Kilted in Quintana Roo

[Riverkilt]

Here's a replica Mayan Temple to set the mood. Stayed at The Grand Mayan on the Riviera Maya.


Went to a swim with the dolphins gig in my MacPherson tartan USA Kilts Casual.


They do the dolphin kiss thing. Pretty cool experience to swim with the dolphins...lifejackets were required - hard to "swim" for real...you kinda bob around and they send the dolphin over.


One of the pools has this "Nessie-like" statue. This is the head.


This is the tail end of the " Mayan Nessie"

I've found my USA Kilts Warrior tartan to be very difficult to get a good photo of...here's an effort at the beach.


And here's an effort on the "jungle" pathways of the resort.


Taking the casual kilts in PV was the perfect choice. Stayed cool in the heat and humidity.

More to come.

[Riverkilt]

Here's my Red Gordon USA KIlts casual with my new $20 hand crafted Mexican Artist cane. Very lightweight. A nice addition to my cane and staff collection.


And here's my new hairdo look. Posted about getting a trim in the resort beauty salon. Here's the much less scraggly result with the Red Gordon.



One of the canals at the Grand Mayan


The Lake


Gordon Modern USA Kilts casual


Pleat shot of the Gordon Modern


The beach


The pier

[Riverkilt]

Some Mayan Statues






a canal


a resort pathway.

On the drive home stopped at the Afton Canyon Natural Area near Barstow to do some hiking.





Kilt is U.S Army tartan semi-trad.

[piperdbh]

That's a heck of a contrast from the lush jungle of Mexico to the desert of the southwest US!

Thanks for the travelogue. You took some mighty fine pictures.

[BoldHighlander]

What a wonderful set of photos Ron!

Thanks for posting them, though they do make me more than a wee bit envious

[cessna152towser]

A fabulous set of photos Ron.
Like Terry above, I have to admit the pics do make me envious.
Though it is a very good thing that I was not in Mexico last week as I would have been unable to get home due to the flights here beíng suspended because of the volcanic ash.

[dfmacliam]

Great photos Ron!... Thanks for posting them... I enjoy your adventures..

[seanachie]

Just curious, as I have a vacation in several months, did you use women's hose legs to pack the kilts are did you find a better way to pack them?

Thanks for the info...

[Riverkilt]

Ya gotta love Marton Mills polyviscose fabric. I wore one kilt and packed five, but didn't do anything special. First folded them in half vertically, then flopped them in half so I had kind of a square shape. Stacked them five deep in the little suitcase. They strapped down pretty tightly. I took along my Jiffy E Steam portable steamer. The kilts were mashed down in the suitcase for two days. On arrival there were no hangers capable of holding the kilt so I just opened them up and laid them over the back of a couch in the room. Did a quick pass with the steamer and they were fine.

Don't think they would have fit as well in the one checked suitcase I had if I'd rolled them in pantyhose. Did the same on my trip to Maui. Just packed them the best I could and took along a steamer.

http://www.jiffysteamer.com/products...steamerCatId=1

After having a Stanley Steamer and a Black and Decker Gizmo - both of which died on me. Bought the Jiffy E Steam and love it. Well made and puts out a strong burst of steam for a portable. One pass usually takes the wrinkles out of polyviscose kilts.

Course on the return trip just blasted them with the Jiffy floor model steamer when I unpacked at home.

Remember, I'm talking polyviscose, not wool here.

[kennethrmc]

Looks like a really cool time! Lookin' good in all your pics