Campeche and Pilanque

We arrived in Campeche and stayed in a dynamite rv site. It was right on the ocean and it had a huge pool. It was called the Nautico club, and it was practically deserted! We took full advantage of the emeneties such as the pool, the washrooms, showers and sauna. Their was a tv room and a games room, an outdoor soccer space, which Rry and Mark used to kick some balls around. Their was a great playground area for the little ones as well. It was great. We decided right away that we would stay 2 nights. The second day Mark, myself and the little ones went to go check out the town. Rryla and Teaghen opted to stay and play. The town was really interesting. It was an old colonial style town with a spanish flare. Four Hundred years ago their was a stone wall buit up around the city to protect it from Pirates that kept attacking it and raping and pillaging.We checked out a museum as well as a couple of amazing churches. The town square was lovely. We did abit of a walk around, hung out on the seawall and took some pictures. We than hit a super market, got caught in a rainstorm and went home to the girls. Apon our arrival we learned of a young cat and her kitten that had hidden themselves in a rock crevase close by our motorhome. We went and had a peak at them, but the momma cat was growley. We left her and went back to the motorhome as a big storm was coming in. The lightening and thunder was unreal. By far the most amazing lightening and the loundest thunder i had ever seen and heard. The dogs were freaken out, especially Keesha. Teaghen and Rryla ran out to check on the cat and her baby. They discovered that the baby was left by itself and ran back to tell us. We had decided that the mother would come back for her baby and that we shouldn' t take it. (I know you are breathing a sigh of relief right now Marie!). The next morning Teag and i went to check and both were gone. We later found out that the momma cat actually had 3 kittens, it sounds like she may of scattered them around the place. We searched and searched for her and the little ones but to no avail. I kept telling myself that it was for the best, but i don't think Teaghen or myself thought of anything else for the better part of that day on our drive to Pilanque. I only hope that the baby wasn't taken by a predator that night of the storm. I will say a little prayer for it tonight for it saddens me greatly to think of the homeless animals in this country. Their are so many homeless dogs and cats everywhere you look, it's hard to bare. I read a great little blerb in this pamphlet in Isla Mujaries about this couple who went on a trip to Isla Mujaries and wound up staying and rescueing all the homeless and injured dogs on that island. What a great story.
So i have finally caught us up here. We are now in Pilanque, this is our second night here. We spent the day driving to Aqua Azul. I had origianally opted to stay. You know to chill by the pool with the little ones, get some time away, but Mark was insistant that we all go. Really, i was imagining being stressed out on the narrow, winding road, stressed about the little ones in the water etc... etc..., but i gave in and went. Now im not sure why i don't have a six pack yet because my stomach muscles pretty much stay tensed the whole way on drives like today, and believe me we have had no shortage of them here on our trip. We first went to a 100ft waterfall, which was pretty spectacular, than drove up the road another 40km to Aqua Azul. It was beautiful, thank god, because this is the whole reason we came to Pilanque. We forewent the ruins because Mark and i have seen them and our kids are "ruined" out. Anyways the pools of water are a light blue color and they flow over these lava type formations all the way down the side of a mountain. It's so pretty. A very popular place as well. It was packed.
Tomorrow we are heading for ? Destination unknown. We will look at the map and figure it out. I just hope the roads are better than they were today.
Sorry about the lack of blogging lately folks, it's been buisy. Oh i forgot to mention that the rv site we are staying at has its own resident howler monkey. It's a male and its alone which we learned that when that happens its because the male has gotten too old and was kicked out of its family and therefore spends the rest of its days alone. Anyways he is loud, very loud, i don't think he likes the dogs very much . We had a massive cockroche in here last night, but Mark got him out. We now have a son who is totally addicted to gameboy, and it is so hot that we are all melting. Today it was about 42 degrees. OUCH! Our older girls look too old and more beautiful than when we left and our little ones are swimming and diving into pools. We are so lucky and so blessed for this family, for this experience and for this life.
Sleep well friends and family, for we love and miss you all.
xoxo
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