Friday, February 26, 2010

February 26, 2010

Musical entertainment in the square


Rob and Joanne at the bookstore - Rob is the mischievous one!!

Our favourite waitress at Posada Amor - Andrea. She is attending high school in the Colonia and plans to further her education in Cancun taking childhood psychology. She has a steady boyfriend, the relationship sounds quite serious but she says she is waiting until her education is finished before settling down with him.The ring is beautiful and we are really happy for her - she is a nice kid.

We had another lovely dinner at the Posada Amor - great food!

A walk about the Colonia
The Park in centre of the Colonia
One of the markets in the Colonia
Another Market in the Colonia
A neat old car






This is Jorge - pronounced "ho-hay" in Spanish ("George" in English) outside of his establishment. If you are looking for a good place to eat between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Colonia of Puerto Morelos this is the place to go. You will again find it directly south on the highway past the gas station. We had his lamb tacos for lunch and they were delicious! Without a doubt, we will be back! We wish him the best in his business and look forward to seeing him and his staff again on our return visit next year. This is definitely a must visit if you are looking for someplace to eat while in the Colonia! Limited English spoken here but a valiant attempt - we have no skills in the Spanish language and had no problem understanding him and his staff.







English translation "the crazy lamb", you will find this neat little place directly South of the gas station on the highway at the Colonia






Allan, Bob and Edith at the "Crazy Lamb"











These were the first tacos served to us - they were so delicious we went back for more!






When we finished at the Crococun Zoo we decided to stop at the Colonia for lunch. We had lamb tacos which were prepared by the chef George at the Crazy Lamb.












A goodbye kiss as we leave the Zoo
Bruno tells us the Mayan word "'Cancun" means "Snake's Nest" Who'd a thought?








When this guy scents his territory does it stink - ten times worse than tom cat pee.









This is a spider
























This one is nestled under a protective cover












They love the leaves on these branches






This one just lost an antler this morning






White tail deer





The Peacock





A Peahen





More Spider Monkeys. There are only females in the area and as said before they are in the wild. The male monkeys come by once a year and entice the ladies away for a party (mating party - with the fertility goddess Ixchel as the guest of honour???), they come back pregnant.















The males are more territorial and do not like the closeness of humans, I suppose that is the main reason for them staying away.





Waiting for lunch






One of the people in our tour group - the guide took several pictures of him saying he had never had a person survive this feat.












There are 50 Crocs in this area and we were able to walk among them - but not allowed to get too close.


















Another Croc






The blossom on a banana tree











From Wikipedia The Mexican Hairless Dog is a rare, hairless breed of dog whose size varies greatly. It is also known as Xoloitzcuintli or Xoloitzcuintle pronounced /ʃoʊloʊiːtskwiːntli/ (approx. sho-lo-eets-quint-lee); pronounced by some Spanish speakers as sho-lo-skwink-le.





This dog needs shade because it will sunburn due to it's lack of hair.





And here is a Crocodile















Look down, waaaay down the throat of this big iguana, I wonder what he had for breakfast?































Iguanas






Bruno our guide was very knowledgable and had quite a sense of humour.





There are several different types of turtles in the Zoo






There are several snakes in the jungles in the Yucatan, some poisonous and others not.











The Spider Monkey, these monkeys are from the jungle and come by looking for food as people are passing through the park






Edith got attacked by a Croc on her way in






The front entrance






Today we decided to visit the "Crococun Zoo" which means "Crocodile Nest" just about 5 minutes North of Puerto Morelos. What an experience! We were very fortunate to have Bruno as our guide - he was very knowledgable and a lot of fun.










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