We had a nice drive over to Mérida, we came on the free road, from Tulum to Valladolid to Mérida. It's been cool, there is a norte blowing cooler air from the north. We got here around 3pm and set up the dishes. This is a nice location and a nice spot. It's looks like a park but it is very close to the city center on the road to Progresso. It won't be here long I'm sure, there is a big Liverpool department store next door and development is coming. It's more than I like to pay, $250 pesos a night, but location is almost everything and security is the rest. I just wish they had better electricity. The voltage is very high, around 138v, and our Surge Guard cuts us off at around 134v. So, we're not recharging the batteries under this grey gloom. We have some alternatives to try, I'm thinking if we try a plug at the end of the park's run it may have lower voltage and/or if we add our long extension cord it may provide enough resistance to lower the voltage. If not, we'll run the generator.

It's cool in Mérida, in the 70°s! That is amazing in this city known for its hot climate. It even rained last night cooling it off even more, I had to get another throw for the bed and I wished I had gotten my hot water bottle for my cold feet. It's very humid though, and that is not so great whether it is hot or cold. Now, it is cold and damp, not good. The mosquitoes love this gray weather, no sun to fry them so they are out all day. Mimi got eaten pretty good last night hooking us up and she has slept most of the day on benadryl for the itching. I'm going to wake her up soon though so we can go out and eat and hang out a bit.