I was a parent chaperone on a field trip with Haley’s class when she was in first or second grade. They were studying penguins. I think every kid in America studies penguins; there must be a very strong penguin mob...
Pesos, Kilometers, Milligrams, Liters.. ARGH!
When we were first making our decision to leave on an adventure, Dan suggested Panama because it would be a “soft landing”. The money was the same, the electrical current was the same and for the most part they...
Familia
It’s not a difficult question to answer. When people ask “What do you miss the most about the USA?” we always say “Friends and family”, followed by “Red Robin”. The “stuff” we had in the home we lived in...
The Story of 5 Maids
Grab a cup of coffee and settle in, this is a long one. We have a housekeeper, a cook, a gardener, a pool guy, a laundry lady and water boys. You might think we are living the high life here,...
Cenote #8 – X’canche at Ek Balam
My sister Margaret and my nieces are visiting us and we’ve introduced them to the thrill of cenotes. They know that any vacation with the Shermans is bound to include water. Together our families have played in water on...
You’ve Got Gas
I love Mexico, but I am looking forward to France. Or Thailand. Or Russia. I want to go somewhere that I don’t speak the language. I want to get out of this no-man’s-land of speaking enough Spanish to get...
Cenotes, a Flat Tire and a Picnic Table in a Truck
Continuing on our cenote reviewing, we checked out 3 more yesterday and boy were they different. We were so happy to explore the cenotes with our friends The Scotts, from Oregon. We used to live across the street from them...
Cenote #4 – Chanolandia Water Park
Does it count as one of our cenote visits if we don’t actually go in? Well it’s my blog post so I say it does! Yesterday we were invited to another Homeschool Meet-Up down in Playa del Carmen. We...
Cenote #3 – Parque Xca-Ha
We sure are enjoying the exploration of cenotes around here. Just like the Panama beaches, each one has different attributes. It will be impossible to know our favorite until we’ve explored them all, which is also impossible. But for...
Chichen Itza (aka Those Mayans Were Freaky Smart)
We are trying to fit in just a few more field trips before Nanna returns to the Great White North (Alaska) so yesterday we took off for Chichen Itza. The girls and Aunt Kim and I had already experienced one...