THE END OF SEMANA SANTA IN CHELEM

Well all of us expats living in Chelem breathed a sigh of relief on Monday when Semana Santa(Mexican Easter Celebration) was finally over. It has been going on since the 4th of April and our sleepy little fishing village has been teeming with visitors to the beach, carnivals and rodeos. Now life is back to normal. We have alot of former Mayan Living Real Estate clients coming in over the weekend, Steve and Mary from Kansas are coming back for their first stay in their new home. The paperwork is completed and closing is on Friday, they will be here Friday night. Dan and Deronda are also coming in from Florida Friday afternoon to take a peek at their new home here in paradise and enjoy the sun and a few cerveza's. Our adopted son, Curt is flying in from Atlanta and will be staying a few months in his beautiful beach home. So this will be a fun week, seeing old and new friends and helping them all get set up in their homes.


This is a picture taken from my upstairs deck, we live on a dead end piece of sand and normally have no traffic at all, but this is what the past few weekends have looked like. I am so glad that all have gone home and Doug, my dogs and I are able to walk the beach and have it all to ourselves again.

The town square has been full of vendors selling all kinds of rafts, floats and beach things.....

Hats anyone?
The town square has all kinds of rides for the kiddies and grownups. This area doesn't get active until after dark,during the day, everyone is at the beach or at the bars and restaurants, eating freshly caught fish and have cold drinks.

Saturday night is the rodeo and bullfight, I have never been to a bullfight, thought that it was cruel, but this one was fun, nothing was killed or stabbed, no blood, no guts, just pretty horses, matadors and some big bulls. This is outside waiting to get a seat, hotdogs and french fries must be traditional fair food the world over.
And then there are always the vendors selling the usual junk....... In the background with the blue tarps is.......you got it right, the seats for the rodeo, it is made of sticks tied together with rope.
Oh wait just a minute, Doug and Eduardo need to get a couple of cold brews before we sit down!
Can you see how this thing is constructed? Only in Mexico!
This is where we sat, we looked out at the bull ring thru sticks woven together and tied with string. I felt very secure, not!

Our view


Our own personal bull fighter!


The bull in action

Traffic leaving town



Ahhhh, back to the quiet paradise of the Yucatan, where even the dogs smile!