Jeannie Marie & Company

On our cruises we always forgo the meal on the ship and take in a local eatery on port days.  An open air restaurant and bar on the docks turned out to be a great place to lunch while exploring the shopping area.   We didn't go far this time in Cozumel.  Karan, Patty, Mom and I just enjoyed the atmosphere in the pretty village of shops right at the dock.  We chose Fat Tuesday for a silly reason... Swings were available to amuse those waiting to be seated.  Mom always seems to find a swing here in Cozumel.  On the last trip it was in a private garden. The wait staff were very helpful and had great suggestions.  The breezes off the water were wonderful on a hot September day! Karan and I were glad to sit and enjoy them. A pink flamingo caught my eye at the bar after getting over the shock of the pink wall! Our silly reason to choose Fat Tuesday was because of the colorful tables and chairs.   I...

Geocaching* in Mexico While cruising my phone is off limits except when in Wifi areas so doing a little geocaching takes planning ahead of time.   I used to use my hand held GPS but my phone is so much easier that I now rely on it exclusively.  Internationally though it is quite a challenge.   The first thing I do before I leave is to look over the areas I plan to spend time in to see how many geocaches are located in the area.  This one happened to be located near a restaurant I had been to on my last trip to Cozumel!!   It was right there at the dock.  But where might the actual cache be located?  I had saved a few photos in my phone of  the cache page to assist me while looking.   This time I happened to spot the statue first and remembered it as the location. This statue had been in almost all the photographs as being the location of the cache.   Something large like this something I could locate visual...

While off the main street at Cozumel we were implored by a street vendor to come into his shop but we were ready to eat lunch. He promised to show us a great restaurant if we would come back and shop. We agreed! It looked fine! Even more than fine when we got inside! This courtyard was so unexpected. I was charmed by the homemade step into the dining area. My sisters listening to the waiter.... And then noticing me holding the camera! It was warm and rainy but the breeze was cool.  These fans were wonderful. The high ceiling helped as well. The lovely room was painted Ruby Tuesday and Monday Mellow Yellow It was a shock to realize after we ordered that the menu was partially in English... Spanish on the left, and English on the opposite side. That sounds odd that we wouldn't notice  until you realize the food names are the same in English and Spanish. Choices, choices!   Instead of my usua...

A lovely trip, mid December Beautiful, misty, windy and cool Lovely views of the Gulf of Mexico Sitting on the steps at the beach front The view from the patio of  the restaurant we found Traveling on side streets Of  course,  the Nativity in front of a store  My taxi view  Pure loveliness   Waiting patiently for her passengers to return. Sharing at: Shadow Shot Sunday2 Pink Saturday Sundays in my City Blue Monday Monday Mellow Yellows Straight out of the Camera Sunday