Don't drink the water

  Hah- this makes me laugh.  As soon as I tell anyone that I'm living in Mexico, this is the first piece of advice they give me: "Don't drink the water."  Lol- it doesn't matter if they've been here or not... everyone knows you're not supposed to drink the water in Mexico.  (Thank you Uncle John, Grandma, Aunt Linda, Mom, Luke....)

  In fact, not many Mexicans even drink the water.  We have a 20 liter jug of H2O that sits on the kitchen counter- we refill it every few days.   A man comes by a few times a day riding his 3-wheeled trailer full of huge water jugs... if you have an empty bottle of the same brand he'll trade you for a few dollars. Pretty efficient, if you ask me!

  So no worries family and friends, we use this water for everything: drinking, smoothies, ice-making...  We're good.  I'm good.  The water's fine.  :)

Playa del Carmen at sunset