Why we feel safer in Mexico

It's been a while since I have written an actual blog post. Ironically it took events back in the US to inspire me to write more about Mexico. My posts usually are about the beach, the drinks, the people, and the places that we visit in our adopted country. Occasionally, it is about the 'cost …

A Day To Celebrate!

Another year has come and gone and today is a day we love to celebrate life! For Randi it's an easy day to remember as it's her birthday.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY RANDI!!! That is reason enough to celebrate, but today is also the day we moved to Mexico 5 years ago! When we started this journey of …

Retirement 5 years later

5 years ago today I officially worked my last day as an Area Director for Chili's restaurants and started the next phase of life....retirement! I had a vision for several years of retiring early and enjoying life on a Caribbean island. And while we didn't end up on an island we got pretty darn close! …

A break from the Beach…a look at our Trip to Central Mexico

Mexico has so much to offer, and we have finally started to explore more than just the beaches, which we obviously love.   We recently were able to travel through several towns in central Mexico and found them all interesting and unique in their own way.  It was a great trip and we’re happy to share …

Solar Power Your Mexico Retirement

Probably the most common question people want answered when thinking of moving to Mexico is 'how much does it cost to live there?'. If you have done any research you will find lots of guides and basic spending charts that will give you a good idea depending on the life style you want to live. …

Road Trip: Mahahual and Lake Bacalar

One of the benefits of living where we do in Mexico is that there are many places we can visit within a short drive or boat trip away. Two of those places are Mahahual and Bacalar. They have been on our 'to-do' list since we moved here, so when some friends said they were going …

A look back at 2020

I guess it goes without saying that the year 2020 is one none of us will soon forget. It certainly didn't turn out the way we hoped or planned but we are happy and fortunate that we are here today with our health and no close personal tragedies to deal with. It's been a tough …

Hurricane Season Is Here!

While hurricane season technically started back in June, the peak of the season is typically September and October.   Like everything else in the world though, the 2020 hurricane season has been anything but normal!  Through the 1st of August there had already been 9 named storms which is the most ever recorded!  Predictions are calling …

Ready or Not….Mexico Starts to Reopen

view from Lol-ha I was hoping that my last post would be the first and only one about the Covid virus.  But here we are and needless to say it's still with us and probably will be for a while.   As we continue to adjust to life with Covid in Mexico, the country is slowly …

What’s Our New Normal?

How do you answer a question that no one can really predict?  I'm pretty sure most of us have wondered what things will be like when we come out of isolation and Covid-19 hopefully becomes a thing of the past.   Pretty safe to say we won't be flipping a switch and returning to our lives …