{"id":72,"date":"2009-01-08T08:24:45","date_gmt":"2009-01-08T14:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saskatchewangypsy.wordpress.com\/?p=72"},"modified":"2009-01-08T08:24:45","modified_gmt":"2009-01-08T14:24:45","slug":"the-day-we-got-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rglongpre.ca\/pilgrim\/index.php\/2009\/01\/08\/the-day-we-got-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day We Got Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Pelican<\/a>

Pelican skimming along the surface of the sea.<\/p><\/div>\n

Our second day in Chuburna began warm and sunny, just what we had been looking forward to.\u00a0 Without Internet service, the usual morning checking of e-mail was missed, as well as reading the local newspapers from home – no loss as we then sat outside in the morning sun to appreciate the beautiful weather.\u00a0 While enjoying our morning coffee, we watched the pelicans and the seagulls fish for their meals.\u00a0 Particularly interesting was how the Pelicans would float just above the surface of the water.\u00a0 When the need for more speed came, they simply rose a few inches with a beating of their wings then again return to the gliding position.\u00a0 Awesome to watch.Children playing a video game in the doorway of their home.<\/p>\n

\"Children<\/a>

Children playing a video game in the doorway of their home.<\/p><\/div>\n

The water was incredibly calm, calm enough for us to spot a pod of dolphins not too far offshore.\u00a0 Unfortunately, they were too far for a good camera shot though I did get one that shows a fin as it crested the surface.\u00a0 Coffee done, we took our computers to our neighbour’s as the technician had just pulled in.\u00a0 As expected, it took quite a bit of time for him to sort through details of how to get Windows Vista and Windows XP to both access an account.\u00a0 Since it was taking so long, Maureen and Kathy decided to go to Progreso and get some grocery shopping done while I stayed back to follow up with Paco, the technician.\u00a0 Success at last!\u00a0 We now have Internet!<\/div>\n

As soon as the women got back from Progreso, we decided to head out for a late lunch to a small local restaurant.\u00a0 While waiting for our food and enjoying a great lemonade, I saw two young children playing a video machine in a doorway across the road.\u00a0 Our walk yesterday showed us that most stores had at least two of these game machines.<\/p>\n

\"Beside<\/a>

Beside the front entry on the privacy wall, a shrine to St. Mary.<\/p><\/div>\n

After finishing our meal, we ended up checking a small corner store while Kathy made a purchase.\u00a0 The store was beside a relatively beautiful home that had an interesting privacy wall built around it.\u00a0 We noticed that this home was a bit different from other homes as it had two shrines honouring St. Mary.\u00a0 So far, we had noticed that many homes had one such shrine.\u00a0 There is no question that this is a Catholic country, at least in the rural Yucatan area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"dsc01825\"<\/a>We then returned back to our villa and made contact with our family so that they would stop worrying about our safety.\u00a0 We had our first Skype conversation in Mexico with grandchildren.\u00a0 Life seems back to normal now for all of us.<\/p>\n

\"dsc01839\"<\/a>With evening approaching we decided to go for one more walk in a different direction.\u00a0 Along the way we got to say “Buenas Tardes” and “Hola” to a number of local people who were finishing up their work on various villas undergoing seasonal repairs.\u00a0 It was the end of the workday for them, a good day from the looks of the smiles on their faces as they passed us by.\u00a0 We walked as far down the trail as we thought wise as it was beginning to get dusky.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Turning to walk back to our little home on the beach, the sunset painted some incredible scenes.\u00a0 I was particulary impressed with the colours, different from the sunset we watched the night before.\u00a0 We sure didn’t rush our walk back, as we walked along the shoreline.\u00a0 We got back to the villa and had some tea sitting out on the patio listening to the waves before heading in for a relaxing evening reading our books and catching up on news from home thanks to our Internet connections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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