A Move in Mexico

I don't think OSHA would approve:

A few years ago, my step grandfather and grandmother passed away. Their deaths were relatively close together timewise. My mom and stepfather wanted to keep their place in Mexico, where they lived since the sixties, but the weirdos who lived next door were a little too weird. Eventually they decided to sell the place, which was on the outskirts of Jalapa. It was beautiful there, with lush cloud forest growth and a nice river to swim in. I remember being chased by a bull, very scary.

Anyway, eventually they settled on another piece of property. Beachfront just North of Belize near Chetumal in a litle town called Xcalak (just like it sounds).
They are building a house and it is supposed to be finished in May. Mom says it's smaller than it looks from the pictures, but lets be real here Mom...the pictures don't lie.

Oh yeah, its tiny. TINY I tell you.

You can really see how tiny here:

Mom is on the left, ocean in the background:

Barely enough room for 1 person. Clearly this needs an addition right away:

From the Gulf looking back inland:

A little further down the beach for perspective:

What a sand pile!

Posted by tom at March 24, 2004 03:51 PM