Yucatan Mexico boasts many fascinating breakfast dishes; all fattening, all filling. This morning I tried Huevos Motulenos, an artery-halting combination os eggs, tortilla, beans, salsa, ham, cheese, and fried bananas. My associate tried the fruit plate, which was quite large and filled with high quality and quantities of watermelon, canteloupe, mango, and papaya.

The route to Chichen Itza was, in fact, rather boring - and somewhat long at four hours. Was it worth it? I kept on looking for something decent to eat, but there was little more than American-style food available in the cafeterias of this unabashedly slick and streamlined tourist area. The ruins - sure, not too bad, filled with day-trippers from Cancun all wearing sunglasses and trying to beat their biting hangovers. lunch was not worth having at the site, and so we both simply took that most American of cervezas as a lunch break - Corona. The best known Mexican beer to the rest of the world, I suppose.











Upon returning to Merida dinner for me was something called Poc Chuc, which is essentially a side of pork, fat and all, served with some nice marinated onions. I cannot say much for the pork, but the onions were probably the best I've had; and it is rare that I would eat onions on their own. My associate ordered the Pollo India, a thick broth filled with chicken; she remarked on how it seemed impossible to get a dish in Mexico which did not have either chicken or corn in it. More margaritas and beers accompanied our dining on Yucatan specialities.

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