For Better or Worse, but NOT for Lunch
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The World is our Oyster
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Guadalajara trip
We took twenty-two people on a 5-day visit to Mexico’s second city. We visited the city’s landmarks, the famous town of Tequila, Lake Chapala and boy did we eat well.
Valentine’s Day 2024
I’m writing about the incredible Valentine’s Day we had this year, but honestly, you should not wait for a special occasion to do these fantastic activities.
Merida and Valladolid, Mx
We were so excited when our friends, Sally and Rich came for their second visit and were open to taking a little road trip to Merida and Valladolid, two of our favorite places.
Our Adventures
our life in mexico
What began as an adventurous drive through most of Mexico, followed by six weeks on the Caribbean Coast, has morphed into a total change of place and life. Join us as an exploration became a permanent move to Mexico.
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Our passions
Mike and lydia pontius
We met in the Bay Area almost 28 years ago. It was one of those first meeting stories that becomes a repeat cocktail party hit - part funny, part shocking and all very romantic. We were inseparable for six weeks, then hundreds of miles apart for 2 months, followed by a proposal on Halloween, a wedding in January and "the cat's honeymoon," all in a courtship period of 6 months. We made it across country years ago, after spending a year on a sailboat and having reduced our material possessions to what would fit in the trunk of a small BWM.
Our retirement gig
Until October 29, 2019 we lived across the river from Charleston, our favorite American City, with more "stuff" - especially inherited furniture - than we can count . Now we live in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico in a rented condo without almost any “stuff.” Yet somehow we made it to retirement? Pretty cool since neither of us took the traditional career route to get here. So we decided to write about ourselves - at least our grand kids may be interested - and our travels. We don't do much of anything in a "traditional" way, including seeing the world. But we hope that you'll find our somewhat spontaneous approach to life and travel entertaining, if not a little inspiring.
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