we made it to merida!

WE'RE HERE! Well, in Merida, which is basically the end...another hour and a half driving tomorrow and we'll be there.
I am writing to you from the lobby of Hotel Trinidad Galeria! We have checked ito our room, I've showered and put on the only clean thing I have, we're drinking Coca Lights and listening to the turtles splash next to me and a TV playing daytime TV...something with a woman commentator, lots of laughter and applause...eating my favorite cookies- marshmellow on a cookie wafer covered with coconut..bitesize little delights...aahhhhh. Maggi, Ron Emily and Tyler have all been here so they can picture it. It's a crazy place filled with all kinds of statues, art collectables...eclectic. Our bathroom is a mosaic of broken tiles..love it.
We passed the 4000 mile mark just before we entered the city limits..4000 MILES!! Wow, can you believe it?! Tomorrow will be two weeks. that's only around 300 miles a day which seems crazy. well, some days we did more, some less. it seems like there were a lot of really long days so I don't know. The point is we made it. Along with the smudging and wanding, my lovely friend Vanessa made me a beautiful necklace with a St. Christopher on it just before we left. I've worn it all the way. So who knows if it was john's driving skills, all your good vibes...etc. etc. we are here. Tomorrow it will take us about 2 1/2 hrs to get to the house ( we have to stop for groceries) and that'll be it. So close to the finish line. Almost 5 years in the planning!
We're going to go to a Mayan restaraunt for dinner that our friend Ron found when he was here with us. It's fab. Other than that we will probably take it easy...we could swim but i don't want to unload the truck to get out the bathing suits...maybe we'll nap...maybe we'll eat more cookies, maybe we'll watch TV...we can do whatever we want!
I'm tired now so I'll post you a few photos and take my leave..for now..Maybe I'll come back later. I'm feeling a little wasted and I'm in the lobby around other people so it's a little hard to...well, get intimate with you which is something I think I've done a bit of in the last two weeks. I've tried to be as honest with you all as possible about what I've been feeling. This feels a little anti climactic....what was I expecting? I don't know, but I feel like i've been stringing you all along for two weeks and there should be..i don't know. The 'puters beeping so I better put in the pics and post...I'll come back to you later...