Cha-Cha Chelem

We are wrapping up our Chelem house sit today.  We will spend a night in Merida before heading to Mexico City for a couple of days before heading back to the States for some house sits there.  (More on that later as our plans have changed, but we will hit both coasts and the southwest before heading to our nephew’s wedding in Illinois in early September.)

Today we will have to say good-bye to two of the cutest cats ever.  Purrcy, the male, is gregarious, curious and loving.  He is with us in the house wherever we are either to watch, cuddle, lick our water bottles or glasses (he likes cold!), or take our seats when we get up.  He has also slept with us every night.  

Squeak is a bit more selective with her affections.  She kept mostly to the 2nd bedroom, “her” room, but occasionally comes out to see what’s up, maybe let us pet her a bit, before heading back.  However, the last few days, she has come out more — even getting up on the bed with us for a few minutes while Purrcy was there.  I have also been granted some cuddle time with her which is awesome cuz she does this cute reach thing with her paw for your attention.  However, she always heard Bob when he would try to get a photo so no evidence this go round.

We never did venture too far afield, but we had a great meal out in Progreso and returned to Merida for a hair appointment for me.  Mostly we’ve hit doc appointments in Progreso, wandered into Chelem, or hung by the pool.

For our night out in Progreso, we tried an Uber ride which worked well.  We had a patch of wet weather last week, as you’ll see from the window of our restaurant.

We got to see a little different area of Merida for my hair appointment — mostly along Calle 60 which took us from the bus station to the Avenida Paseo Montejo where the salon was located.  The Paseo Montejo is a lovely, broad avenue which is lined with lovely home so/buildings as well as monuments at either end and along the meridian.

While it has been a less active than usual house sit, we have enjoyed our stay.  The house and pool made it feel like we were suppose to be on vacation, and all of the locals we met were very nice.

In the last installment of Beth’s Dog Bite saga, I had my stitches removed on Wednesday.  While the wound doesn’t look pretty yet, it looks much better.  I have been impressed with the kindness and attention to a foreigner.  Everything has been easy to access and stress-free.  I don’t know that this would have been the case for me in the US, and I’m sure that it would not be the case for a foreign visitor.  I hope I’m wrong.