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After a good night sleep, breakfast a wonderful swim (me) and a few hours by the pool we're back at the dental clinic. Our driver picked us up at 2pm for Adrian's 2:30 appt. Today's the big day, surgery to extract his damaged implant and other teeth, plus the temporary bridge install. The surgery is carried out in the same building, on the same floor but in a different suite. This suite has a larger waiting room for folks like me. It also has awesome internet - way better than our hotel.
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First dental day! Our driver, Carlos, picked us up at 8:25 am and delivered us to the clinic for our 9am appt. We were at the clinic for just over 3 hours. It's a state of the art clinic with amazing x-ray and other equipment. They staff were friendly and took the time to explain everything to Adrian. He has more decay and bone loss than we realized so the go forward plan changed a bit. All the options were clearly articulated and once a plan was in place the work began. Adrian had two temporary crowns installed with the more extensive work scheduled for tomorrow.
At the end of the consult we were driven back to the hotel - arriving about 1pm. Then we went for a wonderful lunch - shrimp pasta with green sauce. We spent what was left of the afternoon by the pool, followed by a walk on the beach. Got our pictures taken by the obligatory Cancun2024 sign!
We decided to go for a walk to find a restaurant for dinner. The walk turned into a bit of an adventure - we ended up walking about 5km. before we found a restaurant, which we grabbed without much thought. The food was good but not worth the very high prices - however neither of us was up for walking further on. The bread was a bit like a yorkshire pudding, delicious and served with three levels of heat! We managed to wear off our dessert - which was a lovely carrot cake (about the size of a 1/4 of a whole cake) on the 5km walk home. Needless to say we slept well
We've been enjoying the quirkiness of Mexico - our first room in the hotel was 5110 and it was on the first floor. Our second room is 6205 - you guessed it, it's on the second floor. I ordered dessert at the restaurant for us to share - you can't really tell in the picture but Adrian's plate was significantly bigger than mine - ultimately the cake was so big we couldn't eat it all.
Funny how something as simple as a photo opp can be a draw - this restaurant had an angel - see Angel Adrian - and I heard someone remark that they had to get their annual angel photo. Neat idea - similar to the photo opp The Teazer put out this year for the Father Christmas Festival.
At the end of the consult we were driven back to the hotel - arriving about 1pm. Then we went for a wonderful lunch - shrimp pasta with green sauce. We spent what was left of the afternoon by the pool, followed by a walk on the beach. Got our pictures taken by the obligatory Cancun2024 sign!
We decided to go for a walk to find a restaurant for dinner. The walk turned into a bit of an adventure - we ended up walking about 5km. before we found a restaurant, which we grabbed without much thought. The food was good but not worth the very high prices - however neither of us was up for walking further on. The bread was a bit like a yorkshire pudding, delicious and served with three levels of heat! We managed to wear off our dessert - which was a lovely carrot cake (about the size of a 1/4 of a whole cake) on the 5km walk home. Needless to say we slept well
We've been enjoying the quirkiness of Mexico - our first room in the hotel was 5110 and it was on the first floor. Our second room is 6205 - you guessed it, it's on the second floor. I ordered dessert at the restaurant for us to share - you can't really tell in the picture but Adrian's plate was significantly bigger than mine - ultimately the cake was so big we couldn't eat it all.
Funny how something as simple as a photo opp can be a draw - this restaurant had an angel - see Angel Adrian - and I heard someone remark that they had to get their annual angel photo. Neat idea - similar to the photo opp The Teazer put out this year for the Father Christmas Festival.
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We flew in a day early (Sunday) for our dental vacation - the clinic requires 5 days for this visit and we didn't want to risk not getting here due to weather. Would have completely defeated the purpose if we'd traveled all this way and couldn't complete the dental work.
Today is a bonus day - although we had to check out of our hotel room (booked for one night at the last minute) and we have to wait to check into our room for the week. Our fingers are crossed for a balcony, love spending the evening on a balcony.
This morning we walked the beach before breakfast and then walked the sidewalk afterwards. We're on the hotel strip but seemingly not near much (maybe why the hotel was so affordable) anyway this afternoon we'll spend by the pool and then check-in again and see what we can find for dinner. Weather is warm but not too hot, nice breeze.
Today is a bonus day - although we had to check out of our hotel room (booked for one night at the last minute) and we have to wait to check into our room for the week. Our fingers are crossed for a balcony, love spending the evening on a balcony.
This morning we walked the beach before breakfast and then walked the sidewalk afterwards. We're on the hotel strip but seemingly not near much (maybe why the hotel was so affordable) anyway this afternoon we'll spend by the pool and then check-in again and see what we can find for dinner. Weather is warm but not too hot, nice breeze.
Spent the afternoon by the pool ad checked into our new room (no balcony) at 4pm. We quickly changed and took a nice long walk before ending up at Navios a Mexica Fusion Seafood restaurant on the lagoon. Fabulous meal. Adrian had shrimp wrapped in bacon served on a salt rock and I had coconut shrimp with a mango sauce served in a coconut. Great bonus day!
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Storm warning for Mahone Bay for Monday January 29 - so we quickly changed our plans and arrived in Cancun on Sunday Jan 28!
Adrian needs some expensive dental work done and after much investigation we've decided to go to Cancun, Mexico for the procedures. Why you might ask? Well dental tourism - yes that's a thing - is popular in Mexico and we found a clinic we feel pretty confident about.
This is our first foray into medical tourism and we've decided to document the journey in case it's of interest/help to anyone else. The dentaldesign-studio.com has been great so far. The plan they put together looks good and the clinic will pick us up and deliver us back to our hotel each day for Adrian's treatments. We were required to spend 5 business days in Cancun each trip - we'll need to come back once more. Tuesday is our first appointment. We're staying at the cyancancun.com
Stay tuned for updates throughout our visit.
This is our first foray into medical tourism and we've decided to document the journey in case it's of interest/help to anyone else. The dentaldesign-studio.com has been great so far. The plan they put together looks good and the clinic will pick us up and deliver us back to our hotel each day for Adrian's treatments. We were required to spend 5 business days in Cancun each trip - we'll need to come back once more. Tuesday is our first appointment. We're staying at the cyancancun.com
Stay tuned for updates throughout our visit.
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Celebrating Robbie Burns Night with friends, haggis and some Celtic Music.
A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, the author of many Scots poems. The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, known as Burns Night also called Robert Burns Day or Rabbie Burns Day.
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Adrian spent January 14-19 in Sheridan, Wyoming. He's lending his expertise on an affordable housing project - with an emphasis on housing veterans. Story House Village part of the large Story House Pictures Project. I wasn't able to accompany Adrian on this trip but certainly hope to get to participate in the future. This is the second "project" we're working on together - the Maasai Eco Boma is the other. So wonderful to be able to put our skills and talents together in support of such worthwhile community efforts! Watch this space for updates on both.
STORY HOUSE PICTURES, INC (SHP, INC) is a multi-phased business venture that will pioneer a sustainable film industry in Wyoming by building a state-of-the-art film studio, developing a climate innovative residential/commercial subdivision, and creating 435+ jobs for Wyoming residents. We have a targeted hiring goal of 25% veterans, families of veterans, or displaced energy workers and a plan to provide vocational and educational opportunities for the next generation of American filmmakers. With soundstages worldwide currently at 95% capacity, SHP, INC is well positioned to capture a significant portion of this robust pipeline. Investing in SHP, INC is an ESG investment in a highly skilled, experienced, and diverse founding team committed to bringing a green new industry to Wyoming, helping them to mitigate the economy’s dependency on non-renewable resources. (From their LinkedIn site)
STORY HOUSE PICTURES, INC (SHP, INC) is a multi-phased business venture that will pioneer a sustainable film industry in Wyoming by building a state-of-the-art film studio, developing a climate innovative residential/commercial subdivision, and creating 435+ jobs for Wyoming residents. We have a targeted hiring goal of 25% veterans, families of veterans, or displaced energy workers and a plan to provide vocational and educational opportunities for the next generation of American filmmakers. With soundstages worldwide currently at 95% capacity, SHP, INC is well positioned to capture a significant portion of this robust pipeline. Investing in SHP, INC is an ESG investment in a highly skilled, experienced, and diverse founding team committed to bringing a green new industry to Wyoming, helping them to mitigate the economy’s dependency on non-renewable resources. (From their LinkedIn site)
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Back: Jason, Noah, Owen, Brad, Adrian, Liz, Tyler, Loring, Dylan
Middle: Meghan, Jessie, River, Gabe, Lynn, Jamie, Carrie
Front: Ellie, Phoebe, Cael
Special thanks to Ben for taking the photo!
Middle: Meghan, Jessie, River, Gabe, Lynn, Jamie, Carrie
Front: Ellie, Phoebe, Cael
Special thanks to Ben for taking the photo!
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This is the cabbage Adrian's been looking for in Nova Scotia - I've never seen it before. Hoping I can source it when I get back.
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Travelling to Nanaimo today for Ukrainian Christmas - family all celebrating at Carrie's place in Nanaimo. I get to celebrate Christmas twice - how cool is that!
Gorgeous view from the plane coming into Vancouver....
On the same flight from Vancouver to Nanaimo as Jamie and her family. Got to hang out with Cael, Sage, Jason and Jamie while waiting to board.
