Half Moon Bay
I love this time of year here in Akumal, there is hardly anyone here.
We returned late last night and I got up early to talk to our friends downstairs before they left to catch a plane back to Canada. It was hot and muggy, the AC was an incredible luxury.
After they left, I couldn’t resist it and went back to bed even though there were men on ladders pounding the concrete right outside my window. I slept under blankets (what are those?) until noon. At one point I woke up because there was incredibly loud thunder right overhead, this in addition to the pounding.
When I got up it was the end of the storm and the air was cool and fresh and the sea was flat and gray.
Outside of the guys working on the outside of the building – they are prepping to paint the building – and 2 people walking on the far side of the bay, there was no one in sight.
Cuba and I went for a swim. I didn’t need a snorkle to watch the fish and see the coral it was so clear. Even Cuba seemed to notice a fish swimming by when we were out there and she kind of turned to follow it and then changed her mind.
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The water is at least 30˚C (85˚+F) and seemed warmer than the air. Cuba loved it so flat, she swam out to me and back to shore about 5 times, even swimming around when she got out to me. She’s doing much better swimming, a lot less splash and more speed.
Floating out there alone is wonderful, just me and the sea… and an occasional doberman pounding up and expecting to be held.
It feels like an empty movie set, I keep expecting all these people to start coming out and populating the beach and the restaurant. Odd but wonderful.
Awhile later, the sun peeked through and everything went from gray to blue. The sky, the water, even the air looked blue. I took the above pics right before I went swimming, Mimi took the last one a few hours later.
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Great dog post. I could not interest Jiggs in our ocean — even where there were no waves. The water was just too hot for him. Thanks for sharing the story. It sounded like a marvelous afternoon.
Oh Crap, now I do feel pissed off!! Told you not to take Cuba. Air conditioning??Ha! Just another dirty little beach town masquerading as a worn out movie set !! Jealous , who me ?? Blankets? who needs ‘em………..
I am sorry that things are so slow for the businesses but glad that you had a good relaxing quite day. I love good beach days!
I so love the water around Cancun, playa del carmen…the whole area. I can just see the sea change colors. If things go as planned we will be in Playa del Carmen the day after Thanksgiving. It should be beautiful then. If you are on that side, maybe I’ll get to see you and Mimi
LOL. I glanced at the weather thingie, it said 75 feels like 100, and thought NO Way! It can’t be only 75, then I noticed it was for Playa not Merida and we were 100 feels like 117. We had rain yesterday and it feels cooler today. Have fun at the beach, I miss you guys!
regards,
Theresa
Glad to see you’re not mentaldental any longer and enjoying life. Lovely blue picture.
Sounds nice, although Paul keeps saying the water is too warm to get refreshed. Tomorrow we head to the beach anyway. I wish I had a place I felt comfortable letting the dogs off leash, they lived too long on ten acres so that they don’t understand that they can’t run as far as they want to.
Cool conditions – cool photos – don’t need no stinkin’ tourists – enjoy!
Steve, my heart breaks for Prof Jiggs, I just read about his passing.
Billie, we will make a point of being over here unless we get it rented, even then we might be able to camp with some friends.
I like ‘mentaldental’ Rummy, good word.
We were talking yesterday about how we need to force you Brits to come over here and sit on the beach for a week.
I know what Paul means, Nancy, sometimes you long for cold refreshing water. Actually, our pool stays cooler and has that feel most of the time because it is deep into the limestone. There is nothing quite like a warm ocean though, luscious.
It’s true, it is wonderful here when it’s empty but I feel the pangs from my friends who depend on the tourists. Oddly, many of them are gone as well. It’s the time of year when the locals take vacations.
We know exactly what you mean. This time in Cozumel is equally as peaceful in the early evening. All that will change in the next two months!
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