You
might be ready to retire to Isla Mujeres, Mexico if:
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| Fishing tournament season |
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| Swim with the whale sharks season |
You know that rust is not just a fashion colour made popular in the 1970s; instead, it is the ever-present by-product of salty air and ocean spray, corroding everything made of metal.
You have learned to love concrete, glass, granite, marble, wood and plastic.
Your everyday vehicle is a golf cart. Personal golf carts range from the plain vanilla original colour to a wild assortment of paint jobs, upholstery colours, festive decorations or fancy hubcaps. Individuality is the key!
You instantly recognize the sound of a motorcycle helmet being blown from the rider's head and bouncing across the pavement. According to the law, riders are required to fasten their helmets, but often the straps flap in the wind or are clenched in the rider's front teeth. A choice of looking good instead of being safer.
You don't participate in seniors' organ recitals: “Oh, my liver. Oh, my spleen. Oh, my stomach. Oh, my heart.” Try doing that on Isla, and you will get a quirked eyebrow in response. You're getting older… oh, well, aren't we all?
Are you ready to retire to Isla?
Hasta luego,
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| Rust - not just a fashion colour |
If
the first name of most of your male friends is Juan or Jose, and
your female friends are called Maria or Guadalupe.
Everyone has a
second name or a nickname that they use instead of their biblical
first names. Juan Alfredo = Freddy. Juan Batista = Patricio.
Lawrie was destined to live in Mexico; he is John (Juan) Lawrie, but
has always used Lawrie as his first name.
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| Our daily transportation |
Your everyday vehicle is a golf cart. Personal golf carts range from the plain vanilla original colour to a wild assortment of paint jobs, upholstery colours, festive decorations or fancy hubcaps. Individuality is the key!
You instantly recognize the sound of a motorcycle helmet being blown from the rider's head and bouncing across the pavement. According to the law, riders are required to fasten their helmets, but often the straps flap in the wind or are clenched in the rider's front teeth. A choice of looking good instead of being safer.
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| Family transportation |
You
know that five people can, and frequently do, ride on a motorcycle.
When we first moved to Isla, three on a motorcycle was pretty novel
to us, then four became the standard, and now we hardly notice when
a family of five zips past crammed together on a moto. We are
waiting for the next level, six passengers!
We have also seen up
to twelve locals or tourists jammed onto golf carts, and twenty-four
people in a pickup truck.
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| Coveted treasure - 4 litre plastic jugs |
You
might be ready to retire to Mexico if you understand the value of an
empty four-litre plastic jug, complete with a good-fitting screw
cap. Early in the morning or later in the evening, you might see
the familiar parade of motorcycle riders returning from the gas
station with a couple of litres of gasoline in a plastic jug. The
gas is used for cooking family meals.
If you put a clean empty
container on the curb, it will last about two and a half minutes
before someone on a motorcycle scoops it up, shouting “gracias” as
they zip away with their treasure.
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| Wide range of fun friends |
Your
friends range in age from early 20s to late 80s, and everyone
happily gets along.
The very best thing about living on Isla
Mujeres is that no one cares who you were in a previous life. What
you did, or are doing, for a living is just not important.
What is
important is do you enjoy life? Answer yes to that question, and
you'll fit right in.
You don't participate in seniors' organ recitals: “Oh, my liver. Oh, my spleen. Oh, my stomach. Oh, my heart.” Try doing that on Isla, and you will get a quirked eyebrow in response. You're getting older… oh, well, aren't we all?
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| Daily attire - shorts, t-shirt and flip-flops |
And
finally, you might be ready to retire to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, if
your daily attire consists of a t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops.
Are you ready to retire to Isla?
Hasta luego,
Lawrie, Lynda, Sparky, and Thomas
Murder and mayhem. Revenge and romance.
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6 comments:
We are ready but don't ever think it will happen--we will continue to enjoy a few months in the winter on Isla & the rest of the year here in CT.
Good morning Ann - it doesn't work for everyone, but we do enjoy our life here. Occasionally I miss the smell of fall, the leaves changing colours and an evening inside with a nice warm fire in the fireplace. Cheers L
Is it ok if I wear sun dresses, instead of shorts & t-shirts....I think I could still fit in......
Great post! Craig and I disagree on the subject. LOL See ya soon!
IT IS OUR GOAL TO MAKE IT THERE IN THE NEXT 7 YEARS, WE ARE PAYING DOWN DEBT, LOOKING WEEKLY FOR HOMES AND WE TRAVEL THERE REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW EACH SECTION OF THE ISLAND. WE ARE SO READY, I WISH IT COULD HAPPEN NOW BUT WE WILL BE PREPARED WHEN WE FINALLY MAKE IT THERE.
Hola Anon-y-mouse - yes, sundresses qualify too! Cheers L
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