It Is Time To Escape Winter

We've Got Snow Cold Feet.

Well it is time to go.  Christmas is all wrapped up and our New Year’s celebration has run its course.  We have had one bout of cold winter weather and more is sure to follow.  The cat is off to stay with cousin Charlie and brother Ted will take care of the house.  It is time to head south in search of sun, sand, and new adventures in the Caribbean and Mexico.

We have a loose plan.  We have one-way tickets to Grenada where we will join friends Glen and Pam on the Blue Pearl, anchored in St. George's, Grenada’s capital.  We hope they allow us to stay for a couple of weeks before forcing us to walk the plank.  Captain Glen has provided us with a possible itinerary that includes exploring Grenada by land and then by sea as we work our way northeast toward St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  Weather, or cold beer & rum supplies could affect the eventual plan but it is good to have a starting point.

After the Grenada experience we plan to fly to Cancun and make our way to Belize.  We have never been there, and we're not sure how we will get there but our targeted destination is Ambergris Quays, just off the coast of mainland Belize.  We are told that the waters have the best snorkeling in the Caribbean and the entertainment scene is second to none.

After about a week we have to find our way to Mexico City.  Again, don’t know how this will happen but the plan is transit through Mexico City and bus to San Miguel de Allende, a historic city and home to artisans of all kinds.

Eventually we will make our way to Puerto Escondido in southern Mexico.  Puerto is on the Pacific side of Mexico and has been the winter home of my sister for the last sixteen or so years.  We have rented a condo for the month of February and have few plans except to relax and explore the area.  Our stay does coincide with the month long Puerto Blues Music Festival so we hope to be tapping our toes to tunes as we sip a few cold ones in the cooling evening ocean breezes.

As we get closer to March 1^st we will begin to search the Internet for possible flight deals returning home.  We are not in a hurry to think about coming home now but when the time is right, we will know.