Note: We are dependent on free internet from the parks, mostly Parque La Ermita, and there is a major overhaul of the internet service gratis going on in Merida. A lot has gone on in the past 2 weeks+ since our last update so I will break down the blog accordingly. The following 4 parts includes all of our lastest updates. Enjoy and thanks for reading!

Part 1 of 4-part update

A/C but No Hot Days

Sr. P and his nephew got the a/c installed on a Sunday morning. They worked efficiently and furiously after a few days of us wondering when they were going to show back up. No worries! Funny thing was that by the time it was all installed, the weather had turned cooler and has remained cool. The times we have run the a/c to check things out I make Terry turn it off because it gets too cold in the house.

Roof is Sealed and Bedrooms are Painted

 

On a Tuesday morning Sr. P. and his helper showed up and Sr. P. put his helper to work bright & early as Sr. P left and went about his day. I can't remember his name but we could hear the worker scraping all day long as he went about cleaning the old sealer and other debris off the roof. He worked from about 9 in the morning until dark with a short lunch break in the early afternoon. While work was taking place on the roof, I was scraping peeling paint off the walls to prepare them for painting. We made a trip to Comex and totally relied on "Jaime" to tell us what we needed for scraping, cleaning, sealing and painting the walls. Jaime was patient and took the opportunity to talk a little English to us while we took the opportunity to talk Spanish with Jaime. We wanted to get the bedrooms painted prior to leaving for Cozumel to meet Ken and Lorraine, and head back home for a visit from Lisa and Tisha. All went well! Terry and I worked diligently and completed the painting of both bedrooms. We left for Cozumel early Wednesday morning from ADO while Sr. P. and his helper continued the work on the roof.