Back on Isla!

Yeah we are back! Been here four days now...getting lazy on the blog!

Ok so we arrived and are staying at Maria Pilar in the centro.  Gladys Galdamez is running this place and we know her from her previous apartments in the centro where we stayed a few years back.  She always makes her places very homey and all the necessary things in the kitchen, etc.  We stayed upstairs in the double room first night, $35, then moved down to the studio for $50 per night with a lovely area outside to watch the world go by with a couch a table and chair for eating and rocking chairs to relax.

Its sooooooo good to be back here! I am glad we tried Merida and went to Chelem for a different change of pace but bring me back to the island man....we have missed good food! The food in Merida left much to be desired and the lack of food in Chelem was driving me crazy!

We love the quiet hustle bustle of Isla along with restaurant after restaurant and bar after bar...first night back we went to Comono's and found they now have a rooftop bar with double beds and hooka pipes!

Fabulous view of Hidalgo from there....

Had a wonderful arabic salad...about time for some veggies! Graham had the fried cauliflower, really good.

This is our lovely front patio at Maria Pilar....

Dinner at Angelos on Hidalgo...amazing arrechera steak!

Yesterday we met with Joe at Pearl and Domingo our architect.  We went over the plans he had done and made some changes.  Widened the kitchen and pushed the master on the second level closer to the sea.  We were worried about losing ceiling height with this move but he said we will still have 15 foot ceilings!  So this means that the tv room in back of the bedroom will be larger and will be more like a small bedroom, great for guests!  

Also the best news is we asked for another pool on the roof and a cone shaped palapa with a table and circular seating to watch sunsets.  Also big is that we now have two full bathrooms, instead of one and a half!!!! Woohoo! We will also be putting a bodega on the roof to house the washer and dryer.  This makes more room in the kitchen.  We are soooooo excited about these addtions and changes and cannot wait to see the final digital plans.  He said they should be ready by next week!  We will also go to Cancun with Joe on the 30th for closing of the house.

Its all happening and we cannot believe our luck with this house and location and the wonderful people at Pearl Realty.  Joe Mendez, owner and Julie Swanson our agent.  Who by the way is taking us on a sunset cruise tomorrow night..hope to get some great pics there!