LISA: Today was the last full day of our trip. We woke up this morning at Los Arcos, a bed and breakfast run by David Reed, a retired business man from Richmond, Virginia. He now spends his time as an artist. We've liked every place we've stayed on our trip but this may be our all time favorite. It is beautiful and we wish we could spend more time exploring it. David, is an avid collector of art from different parts of the world and there are treasures in every corner of the house. There are also a lot of different plants and many lizards. There are only two guest rooms so it is very peaceful and we feel like we are guests at somebody's house (which we are). We were served a delicious breakfast this morning, of orange juice, coffee, fresh fruit with yogurt, huevos a la mexicana and a variety of choices of Mexican sweet bread. The other guests are a veteran teacher and a museum exhibit designer from New Jersey. We had a great time talking to them and shared our hopes that Obama will win and help improve the education system (amongst other things). Here are a couple of pictures from Los Arcos, including the entrance to our room, a spiral staircase inside the main house, and the swimming pool.
GREG: We spent most of the day today walking around Merida, doing some shopping, and swimming in the pool (twice) because it was SO HOT. Here's me calling my mom and dad from one of the Casetas Telefonicas that are really popular in Mexico. They're basically little storefronts where you can use a booth to call long distance to other parts of Mexico or other countries and they charge you by the minute. It's much more convenient than trying to use a phone card, but as you can see, the booths are pretty tiny. Still, it's more room than I had on the school bus yesterday.
LISA AND GREG: One final shot from Caye Caulker that we forgot to include yesterday -- sunrise on our last day there. Lisa shot this as she did her morning meditation out on the beach.
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