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    Isla Holbox – Sharing More Secrets With You

    Flamingos, Beaches and Tacos! Another Day In Paradise If you didn’t read Part 1 about getting to Isla Holbox and our accommodations, you can do that here. The next day, back to Peggy’s hotel, Casa las Tortugas, for early morning coffee and pastries which is always the best little sister moment at the start of every day. It’s almost Dia de los Muertos, so we have to have the traditional bread, pan de muerto, which is fluffy and orange and melt in your mouth delicious and still warm from the bakery. We see ofrendas set up in all the businesses, and having watched Coco numerous times, we are enthralled with…

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    Mexico

    Isla Holbox – The Yucatan’s Best Worst-kept Secret

    Beach Bars, Golf Carts, and Flamingos. Isla Holbox is the perfect place for chill. I don’t want to write this blog post.  We don’t want to tell you how amazing Isla Holbox is. We want to keep this place a hidden little secret tucked away just for us.  But you need to know.  Isla Holbox was amazing.  Where we left you… But first, just a little recap before the final installment of our Mexico series. This was my 50th birthday trip, sister time, combined with sight seeing and adventure that was interrupted by corrupt Policia and a hurricane. Tulum, Valladolid, and Playa del Carmen have been explored. Pat and I…