We had the pool almost full once...water has been an issue which we're still trying to reconcile. One day soon we will swim again!

Our House with some of Pene's landscaping in bloom! The hard work is paying off!

We finally got rid of the big dirt pile from digging the pool and put in some walking paths -mucho mejor!

One of our 3 casitas!

Swimming Pool

Here's the pool a couple weeks ago, almost ready for water. We're swimming in it now, which is awesome, especially since May is the hottest month of the year down here!

No Longer JUST A Jungalow!

Here's a recent picture of the house (aka Jungalow) and our 3 Guest Casitas, which are spacious and each with private bath.

Jungalow Video 6

Jungalow Video 5

Can You See Me Now!

Here´s a little preview of where we are now. The video below (4) gets you thru the 2nd roof pour.
I should have video 5 up around the time we fly back to the states next week for tax time and then we´ll be caught up -finally!

The beautiful coloration you see on the 2nd story is acheived by mixing the red earth from the site in with the stucco before it was applied. So it´s permanent, aside from a little fading over time. No painting!

Jungalow Video 4

Jungalow Video 3

Roof Pour Crew 12-15-08

These guys all worked so hard in the hot sun to cement our roof for us. Afterward, they sat down to a lunch of chicken, tortillas, Pepsi, and a nice box of cookies from Penelope!

Thanksgiving Dinner At Uxmal

We were definitely missing family and friends, but we enjoyed a terrific buffet dinner and then a nice walk around the wonerful Mayan ruins at Uxmal for Thanksgiving 2008 (a holiday not observed in Mexico, as you might imagine).

Jungalow Video 2

Temporary Home In Ticul

We´re in the 2 story building on the corner.

Penelope Arrives On The Scene 11/03/08

Jungalow Video 1

¡Bienvenidos!

Welcome to our jungalow blog, where you can see a little bit of what da heck we´re up to a way down here in Yucatan, Mexico. We´ve purchased a parcel of land from a friend, Bonnie, who lives on an old Spanish rancho. We are deep in the Mayaland´s beautiful countryside, just over an hour´s drive south of Merida and @ 15 minutes drive south of the spectacular Mayan ruins of Uxmal. We´re on the outskirts of the pueblo, or village, of Santa Elena, the home of this beautiful spanish iglesia (church), which some believe was built on the ruins of (and with the stone from) a Mayan pyramid.

On the Land