Returning from vacation requires hustling just to be in place, at least the place you were supposed to be in if you hadn’t left. This week was filled with getting the cars serviced, refilling the larder and chasing a yellow DHL shipping envelope all over Mexico.
We had submitted my MILs passport for renewal via DHL before taking off in February for the US and later Europe. The US Consulate in Guadalajara had already returned it once due to the wrong sized photos. But pictures were retaken and the passport and application were quickly off again. Fingers crossed.
When we returned home and looked to see why the passport hadn’t arrived, we found it was hung up in Cancun, four hours away? Solving the mystery was time consuming, a long and winding story requiring numerous phone calls, a trip to DHL (45 minutes away) and promises of a speedy delivery. There was also much waiting on hold and standing in line.
When the promised arrival time came and went, we returned to the trusty web tracking site to find the package was marked DELIVERED. Another phone call discovered that the envelope had been left at the hotel across the street! Now addresses in Mexico are long and complicated, especially when you live in the jungle. DHL had been given very specific directions which they chose to ignore. They’d already delivered a package once using our exact same address!!!
Sigh, we have the passport. Breathe, relax.
DOS TORTAS
the adventures of dos tortas 
I love LOVE this!! And I’m happy you are home safely and have your piece of mail😊 See you in December…sending love xo L
Lorrie Jones
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We will be using FedEx in the future!
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Yes, Fed Ex!!:)
Lorrie Jones
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At least you finally got it! Sorry for the convoluted way it had to happen.
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I know! We didn’t take any of the tracking info on vacation so that’s what room so much time to follow up. Grateful it finally got here.
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Relief all round. The curse of the white van men, as we call ’em! 😉
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Hola Chicas, I was thinking about you guys as I read this article this morning. Looks like you might be looking at a lot of building in the near future. We are experiencing it here in Progreso, but it was already built up when we moved here in 2009. Bacalar had been on our radar before Progreso, but we decided it was a little too remote for us. I hope the local government can keep everything in perspective to let Bacalar survive as it was meant to be. https://mexiconewsdaily.com/travel/quintana-roos-maldives-of-mexico-are-a-tropical-paradise/?utm_source=newsletter_free&utm_campaign=daily_digest&utm_medium=email [https://mexiconewsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shutterstock_2257190713.jpg]https://mexiconewsdaily.com/travel/quintana-roos-maldives-of-mexico-are-a-tropical-paradise/?utm_source=newsletter_free&utm_campaign=daily_digest&utm_medium=email Quintana Roo’s ‘Maldives of Mexico’ are a tropical paradisehttps://mexiconewsdaily.com/travel/quintana-roos-maldives-of-mexico-are-a-tropical-paradise/?utm_source=newsletter_free&utm_campaign=daily_digest&utm_medium=email Bacalar is Mexico’s best kept secret in the Caribbean, offering perfect water, soft sand and a laid back vibe mexiconewsdaily.com
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Just saw your post. I have little faith.
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