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| Dinner at Rolandi's Isla Mujeres. |
First, we spent three weeks wine-touring in
Argentina, returning mid-March, and then we were off again for a week to John
and Maia’s wedding in British Columbia, Canada
Sparky, our almost-famous rescue
dog, is still miffed at us for disappearing not once, but twice this year. He
had two fabulous sets of babysitters while we were traveling, but now that we
are back, he’s demanding a lot of attention.
In
mid-February to early March, the weather in Argentina was warm, much like Mexico, as it was late summer going into early autumn.
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| Sparky lying on my lap when we returned home |
British Columbia, Canada, on the other hand, in
late March, was cold, damp, and chilly as the temperature
struggled to rise above 10 °C (about 50 °F). We’re not accustomed to the
low temperatures anymore!
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| Sunset in March on Isla Mujeres |
While
island friends tortured us with Facebook photos of beautiful, sunny weather, we
bitched and complained about being cold.
Our discomfort was partly our own fault
for not purchasing the necessary items to bundle up and stay warm.
Lawrie wore
sandals the entire time, except for the formal part of the wedding ceremony.
He
was unable to convince his feet that they should be stuffed into stiff, unyielding
shoes. I kicked off my shoes at the wedding once the dinner was served. What a pair of beach-bums we have become.
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| Lawrie the MC at John and Maia's wedding |
With
only two days of sunshine among the fog, rain, and drizzle, John and Maia
got lucky for their special day. Sunshine! And a week later, the day before we left was
also sunny and slightly warmer.
Everywhere
we went, people were hidden under cozy jackets, scarves, and hats. One
restaurant provided fake-fur wraps to patrons who wanted to eat outside on
their patio.
At the end of the day, photographers gathered along the ocean shoreline,
snapping pictures of the spectacular sunset similar to the eye-popping colours
of an Isla Mujeres sundown.
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| Fake-fur wraps for the outside patio |
Meanwhile, back on Isla Mujeres, the temperatures were flirting with the lower thirties
Celsius (mid to high eighties Fahrenheit). Hot, sunny, and breezy!
Now we
know what it feels like when we torture our northern friends with pictures of
people wearing shorts and bathing suits in February.
Doesn’t mean we will stop tormenting
you; it just means we can empathize a tiny little bit…maybe, until we forget
what it was like.
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| Lawrie - happy to be back on Isla |
Cold! Oh, my goodness, at the end of the five and a half
hours, we were darn near frozen solid. When the doors opened on the aircraft, we
were happy to be back in the land of warmth and sunshine.
Despite
the chilly weather, we wouldn’t have missed John and Maia’s wedding for
anything.
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| John & Maia. We wish you endless happiness. |
Hasta Luego
Lynda, Lawrie, and Sparky
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2 comments:
We luv isla and want to live there renting.we r retired on a low budget.can this be done?
Perhaps. Depending on where you want to rent, and how much your budget is. It is probably best to spend a few months to try it out before moving here. Isla can be more expensive than other small communities because it is a busy tourist area. Cheers Lynda
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