{"id":4663,"date":"2012-06-07T11:10:58","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T17:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=4663"},"modified":"2012-06-06T13:27:01","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T19:27:01","slug":"mexico-real-estate-and-life-in-paradise-a-real-life-experience-at-sea-and-in-paradise-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/mexico-real-estate-and-life-in-paradise-a-real-life-experience-at-sea-and-in-paradise-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico Real Estate and Life in Paradise:  A Real Life Experience at Sea and in Paradise! (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>In yesterday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s post (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/06\/mexico-real-estate-and-life-in-paradise-a-real-life-experience-at-sea-and-in-paradise-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico Real Estate and Life in Paradise:\u00c2\u00a0 A Real Life Experience at Sea and in Paradise! Part 1<\/a>) I posted the first half of a the story shared by an American who recently found his paradise in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/property\/?n=playa-kuka-yucatan\">Yucatan property<\/a><\/span> he had bought in Playa Kuka, a unique ecological community of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/oceanfront.php\">Mexico beachfront for sale<\/a><\/span>.\u00c2\u00a0 In the first half of the story, he shares how he went out to sea as a part of the celebration with the local fishermen for an annual festivity.\u00c2\u00a0 He now continues the story as he walks alone on the beach towards the town where the festivities continue:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After being let off by the palapa way up the beach from Poldos house, I begin the walk back to Poldos home, along the beach, alone in my thoughts, all the dune plants in full bloom, due to the recent rains; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153stunning\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is not enough to describe the beauty.<\/p>\n<p>I decide passionately to throw off my cloths, and dive into the enchanting blue gulf.\u00c2\u00a0 I have seen it done in the movies; Charlton Heston did it, so why not me? Of course I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t calculate that it was only 2 feet deep, but there was romance in the moment!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure style=\"width: 454px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Rio Lagartos, Yucatan - A Boat Festival\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Playa%20Kuka\/DSCN8285-1-jun-12-sml.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"340\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The boat festival which the writer was participating in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>I eventually stopped the nose bleed looked around, but of course there was no one as far as the eye could see &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So I continued walking, on the beach, and visualized what it was going to be like &#8211; all of your homes, the community we are about to develop, the lives that we are about to intertwine, the bonds we are going to make, the friendships that will be inevitable, it was as if I was alone on the planet, waiting for the colonists to be transported.<\/p>\n<p>Realizing I was still naked I immediately put on my clothes.<\/p>\n<p>On my eventual return to the town, I realized it was not over, it was just beginning.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure style=\"width: 466px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"   \" title=\"Rio Lagartos, Yucatan - Playa Kuka Beach\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lloyd-team.com\/0-gallery\/webgallery\/photos\/39\/566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"189\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beaches at Playa Kuka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>The dancing and music (although the music did seem like the same song just different keys,) goes on, and on and on \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n<p>Again I did not matter, I was there to observe, not comment.\u00c2\u00a0 Not that they did not make me feel welcome &#8211; they did for sure, it was just that this was their day, their dance, their music.<\/p>\n<p>As in the water earlier, on the sea, the group moves as one, flows together, no problems, no issues, just purity and laughter, a lot of tradition and, of course, a good round of drinks!<\/p>\n<p>It was told to me once that joy and happiness comes from within, and it does &#8211; and maybe we all need a dog named Lucky.<\/p>\n<p>I will tell you that I for one have made the mental decision, the required commitment.\u00c2\u00a0 I feel that this place is so very special, and is calling for us as a community to flourish.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure style=\"width: 466px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"   \" title=\"Rio Lagartos, Yucatan\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lloyd-team.com\/0-gallery\/webgallery\/photos\/39\/563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"466\" height=\"189\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The town of Rio Lagartos, where the fetivities continued<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>I felt like part of the community today, part of the Lagartos family.\u00c2\u00a0 No, I will never be a Fisherman, I would perish! Yet, I can admire them, respect them, and hope to be accepted by them, but I will never be them, and that is why it remains pure, and true.<\/p>\n<p>From me to all of you, I want you to know, my heart and soul have found what I have been searching for. It is now up to all of you to spend the time, open your hearts, absorb the beauty, the peace, the quiet, the community, and immerse yourselves in this wonderful place,<em> and most important of all,<\/em><em>after a day at Sea, walk out further before you dive into paradise.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The best part about this story is that it could be anyone \u00e2\u20ac\u201c including you \u00e2\u20ac\u201c who has an experience like this, not only on a one-time adventure, but as a part of day to day life!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOPMexicoRealEstate.com; Mexico&#8217;s Leading Network of Specialists for Finding and Purchasing Mexican Properties Safely<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/mexico-real-estate-guide\/The-Purchasing-process?art=3754;web=Blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.planplusonline.us\/servlet\/BbsFileServlet?fileid=2474481&amp;filekey=G3JMfUP4\" alt=\"Kit_PurchasingProcess\" width=\"464\" height=\"72\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In yesterday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s post (Mexico Real Estate and Life in Paradise:\u00c2\u00a0 A Real Life Experience at Sea and in Paradise! 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