2/21/16
It's been a while since my last posting, I know, and I have been needing to jumpstart myself. Haven't been out much since out Thanksgiving week in Miami and there hasn't been much to say. Jackie fractured her ankle and has been laid up, its been overcast and gloomy in Albany, and I haven't taken any new pictures till recently although I have been at the gallery as much as possible, printing furiously to catch up on the backlog of work that remains undone when you are out in the field. In spite of Jackie's fragile circumstances we managed to get out of the cold and make it down to Cozumel and the Florida Keys for 3 weeks.
If you've been following the blog, I'm sure you recognize some of the old photos in this posting to catch you up on our 9/14/11 return to Cozumel after who knows how many years, and my delight in finding out that indeed, that it was not just some alcohol inducted Gilligan Island fantasy/delusion, but the exact place I had been dreaming about, untouched, unchanged, and unAmerican. No malls, no hotels, no shirt ...no shoes...no problema!!! The same 15 or 20 grass thatched huts scattered along the coast, peeking out of the jungle overlooking the ocean selling cheap beers and tequila shots and questionably edible food. Couldn't find Lucho, our faithful manservant of old, so hoping that maybe he's moved along since we last saw him 5 years ago...
As I mentioned last time, when I first posted this picture, it is not photoshopped. It was taken as is, and just happens to be perfect, that's all; kind of what the world looks like on an idlic tropical island after 3 or 4 (maybe 5) beers. The place looks the same, only I've gotten older...
....the bar, Señor Iguana, Marilyn Azul, the gift shop and the beach. Since we circled the island in the reverse, Mezcalito was our first stop heading in reverse direction toward Punta Sur...
Not much has changed as I said and what has changed looks the same as what was there before, so just a few new photos taken on the road to Punta Sur to close out my Cozumel state of mind thing, and if I don't get back, no biggie...
Be sure to check out the 9/14/11 Cozumel posting...
Pablo
Addendum...
Found this photo of Jackie and me in Cozumel the first time around, when Cozumel was just a port o' call for us on a cruise we took with my father and sister...
Pablo
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