Playing Bridge in Progreso

Iguanas basking in the sunshine.

On a recent walk, we came across these two iguanas basking in the sunlight.  From our talks with locals here, the iguanas are just coming out again now that things are starting to warm up.  I guess they didn’t care for what passes as winter here in Mexico.

In the distance, looking east, we noticed a cruise ship heading out to sea.  The city of Progreso is a port of call for cruise ships in the Caribbean. 

On our last trip to Progreso on Tuesday, we saw how busy the city got when a cruise ship is in port.  Out come the two-decker tour buses as they take a route through the central part of the city stopping at the tourism office in the picture.  Beside the tourism office is a crafts and clothing market which exists only on cruise ship days.  We noticed quiet a difference walking the downtown core on non-cruise days and on a cruise day.  Out came all kinds of sidewalk shops selling masks and straw hats, cuban cigars and just about any kind of tourist item one could think of.  It is obvious that tourism is a huge part of the local economy.

We didn’t come into Progreso just so that we could see the city on a cruise day, we came because it was a day for playing bridge.  Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, the foreigners who are interested gather at a hotel on the eastern side of the city for a few hours of bridge.  Our friend Roger from the Landing invited us to try it out.  We are glad we did.  Now, we have another activity for those days when the beach and sun aren’t too inviting.

With an afternoon of bridge finished, we took a bus back into the centre of the city where we then caught our small bus for Chuburna.  Back at home, we caught up on all the small things that make our day complete.  Another day and another adventure in Chuburna, Mexico.