We found you at an animal clinic in Nayarit. It was love at first sight- you fit our needs and we bought you in an instant. The ten knobs for assembling! You were quite a workout and at times made me feel like a mad professor; you were resistant yet I respected your purpose. Large and heavy you were, but you served our need for many years. We appreciate your sturdiness, the comfort you provided Kudra in the luggage compartment of ADO buses or others…

Having you around for all these years made Kudra think you’re part of our family; when the time came to move you, she was right there at your side. She just did not want to see your insides ever again.

We will never mention you in our “Donde esta Kudra?” books; only because it would add a different tone to the tales. But here let us recollect your adventures.

Sorry that we did not note any of your past journeys- we never learned of them. But in the company of Kudra and I, you’ve visited eleven states of Mexico and two other countries. A total of five boat trips you had; two in Zihuatanejo, two in Lake Atitlan, and one from Livingston in Guatemala to Punta Gorda in Belize (oops it is six if you include the Macal River flood in San Ignacio). You just had an amazing and persistent presence in our lives, so we thank you!

Once we got to Guatemala, riding on backs of trucks to San Pedro la Laguna you became a sturdy container. Still, we needed you. Stacked up with your two parts you never served well, you were bulky and not graceful to move around, just indispensable.

All on your own you had quite an adventure in San Ignacio, Cayo District in Belize when Hurricane Earl (2016) washed you away from under a cabin at Mana Kai. Amazingly about a week later, you were recovered with all your three pieces!

If you could write, I’m sure you’d have a better story to tell.

Eventually we reunited in Bacalar, Quintana Roo and this is where we say our good-bye.

We’ll (sort of) miss your presence. And remember you forever. But your occupant is almost a Mexican citizen now; she can enter the bus like a passenger.

After all this love of ours, we have to declare now:

Large hefty kennel for sale in Bacalar.