Day 160

Today we packed up from the house we were at the last two nights and drove into downtown Mérida again. We wanted to see some sites we missed the day before because of the rain storm.

We ate food at a not great place. Then we drove to a park called the “Park of the Americas” it was a park that celebrates every country in North and South America. There was a huge amphitheater and statues that spelled out the names of every country in north and South America. Fun fact, I was not aware of a country named Suriname.

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After visiting this park, we decided to drive to Chelem. It’s a town on the beach in the Gulf of Mexico. We drove into a town called Progresso to buy groceries. Bonnie went in to shop for an hour and then I went in to shop for an hour. All the while we had the minivan idling with the air conditioning on blast. When I finally came outside with the groceries, the minivan had shut off. We killed the battery. Luckily, an ambulance was willing to give us a jump. We then drove about 20 minutes down the coast to the house we are renting for 12 days.

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I’ll blog more about the house we are renting tomorrow. We just ate some take out and it was amazing. We ate ribs, fish and chips, club sandwiches, and fried pickles. Midway through the meal the kids were devouring every bite, Bonnie realized why they were eating so well. This is the first American type food they’ve had since January 15. 😂😂😀

I am so excited about the next 12 days, it isn’t often that you get to relax when you vacation with Bonnie. But that’s exactly what I’ll be trying to do (with four kids).