances to resorts. We parked the car then took the ferry to the island. Here we also stayed at an airbnb and that evening we walked around the north side of the island surrounded by tourists. The next day we rented a golf cart and toured the south side of the island which is quieter. Punta Sur is at the very southern tip of the island and Matt and I arrived early once again to beat the crowds. We saw iguanas and Cancun from the cliff side. After eating at Polos Mango Cafe, we saw a little beach area with umbrellas! This couple was leaving and we got to sit under the umbrella. It was so hot out and Matt and I needed to be in the shade if we were going to be out all day long. Plus there were only 2 other couples on the beach. I loved that so much. Finally some peace and quiet! The next day I had to return home, but Matt stayed another 6 nights without me! Here are some of his pictures from Akumal and Chemuyil.
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