A few days ago while I was working on Tormenta Isla book #3 of the Isla Mujeres Mystery series, I was stuck for an answer.
I popped a message to two of my island friends, Tony
Garcia and Isauro Martinez. Within minutes both guys had responded with oodles
of intriguing bits information. How great is that?
Captain Tony is a well-known wedding, special-occasion
and island-ambiance photographer.
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| Captain Tony Garcia |
He is also a tour boat captain, and judging
by the photos on his Facebook page, he’s a terrific chef.
Isauro Martinez is the affable and always smiling owner
of Indio’s golf cart rentals.
Indio was his dad’s nickname, and his is Apache. He always has fun stories to tell about growing up on the island.
And then there is Freddy Medina who has been a good
friend since we moved to the island.
In the first novel of the series, Treasure Isla Book, I had one of my main characters, Yasmin Medina, jokingly name the crocodile that lives at the Hacienda Mundaca Park after her fictional cousin Freddy.
The real Freddy owns the El Arrecife Bar in Centro. He and his five sisters have been fabulous a source of island information and personal stories, especially for our weekly blogs.
Many other islanders and ex-pats have big-heartedly
answered questions, contributed bits of information, and recounted funny
anecdotes.
It’s all part of the island colour that I try to bring alive in the novels.
Indio was his dad’s nickname, and his is Apache. He always has fun stories to tell about growing up on the island.
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| Isauro Martinez - Indio Golf Cart Rentals |
In the first novel of the series, Treasure Isla Book, I had one of my main characters, Yasmin Medina, jokingly name the crocodile that lives at the Hacienda Mundaca Park after her fictional cousin Freddy.
The real Freddy owns the El Arrecife Bar in Centro. He and his five sisters have been fabulous a source of island information and personal stories, especially for our weekly blogs.
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| Freddy and Yadira - after Christmas parade |
It’s all part of the island colour that I try to bring alive in the novels.
What
happens to the car ferry during a hurricane? “It normally is used as a breakwater across Laguna
Makax to prevent big waves from destroying all the smaller boats stored in the lagoon.”
Is
the lagoon jammed with boats by the time everyone gets their vessel inside the
area? “They are tight around the edges but not in
the center. The center is muddy and if you drop anchor there, the boat would
move. Berthed at a marina or tied to the trees is much better.”
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| Chatting while cleaning the day's catch. |
What’s
the name of the bit of water between Puerto Juarez and Isla Mujeres? “Bahia de
Mujeres.”
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| Morning gossip group - I gave them all a copy of this pic. |
You just can’t get that type of information from the internet. (Okay, maybe I could have eventually found the name of the bay on Google.)
I don't know. What do you think?
Cheers Lynda & Lawrie
Book #2 in the Isla Mujeres Mystery Series
Available on Amazon e-books $2.99 USD
Available on Amazon e-books $2.99 USD
Yasmin and Jessica are back and the gold they found in Treasure Isla is still haunting them, especially when Carlos, their boss at the Loco Lobo, and Yasmin’s new lover, is kidnapped. No spoilers here, but his captivity and the girls’ efforts to free him, with the help of Carlos’s pals—including local Isla Mujeres fishermen and a Mexico City cop—are the crux of this fast-paced story. Lock has created not only a compelling and authentic setting, but a well-developed ensemble cast. The next Isla mystery can’t come fast enough.
Treasure Isla
Book #1 Isla Mujeres Mystery Series
$2.99 USD on most e-book distribution systems.
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