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A little more from Progreso, Yucatán

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Sept 6 – What do you do when you just can’t swim and sleep anymore? Walk into town, of course, where you can:

…find flamingo wall art
…and pirates
…and Frida Kahlo
…hummingbirds and jaguars
…and everything Yucatán
…a statue of Pancho Villa
…admire the lighthouse, which is not on the shore, but blocks back into the town
…and a tribute to kids and their cellphones with the long pier in the background
Walk all the way to the end of the malecón to admire the world’s longest pier – 4 miles long, as the water is too shallow to allow large container or cruise ships to dock any nearer
Walk under the pier to the old wooden boardwalk
Sassy gulls and pelicans here
This end of town looks more like an old fishing village
Pelicans looking for dinner
Back on the malecón to look for beach souvenirs…
…and find a place for a seafood lunch – we eat seafood every day when we’re at the beach
Interesting appetizers – papaya with hot sauce, hot dogs in French dressing
When you order coconut shrimp here, you get the coconut!
Would you like one more sunset? Here you go! Thanks for the R & R Progreso, best beach ever!

Progreso, Yucatán

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Sept 3 – So long Yellow City! We got on the bus back to Mérida this morning, then changed to the Progreso bus for our last stop of this trip.

Progreso is about 75 miles east of our last beach town of Celestún, still on the Gulf of Mexico. Another fishing village with calm green waters and a beautiful, sandy beach.

The difference is that Progreso is a cruise ship stop, so it is a lot more affluent, with a long cement malecón (boardwalk), and many more hotels and restaurants.

We are staying at the Itze Hostel, just across the street from the beach. We have access to the kitchen, so Jim can make our coffee and breakfast. There are so many food options right close by, we don’t need to worry about feeding ourselves.
Lots of beach restaurants
Coconitos – the best shrimp tacos on the beach!
There is a dinosaur exhibit here for the kiddos
See the rainbow?
…and a little train that runs tourists up and down the malecón
Shrimp soda? Not sure what is sold here
So, what is there to do in Progreso? Nothing at all, except eat, swim, sleep listening to the gentle waters, and repeat. Of course, you may also:
Listen to a wandering minstrel
Watch children at play
Buy sweets from the many candy vendors
Watch the sunset
…and another sunset
What a lovely town! More in the next post…