Travels in Mexico
Journeys
| Home (below right) was on a street which became almost too familiar. Everywhere we journeyed, exploring a new and unknown world, was like being a child again, everything different and every day new. We did not wish to become too familiar anywhere, as we were just passing through, attempting to live every possible moment to the fullest. |
 Photo by Patsy McKee |
A restaurant (left) in Playa del Carmen, warmly invited passersby to leisurely savor the afternoon. And it is only one block from the beautiful blue Caribbean. While awaiting the arrival of hurricane Keith, Javier and I (right) were busy preparing the house for the oncoming downpours and extreme winds. At least Javier was working... |
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| Waiting for the ferry which crosses to Cozumel, from the pier at Playa del Carmen, right. |
 Photo by Patsy McKee |
What a wonderful place on this earth to sit and observe the world around us after a day wandering the streets and beaches of Playa del Carmen. |
| Dreaming...Evening meal under the canopy of the abandoned house on the reef on the northeast tip of Isla Mujeres. A little work and paradise would know no bounds. |
 Photo by Bill McKee |
 Photo by Patsy McKee |
One of the best surprises during our day on the north beach of Isla Mujeres was the arrival of two ladies from Chiappias, carrying many handmade items from their region. Apparently it is against the law for them to sell items on the beach - the tourist might get offended! However, for us, it was a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to meet and share a slice of life with human beings
from another culture; descendants of a grand civilization.
The Aztecs. The Maya. A much-maligned civilization who understood
the earth and the cosmos in infinite detail. A civilization
which developed the most accurate calendar to this day. Even
beyond the capabilities of what a computer has been able to
execute. |
 Photo by Patsy McKee |
The entrance, left, to fast
food in Playa del Carmen greeted us with a warm friendly wood
carving rich with ancient beauty and polished by uncounted hands.
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Patsy pays homage, right, to the icon of "Patsy's Embassy," so named by Javier on our first full day in Mexico. The story. The temperature hovering around
100, Javier takes us on a bus tour of Cancun and the hotel zone
so we can learn our way around, and Patsy is about to expire
from the heat. We round a corner in one of the shopping districts
in the zone and Patsy spots an AIR CONDITIONED McDonalds. First
relief from the heat she has found. Javier calls it Patsy's
Embassy and Ronald, Patsy's ambassador. |
 Photo by Bill McKee |
| Looking out the left window as we departed Cancun, Patsy captured this beautiful surreal view looking north. The city of Cancun lies to the left in this image and the popular hotel zone is in the center, as a thin quarter moon stretch of land with a white beach on the green-to-blue Caribbean. Isla Mujeres would lie in the haze, above center toward the seeming curvature of the earth. |
 Photo by Patsy McKee |
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