Our flight leaves for Brownsville Texas on Wed Feb 20th,. We are so looking forward to seeing the Jumpers yet we are a little reluctant to leave Puerto Morelos. Looking on the bright side though, by leaving we will be returning again one day.
Allan has learned to make excellent fruit smoothies –I hope he continues to do so when we get home. They are soooo gooooood ya wan’a lick out the glass! Maybe it is the Kahula!
At Frank’s meet and greet this past Friday evening we met with a couple of ladies who spend a lot of their time in Puerto Morelos, they invited us to join them at the Jungle Market in the Colona today. The Colona is the section of Puerto Morelos that is on the opposite side of the highway – the jungle side – we are staying in what is considered the hotel zone. They met us at the taxi stand in PM at 10:00 am this morning and took us to a little market building where we bought some produce. One of these ladies has the same problem with sand flea bites that I do, I was telling her that we received an e-mail from Anita – (a friend of Allan’s) and the information was on the good of bananas; one of the
items mentioned was that the banana skin if rubbed on the insect bite will reduce itching. A young Mexican man overheard our conversation and interrupted us to tell us that any part of the banana works. He has spent some of his life in New York and his brother lives in Vancouver so his English was quite easy to understand. She and I bought bananas – and believe it or not “IT WORKS!” When you feel one itch you apply some mashed up banana to the itch and viola! The itch is gone. The husbands were wondering what the addition of ice cream or whipped cream would make! The medics back home are wondering about chocolate cream and bananas – well I will let them know later!! Dwayne says “TOO MUCH INFORAMTION – I DON’T WANT’A KNOW!”
We left the produce market stand and traveled to the Jungle Market – it is in the jungle a short distance outside of the Colona. Here we found food concession stands, craft tables, and entertainment. The entertainment which begins at 11:30 consisted of Ancient Mayan dancing which is preformed by today’s descendants of the Mayan people. Pictures will show you the beautiful costumes they wear. All of the decorative needle work on the dresses is hand done – I looked on the back side and it is as neatly sewn as that on the front! A talent seldom achieved by many.
The balance of our day was very leisurely with a walk on the beach and a Siesta.
Take care until next time,
Anne
