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July 14, 2005
Getting Ourselves Together
Today was a day of picking up the pieces. I woke up early to start getting all that we had written in Cuba into the computer. After breakfast, we headed back to the hotel and took turns with the computer to continue either organizing our pictures or typing out our travelogue.
At about 3:30 we headed across the street for a drink and some lunch, the best margaritas and guacamole in Cancun the waiter assured us. The waiter warned us to be careful in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, where we were headed for the next leg of the trip. After the quick meal it was around the corner to an internet place I saw when dropping off our laundry the previous day. “Banda Ancha” read the sign (broadband) which was exactly what we needed to get our pictures up on our site.
Even with the fast internet connection, the pictures still took forever to upload. We stayed until the owner closed his shop at 8:00pm, and told him we would be back tomorrow to finish the job. That night we tried another restaurant downtown, Carrillo’s, which again was a great meal. The same musicians from the night before were making their rounds at this place when we entered. They saw us as we entered and gave us a smile.
Soon after we greeted each other they played us another tune, and talked we all talked about our plans for the trip. Emily asked if she could take a picture of them, but they suggested we get one together. Then before we knew it they had decked us out in sombreros and colorful Mexican blankets for the picture. There was no doubt we were in Cancun, the tourist haven. The lead singer gave us his card with his address and asked if we could send him the photograph if we have time. Both were so nice.
It rained on and off during the dinner but Hurricane Emily was still far away. We made our way back to the hotel and called it an early night.
Posted by Peter Mork at July 14, 2005 3:46 PM
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