We bought a truck! It's a 92 red Toyota with a camper shell, almost identical to the one Mimi owned in Marin but - big deal here - this one has air conditioning! It also has mexican license plates so we don't have to take it out of the country when we leave. It will stay here in Akumal. I just think about how much stuff I can get in the back, tile and furniture and ... hoo boy, first I have to save some money up from buying the truck.

This also signals our decision to spend more time here in Akumal. We bought this condo to live in in the winter but that hasn't happened. We still intend to travel most of the year but we are more committed now to spending longer here. As usual, our plans are all jello so that may or may not happen. We are planning to fly back down here in May though to supervise some remodeling, we will need a vehicle for that... now we have one!