Tag: travel
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Panama
A trip born from necessity, but a real adventure! When you enter Mexico your passport is stamped with a date until which you can stay, this is your visa. My visa ran out in January, so I had to leave Mexico to get another stamp in my passport so that I can stay a bit…
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Cenotes, visitors and accommodation
This year is going so quickly!! We have had low numbers of participants on base, but I have had lots to do: El jefe, Miguel, took a couple of weeks holiday which meant I was in charge. Normally when he is off work he sends lots of messages and emails or calls, but this time…
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Hello Holbox!
Holbox in Mayan translates to “black hole” and the island sits at the convergence of the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. It is part of the Yum Balam Nature Reserve (who couldn’t love that name?!) separated from the mainland by the Yalahou Lagoon. It has the reputation of being a laid back party island…
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Happy New Year!!
Well here we are, 1st January 2024. How are you feeling? It’s 7pm here, I’m in the kitchen in the Mexico house, my colleagues are still away so I made a margarita and thought I’d take advantage of having my laptop on the dining table and catch up with you! The weather here in December…
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Bull sharks
About bull sharks…. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Carcharhinus leucas TYPE: Fish DIET: Carnivore AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 16 years SIZE: 2 to 3.5 metres WEIGHT: 90 to 220 kgs Bull sharks, great whites and tiger sharks are the three species most likely to attack humans. Bull sharks get their name from their short, blunt snout, as well as their pugnacious disposition…
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