once upon a time

mickey mouse,

poo bear,

cinderella

and snow white  were all at “the ched” 

…..then along came ….

hello kitty sippy cups

…and everything went into cute overload

xoxoxo

=^..^=

i ❤ my bike

i love my hello kitty beach cruiser..

she’s beautiful..

she’s comfortable  ->well if someone did not steal the seat that is <-

hello surfer kitty beach cruiser

AND –>…she’s ORANGE

sadly there was a mix up in the moving plan…well a change in plans nad the bike got shipped prematurely to vancity…so HK surf kitty is hanging in van for the winter *pouts* ….

which means…kitty needs a new ride

the making of a mexican kitty beach cruiser

stage 1-> the beast

cost 700 pesos

stage 2 -> beautifying the beast

stage 2 continues -> kitty accessories and basket

cost 200 pesos and an afternoon of fun

stage 3 -> make it purrrrrrrrdy

 mi neuva bicicileta mexicana del gatito

she's a beauty meOW

wanna go for a ride?

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food is where the HARTWOOD is…

sun and sand

water and waves

bikinis and sun tan lotion

everything has its side kick…. personally -> travel, food and drink can make the most  beautiful threesome

i would not call myself a foodie but i do love  food, and   a few years back when i started to develop food sensitivities i thought i may very well starve to death…over-reacting to the stress of not being able to just grab food on the run, or eat at any old  dive …gives good reason to panic

anyways…now years later i have spent much time researching ….eating food and getting  sick…and testing new recipes..ditto…i think i have formed a semi-truce between food and my pains and belly woes.

down in mexico…. life is good…the sun shines most everyday, the sea forces laughter to bubble  out of you and the food….is heavenly

hartwood is a fairly new addition to the tulum circuit…one year….and being jungle side….most here say its like swimming upstream to stay afloat…..eric and his crew have overcome such superstitions and have made jungle side the new “it” side

who's afraid of the jungle?

wood powered kitchen

i have been very fortunate and thankful for being invited to experience a slice from yummy heaven, a few times -> gluttony

Eric’s wood burning powered kitchen…a new and already copied concept on the beach interestingly enough….and his use of fresh local products he delivers a creative array of dishes that change nightly. 

fresh beet salad w/ crazy creamy goat cheese and barley salad w/ apple slices

amerICAN thanksgiving

yes that is good old fashion’d turkey accompanied with squash, rye bread stuffing and baked purple sweet potato <- too sweet for my liking.

skirt steak with crab infused mash'd potatoes

kitty eye's the grouper

sugar cane mojitos

served in a mason jar…kitty loves..the price 110 pesos ->not so much ):

although this place is way beyond my pocket book…on a regular basis that is….its gorgeous, great staff, fun, creative tasty food and drinks, and it just feels so comfortable, mellow and light.

daylight

lovely servers

Valentine meets kitty

light

i ♥ this place so hard x

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eye spy @ the “ched”

hello waldo………….

question  ->  where’s kitty?

feliz navidad at the local chedraui

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back in paradise

“they” say to newbies  

“welcome to tulum, be careful of the fall”

and

” tulum..it either adopts you are aborts you”

its a rocky landing for most everyone in fact…so my experiences, although being somewhat overwhelming and even painful at the time…are now lessons learned…one hopes ….

i did leave for several weeks, and now i am back….

cabana 1 @ Zamas

enjoying the view from the deck @ La Zebra

kitty + butter = love @ Mateo's Mexican Grill

breakfast at the beach -> not a bad way to start ones day

in the short time i was away…. so much changed in tulum and within myself.

a Chedraui was built in 8 weeks

the adventure continues….buckle up kids….this IS going to be like riding the road into Sian Ka’an

o8-2o11

augusto….where did it go?

work, play work, play, swimming, fun

and a lil more work..but mostly play (:

miss=^..^=b

turtles turtles rah rah rah

mmmmm……i love turtles..

back at the beach last night…turtle cove……. sitting on the rocks moon gazing…a wonderful past time …and of course waiting for the evenings activities …the dance of the turtles…

3 ladies graced us with their presence..sadly all of them were frightened off…after finding their spot and starting the digging process, by passing tourists and police…booooo

no worries they all come back…they have to… there is nowhere else they can go ….can you imagine having to find the very beach your egg hatched on,  to lay your own eggs?

…being human is not so hard after all if you think of some of the others living out there.

full moon beauty July 15th

thanks to my friend albertotulum…the turtle hunter …..and his night vision cam

child-birth up close

perfectly round

they sorta look like ping-pong balls

♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫    i want turtles……    ♪♫♪♫♪♫

miss=^..^=b