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Puerto Morelos – Day 1

The flight was smooth, customs went quickly, and there were no problems with my cheked bag. All in all, it meant that I was dumbfounded by my own lack of preparedness far earlier than I expected. Luckily I knew the word autobus and bought a cheap ticket to Puerto...

Pretrip thoughts

It’s early, I’m hungover and working on 4 hours of sleep, and I just went through airport security. I should be miserable right now, but I can’t manage it. Nothing but good thoughts in my head. Looking back, I’ve got the past month of freedom....

An inauspicious start to the trip

Mom, Dad and I just had a great little kodak moment saying goodbye in front of the Kingston bus station. I hugged them goodbye and they got in the car to head back home. As I watched their car leave the parking lot and turn down the street I realized… …SHIT!! THEY...

More retirement goodness

This month of retirement has been flying by. Some recent highlights: The Original Junior’s Cheesecake in Brooklyn – Red velvet cake, strawberry cheesecake and a chocolate float. With a dessert like that, who needs dinner. The Original Shake Shack in...

Mapping it out

View Trip Plan in a larger map So, I’ve whipped together the beginning of  a trip plan map.  Of course, this is pretty crude at the moment.  I do plan on adding more detail, and many more sites to the map as the planning phase rolls on. On a related note,...