jottings from the front

I would make a lousy war correspondent.


Unless I have my chair, my desk, and a reliable internet connection, I start falling off on my posts.


That has been the case on this trip.  Writing from Isla Mujeres was easy.  I had the guest room with a good internet connection.  Merida was the same.  Hotel chair and table.  Good connection.


Since then, I have not been so lucky. 

Theoretically, there was a connection in Progresso -- on the Gulf coast, but no one on the desk knew the code.  Tonight we are in Ticul.  The connection is all right.  But I am balancing my computer on my lap while a television blares in the background.


Here is my deal.  I may need to wait until I get back to Melaque to put together some essays.  What I have seen is fascinating.  Islagringo purposely put together a survey trip of Yucatan -- great stops with just enough time to get a feel for each area.


Here are a few tidbits.  We have seen Dzibichaltun -- a small Mayan administrative center, Progresso -- a sea town on the Gulf coast, Uxmal -- a major Mayan political center, Santa Elena -- and its odd child mummies, and Ticul -- where I am now being entertained with the sounds of Revolution Day Eve. 


All that in two days.


For now, I will enjoy the experiences -- and share them with you in just a week or so.


Until then, I will be on the road.


See you soon.