Daily Life in Cozumel
A photo says 1,000 palabras….
First of all, look who’s back. It’s the Snoopymobile. For those of you who don’t already know, this is the Fab-man’s very cool island style car. Like a phoenix, Snoopymobile has been rebuilt from the ground up, yet again. It’s a 1972 VW Thing (here in Mexico, it’s called a Safari) This time it’s been reincarnated white, since someone else on the island, also has a red Thing. It’s been 11 months in the rebuilding, and the final details, like the brakes, should be done by the end of this week!! Hopefully in time for happy hour !
We also got the large screen on our sliding glass door repaired. Our “cat” (who is convinced he’s the third dog) took it upon himself to create his own cat door, basically by head-butting the screen until the corner ripped. We knew it was time to get it fixed when a three-year old child could also walk through. We had the screen team in, and showed them what the cat had done, and showed them the damage, explaining that we wanted a cat door in the left corner. We were thrilled when they returned at the end of the day, with this elaborate set-up featuring a clear plastic cat door, until we installed it and realized that the cat door is now on the right corner, so unless the door is fully open, it’s useless.
h, about a year ago, was the pride of my garden, and made the entire downstairs smell fantastic with constant flowers (Fabs actually once accused me of using an overpowering air freshener, when, in fact, it was the bush). That was before the ants, the white fly and the fungus arrived. My friend Rosalie hacked jasmine down to mere stalks back in April, in a last ditch effort to save the poor thing. Jasmine finally put out shoots and green leaves, which is apparently very appealing if you are a giant red ant. I watched helplessly one night as these horrible insects carried off entire leaves. The next morning, we painted the base of the plant white with chalk, like they do with all the palm trees downtown. It apparently works since the remaining 2/3 of the plant has yet to be carried off. Sometimes you just have to be happy for the little things, no?
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Una ex yanqui de Connecticut quien llama hogar a Cozumel desde hace más de 15 años. Laura escapó al Caribe hace años, desplazándose de una isla a otra dando clases de BUCEO. Se dedicó a perder el tiempo en Jamaica y finalmente se detuvo en Cozumel para pasar unas vacaciones de 2 semanas que aún no terminan. Convenciendo a sus padres que pagaran una elegante universidad privada, obtuvo su título en Periodismo y Laura crea semanalmente Cozumel 4You, medios sociales y artículos promocionales sobre la Isla y también es moderadora en el grupo Cozumel 4 You en Facebook que actualmente cuenta con 25,000 miembros. Fabián, s umuy tolerante marido, desde hace mucho tiempo se resignó a no tener vida privada, pues se ha visto implicado en los diversos proyectos y planes que urde Laura. Son orgullosos padres de diversos perros y gatos rescatados. Mientras contempla su paso a través de la vida en el Caribe mexicano,Laura continúa siendo la pesadilla en la existencia de su muy tradicional suegra mexicana.
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Ahh,
How well I remember the Red incantation of the Snoopymobile. My new son-in-law lent it to me to drive around the island and I promptly broke it.
Got about 3 miles from the house and it wouldn’t go any more. How to make an impression on a new in-law! Break his favorite toy!
I forgot about that! It must explain why you like him better than me!!
Donna just reminded me on FB that she and I pushed the Snoopymobile through an intersection wearing our bathing suits, so don’t feel bad!
So, chalk really works. I’ll have to remember that…
Sarah, these aren’t polite New England ants, these things are HUGE and can carry off a rubber tree plant, but yes, chalk seems to be their kryptonite.