It's Día del Maestro, Fishing Tournament Moved, New Hospital Equipment Delivered & Boat Ambulance Still Pending, Navy Investigating Cuban "Balsero" Boat, Sunny Weather, Canadian Mag Features MUSA, Whale Shark Season Starts Today, Fabulous Looking Food And Exceptional Vistas In Isla Mujeres News Wednesday, May 15 Today's Articles: The Final Edition

..This is the live webcam at North Beach / Playa Norte








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See note on Early Edition regarding Election Coverage


Expecting slight cloudiness and 20% chance of light showers in Isla Mujeres

Diario Verdad reports that due to remnants of a low pressure system moving southeast from the Gulf of Mexico over the Yucantan peninsula, there may be clear to partly cloudy skies with a twenty percent chance of light showers, with winds for 25-35 km from the east/northeast with occasional gusts of 45km/hr.  (The sun is still shining at 1:30 with mostly clear skies. It felt like it could rain around 11:30am, but it never did.  It has been quite dry lately and the plants could use some rain...maybe tonight?)

Navy Inspects Cuban Boat: Detainees Turned Over To Immigration
On Tuesday, the Navy was inspecting the small boat abandoned near the restaurant "Acapulquito" on Isla Blanca, after five Cubans were found in the area. Por Esto characterizes the vessel as "made of recyclable materials, that was built in an "improvised" manner. The Cubans were detained and are identified as follows: Claudia Domínguez Mustelier, de 17 años, estudiante; Anselmo Javier Martínez Morales, de 36 años, de ocupación campesino; Félix de los Ángeles Berry, soldador de 33 años; Jovany Pelier Erez, de 37 años, quien se desempeña como carpintero y Ángel Asaharez Pavila, de 39 años, que trabajaba como soldador (Student, farm laborer, welder, unemployed carpenter,welder). Source: Por Esto   There are photos at this TVIM LINK, (which isn't working right now, but was yesterday) where it is reported that the undocumented Cubans were turned over to Immigration.

New Equipment for Hospital
The General Hospital received medical equipment and furniture for the Ministry of Health, which included 100 tandem seats, 6 new adjustable hospital beds with mattresses, an autoclave to sterilize instruments, an electric-cautery, and six pediatric cribs. The boat ambulance will "soon be available". Source: Por Esto  

 Change Of Venue For Fishing Tournament

¡Este viernes es el 10° Torneo de Pesca de Isla Mujeres!

The deadline to pay 4500 pesos to register for the upcoming Tenth edition of the Fishing Tournament  “Cosme Alberto Martínez Magaña”, has been extended to the 16th of May, and then the cost increases to 5500 pesos for those registering, which can be done until a few minutes prior to the start of the tournament  The Captains dinner will be held Friday evening, May 17th at 7pm, when there will be live music. The venue for the tournament has been moved to the municipal pier next to the ferry dock, to allow those attending to have a better view of the activities and of the weighing in of the fish. There will be fishing articles on display, and food and beverages for sale. The area of the Naval airport will offer parking.  Source: Por Esto



Give your favorite teacher a hug, or an apple, or just some appreciation because it is Día del Maestro!!

¡Feliz día del Maestro!  Turismo en Mexico's photo.

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Sunrise this morning from MVC B&B

 On the internet in the past 24 hours...

Diane White Daniel  Yogurt and fruit — with David Daniel at Mango Café.

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  David Daniel Just damn good! — with Diane White Daniel  at Mango Café.

  

  
  

Rob Herrin added 2 new photos. —  Villa La Bella.

Tiffany Yenawine WareingBarlito, bakery & market cafe and Sonrisas Catering on Isla Mujeres, MX

One of Today's Specials...The Rowe Panini w/ grilled chicken, apple, onion marmalade & goat cheese on our oatnut bread. Sides to choose from coleslaw, roasted beets, fruit or creamy poblano pasta salad. Photo courtesy of Diane White Daniel. Hope to see you at Barlito!

Cockteleria Justicia Isla Mujeres

buenos dias felicidades a los maestros en su dia... les informo a los clientes y amigos que hoy tendremos pescado cosinado al estilo TIKINXIC. haga sus pedidos con tiempo para poder atenderlos como se merece. el costo por kilogramo es de 150 pesos.acompañados de frijoles refritos, arroz y enzalada. recerve con tiempo. cosina la escopeta .....PINO......que tengan buen dia.

 

Good day and greetings to the teachers on their day...I want to tell our customers and friends that we have Fish prepared Tikinxic style, place your orders early, the cost per kilo is 150 pesos and it is accompanied by refried beans, rice, and salad. ..Have a good day!

David Daniel updated his cover photo.

Ayuntamiento De Isla Mujeres

"El maestro deja una huella para la eternidad; nunca puede decir cuando se detiene su influencia."
Henry Adams

A todos los educadores en especial a los de nuestra ínsula, Ciudad Mujeres y Francisco May, se les desea un ¡FELIZ DÍA DEL MAESTRO!

 "The teacher leaves a mark for eternity, no one can say where his influence stops."
Henry Adams

All teachers, especially those of our island, Ciudad Mujeres, and Francisco May, we want you to have a HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY!

Tvisla Mujeres  Denuncian fuga de agua en la Av. Madero en el primer cuadro de #IslaMujeres @DHCAGUAKAN http://t.co/E41m2jmcO4

 Leak reported at Avenida Madero downtown (el primer cuadro means the first block...usually they mean at the North end of town...but sometimes that just means downtown. Photo at link above)  # IslaMujeres @ DHCAGUAKAN http://t.co/E41m2jmcO4

Ayuntamiento De Isla Mujeres

El Comité Organizador del 10° Torneo de Pesca "Cosme Alberto Martínez Magaña", invita a la ciudadanía a unirse a este gran evento deportivo de Isla Mujeres, del 17 al 19 de mayo.
Pescadores ¡Están a tiempo de inscribirse!

This is the schedule for the fishing tournament May 17-19, which begins with the Captain's dinner. It  shows the times and locations for the arrivals & departures, the entertainment, and the prizes

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Casa Havana Cafe Paladar updated their cover photo.

Bahia Tortuga Restaurant-Bar / Hotel / Marina updated their cover photo.

Rob Herrin #sunset over #islamujeres

David Daniel added 2 new photos to the album The Road.

Rob Herrin added a new photo. — at Garrafon de Castilla.

Jackie Conlon

Jax - Spicy Ahi salad — at JAX Bar & Grill Isla Mujeres.

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Victor Manuel Cervera Cerverami paraiso ,te invito.................vienes. (My paradise, I invite you....come on!)

Chango loco continues to have their 'yard' sale today...they have plants (basil!), jewelry & more...see yesterday's blog or check their fb page

David Daniel    Zama for lunch... — with Diane White Daniel at Zama Beach Club.

Sally Margolis added 2 new photos.

 In the rooftop photo, that is a human on the left and a campaign poster on the right

19 hours ago near Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo ·

ComoNo, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Join Us Fridays for our Dinner & a Movie under the Stars! Includes your choice of entre, bottle of wine & dessert!

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Whale shark season starts today and some have been spotted

Victor Manuel Cervera Cerveracominng soon...................... (Photo credit not given. Near Isla Mujeres, swimming is allowed with the whale sharks, but generally not diving. They are filter feeders and eat tiny fish eggs and plankton.)

Oscar's Grill's photo.

Pasta con Salchicha italiana...
tenemos con Pechuga de pollo, boloñesa.
Tenemos con Salsa Alfredo también.

It says..."Pasta with Italian sausage...and we have chicken breast, bolognese. We have Alfredo sauce, too."

Jackie Conlon updated her cover photo.

The Joint Reggae Bar & Grill   Stop Bye, cold drinks waiting for you!

This month's edition of Canada's "Alternatives Journal" features MUSA & Jason de Cairnes, who created it.  (MUSA is the underwater sculpture park offshore from Isla Mujeres)   LINK
 
Here are excerpts from the article....
Taking art off of the white walls of a gallery offers the viewer a sense of discovery, a sense of participation and the opportunity to detach your imagination from the confines of the terrestrial world. – Jason deCaires Taylor
WHILE TRAVELING and working abroad as a diving instructor, British-Guyanese artist Jason deCaires Taylor recognized an opportunity to re-engage people with the vast, mysterious and often-forgotten aquatic underworld. He poured his deep longing to create functional art and his passion for marine conservation into founding the Grenada Underwater Sculpture Park in the West Indies in 2006.
Inspired by this achievement, the Mexican Government contacted Taylor and commissioned a more ambitious project in Cancun. Opened in 2009, the Museo Subacuático de Arte converted barren seabed into a submerged attraction featuring 450 sculptures, all designed using a pH-neutral material to promote coral growth and provide habitat for thousands of fish, lobsters and other species. The sculptures also aim to usher in a new era of tourism, one of cultural and environmental awareness, and have diverted some portion of Cancun’s tourist droves away from natural reefs, which are often damaged by anchors and inexperienced divers.

Anthropocene is a specially tailored lobster home that weighs about eight tonnes.

Tony Garcia (video at link)

Tony Garcia(video at link)

 

 "Time Lapse" of Playa Norte Webcam:  Past 24 hours..( it says wait a moment)  LINK  

  Playa Norte now in real time in Isla Mujeres   

  The Early Edition with the newspaper photographs and headlines is usually published around sunrise.
This Final Edition with the translated articles, plus original photos including the sunrise and the "Around the Internet in the Past 24 Hours" section usually publishes around noon.
Both blogs always have links to the original articles.
 Usually if an article is "missing",  it may have been published in another paper recently, and translated.in a previous post.
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