Update! Part III

So, over the weekend of the 21st, some of my roommates and I moved to some new cabinas. We had decided to look around to see what other lodging options there were in Playa Carmen and absolutely fell in love with Tierra del Sol.

The property is about a 7 or 8 minute walk down the road from our old cabinas and up a hill. This is a view of the property at Tierra del Sol.

The owner lives in the one on the far left, and mine is the one on the far right. My old neighbors from the other cabinas - Marcus and Martina - moved into the one in the middle along with another friend of theirs, Gina. There is another cabina on the property (behind the middle and right cabinas) and a house available for rent. Here is my cabina:

Here´s a picture of the interior:

And a better view of the kitchen:

I have my own private open-air bathroom now! Below is a partial view of the shower.

Here is my patio:

And the view from my patio:

To get to the cabinas, you have to walk up a hill (the last segment is the steepest):

Here what it´s like walking down the hill:

The following Tuesday, the 24th, Marcus, Tine (short for Martina), Matt and I checked out the Rodeo in Cobano, a nearby city. Unfortunately, most of the bull events had concluded the weekend before, but the Rodeo food and Carnival were still there. (Which were my real motivations for going to the Rodeo anyway...)

We checked out the food court:

I tried this beef dish that was served with Fried Yucca and topped with this delicious, vinegary salsa:

For dessert, churros filled with Dulce de Leche:

We also took a spin on the Tagada... The Tagada is not for the fainthearted... Not only does it spin and tilt, but it jolts and tosses people around like sacks of potatoes... Like 30 seconds into the ride, I was already wanting off the ride. ¨¡No más, porfa!¨

Here´s a picture of us before we realized what we had gotten ourselves into:

There were of course other carnival festivities. The vendors, the games...

Things were pretty low key following the rodeo - Marcus and Tine were leaving for Colombia to continue on their travels on March 4, so we all just hung out and chilled before they left. Playing cards, cooking, surfing, going to D&N - you know, no big whoop... It was really sad to see them leave - I´d only known them for a short time, but it was such a pleasure to be neighbors and friends with them. Now I have people I can visit in Germany (where they´re from) and hopefully their travels will bring them to New York sometime.

Here are some pictures from Tine and Marcus´s going away party:

And that pretty much brings us up to date. There is a Surf Competition outside of D&N this weekend that I am looking forward to watching. Happy Friday!