Travel with Tobey and Sue

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

February 6, 2014 - Tulum - Odds and Ends

Sunny again today, so we were off to the beach. This little van is the one we take to the beach – today there were 23 plus the driver inside! It is inexpensive – 10 pesos – less than $1USD.

We took our lunch and had fun walking, swimming, and relaxing on the beach. We watched as several military helicopters flew up and down the beach and speculated what might be going on. Tobey thought maybe it was the same one with different pilots out on training maneuvers. Who knows? It doesn’t really matter!

When we travel with just the two of us, it is difficult to have pictures taken that have both of us in them. We are practicing taking “selfies”, and what better way to practice than with un beso (kiss).
We took the 3pm city bus back to town – we didn’t even know that it went to the beach! It was the same price as the colectivo and I only had to share a seat with Tobey! Woohoo!

On our walk back to the apartment we saw a guy selling dulces y caramelos (sweets and candies). We decided to try a couple things – the round one was similar to peanut brittle, but made with some green nut, pistachios maybe. It was VERY sweet. We haven’t tried the peanut bar yet, but it is on the kitchen table calling our name…

We have been getting our “puppy fix” with Keena. She belongs to the young couple that owns the apartments where we are staying. She wasn’t sure she wanted to be friends until one evening when I was fixing dinner and it smelled good to her! Tobey slipped her a little taste and we are best buds now! She now hangs out on our porch near dinner time! Keenan(the dog) is fluent in four languages because Barbara speaks Italian, Chris speaks French, they both speak Spanish and English! Good dog.
Our time in Tulum is quickly coming to a close. We are not looking forward to the cold weather at home, but it will be good to see family and friends.

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