Thursday, July 29, 2010

Marshfield Super Mercado

. . . now stocks all the things that the Isla Mujeres (island of women) super mercado has, with the same brand names. But they are in English, not Spanish or Mayan.









Black beans, salsa, mole sauce, rice, chiles (in a can), enchilada sauce and caliente sauce. Sandy couldn't find Sol Cerveza at the Marshfield market. Oh wait! You can't buy beer in a Massachusetts supermarket. You can buy it at the Isla mercado in Centro when you buy your food, but not after 9 and NADA on Domingo. Well, it IS right across from the church.













But we still have to go to Isla Mujeres, Mexico for the homemade tortillas.

We are going again (23rd year) in Febrero, but we will drive two hours north to the island of Holbox (whole - bush) for three days first. There are no cars there and all the streets are white sand. I hear that the water is light greenish, not Windex blue like Isla. Jeez, maybe it has oil in it!

On the drive back down we are going to explore a Mayan ruin, El Meco, that is within walking distance of Puerto Juarez, where you catch the ferry. It certainly must have had a major connection with Isla being only eight miles away by water 1,000 years ago. Puerto Juarez was just a small town on the Caribbean when there was no Cancun.

Mañana,
Tocino

Oh !! I think I have found another Yucatan driving trip. It was in Condé Naste Magazine. It starts in the Gulf of Mexico city of Beracruz and goes west.



I mean Veracruz. Vs are Bs in Mexico. Veracruz is west of Isla Holbox. Check out the article in the latest Condé Naste. Especially the church photo.



Hasta la bye bye.

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