Finally posting..from WI

RIP Rory · 02-01-2008

Hola everyone,

Long...longtime lurker, finally decided to join in the fun.

We've been traveling to Mexico since the mid-80s, first a honeymoon in Ixtapa, a cruise to Cozumel, an all-inclusive trip to Moon Palace and finally yearly trips to Playa in the smaller, fabulous boutique hotels.

We have ventured south to most of the small towns from Playa to Belize.

A couple of years ago we took the plunge and bought a small place in Xcalak. Nothing more than a lot, with a palapa, outdoor shower and a small caretakers shed. Hope to eventually build a home for our retirement.

We're avid snorkelers and we finally learned to dive here in WI and have been on a few dive trips in the Caribbean. Hope to do some diving in Playa during our next trip in April.

Love all the trip reports and hope to attend a peep meet this year.

**Bumper** · 02-01-2008

midlifemidwife · 02-01-2008

sounds like you will be an asset to the board

u2girlie · 02-01-2008

Welcome!! I hope to get down to Xcalak soon with hubby. I wanted to stay down there during our next trip but he wants to stay in Playa. I think you were very smart buying down there for retirement!!

attaboy · 02-01-2008

RIP, welcome to posting. Tell me about Moon Palace, we are going there this June. Our 12 year old son will be with us.

RIP Rory · 02-01-2008

WOOOO HOOOW I got the Bumper seal of welcome!

RIP Rory · 02-01-2008

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Originally Posted by u2girlie

Welcome!! I hope to get down to Xcalak soon with hubby. I wanted to stay down there during our next trip but he wants to stay in Playa. I think you were very smart buying down there for retirement!!

If you're comfortable driving in Mexico and remote locations are cool with you, definitely take the trip. Very laid back,and the diving we found is awesome.

RIP Rory · 02-01-2008

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Originally Posted by attaboy

RIP, welcome to posting. Tell me about Moon Palace, we are going there this June. Our 12 year old son will be with us.

Moon Palace was great. I think our son was a little younger than 12, maybe 6-8 when we went, but we all had a great time. We rented a car for a few days to explore the area on our own and that led to our future trips.

norml · 02-02-2008

Glad to see you are posting. When in April are you going to be in Playa? Also, where in Wi. are you from? We are approaching retirement and are thinking about RM options as well.

Chilepepper · 02-02-2008

Yeah, where in Wisconsin are you from??? You know . . .. since you've been lurking for soooo long ...... you probably owe us all a trip report! Even if it is from last year. Whaddya say???

RIP Rory · 02-02-2008

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Originally Posted by norml

Glad to see you are posting. When in April are you going to be in Playa? Also, where in Wi. are you from? We are approaching retirement and are thinking about RM options as well.

We're from New Berlin and are planning our next trip towards the end of April. Looks like we'll miss you by a week or two. Maybe we can meet up next time.

RIP Rory · 02-02-2008

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Originally Posted by Chilepepper

Yeah, where in Wisconsin are you from??? You know . . .. since you've been lurking for soooo long ...... you probably owe us all a trip report! Even if it is from last year. Whaddya say???

Chile,

I searched and searched on how to upload pictures, hoping a few pix would suffice in lieu of a trip report. Will keep trying.

monte · 02-02-2008

Hi and welcome. A couple of years ago a few of us peeps did a roadtrip to xcalak. We only stayed one night but we had a wonderful adventure. I'm sure if you did a search on this sight you will see our trip reports. Love the town, would like to go back and spend more time

HAWKEYE · 02-03-2008

Welcome to the forum. Craig.

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RIP Rory sandflea Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 7	Finally posting..from WI Hola everyone, Long...longtime lurker, finally decided to join in the fun. We've been traveling to Mexico since the mid-80s, first a honeymoon in Ixtapa, a cruise to Cozumel, an all-inclusive trip to Moon Palace and finally yearly trips to Playa in the smaller, fabulous boutique hotels. We have ventured south to most of the small towns from Playa to Belize. A couple of years ago we took the plunge and bought a small place in Xcalak. Nothing more than a lot, with a palapa, outdoor shower and a small caretakers shed. Hope to eventually build a home for our retirement. We're avid snorkelers and we finally learned to dive here in WI and have been on a few dive trips in the Caribbean. Hope to do some diving in Playa during our next trip in April. Love all the trip reports and hope to attend a peep meet this year. Last edited by RIP Rory; 02-01-2008 at 11:37 PM.

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Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 9,716

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midlifemidwife way into it Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NY Posts: 147	sounds like you will be an asset to the board

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u2girlie Life=Playa (almost) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Connecticut for now but someday Mexico Posts: 769	Welcome!! I hope to get down to Xcalak soon with hubby. I wanted to stay down there during our next trip but he wants to stay in Playa. I think you were very smart buying down there for retirement!!

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attaboy beachaholic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 498	RIP, welcome to posting. Tell me about Moon Palace, we are going there this June. Our 12 year old son will be with us.

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RIP Rory sandflea Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 7	WOOOO HOOOW I got the Bumper seal of welcome!

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norml life=playa Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Elkhart Lake, Wi. Posts: 708	Glad to see you are posting. When in April are you going to be in Playa? Also, where in Wi. are you from? We are approaching retirement and are thinking about RM options as well.

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Chilepepper beachaholic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 279	Yeah, where in Wisconsin are you from??? You know . . .. since you've been lurking for soooo long ...... you probably owe us all a trip report! Even if it is from last year. Whaddya say???

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monte añejo Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: dallas Posts: 12,278	Hi and welcome. A couple of years ago a few of us peeps did a roadtrip to xcalak. We only stayed one night but we had a wonderful adventure. I'm sure if you did a search on this sight you will see our trip reports. Love the town, would like to go back and spend more time

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HAWKEYE reposado Join Date: May 2007 Location: Windsor Hts. Iowa Posts: 1,056	Welcome to the forum. Craig.

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