Off to Celestun - On the way we stop at a town market. The tortillaria is on the edge of the market. They are very accomodating and let us come back to really look at the machines and see the different steps in making the tortillas. First the corn is boiled for 2 hours. Then put into the grinding machine to make the masa.
The masa is then fed into the machine that flattens it and cuts out perfect circles. The same machine cooks them so they come out fresh and perfect.
Once in Celestun, we take a boat ride in the inlet. It is extremely shallow so the flamingos can wade. Oh my, it's hard to pick one or two or five of the bird pictures.
We enjoyed a great seafood meal in a restaurant right on the beach. We could have had tables with our toes in the sand but it was a little windy so we opted for the ones just inside in the palapa. Hmmmm. Didn't take any pictures of the big platter of shrimp ceviche before digging into it. Didn't take a picture of the shrimp in garlic sauce.......
Right when we finished eating, the sky opened up and down came the rain. It was interesting to see how the color of the water changed, the horizon disappeared into a gray mist. After 10 minutes, it stopped, out came the sun, the sea gulls started flying again. We walked the beach a short distance, picked up some shells and then headed back to Merida.
A little time to rest before dinner. We thought the show about the ball game started at 7:00. We went about 6:45 and were surprised that there wasn't a crowd gathering. Well, with a little asking, we found that the show didn't start until 8:30. No, we're not waiting for it. We decide to go to dinner and skip the show. Juan picked out a great restaurant - Xtup. A good sign when a woman is making tortillas by hand as you go in. Juan's 3 children and spouses joined us. Great food and company. Gee. I didn't take any pictures of the big combination platters that we got to share, or the queso relleno.
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