Sarah Albee at Book ‘Em Waynesboro 2010

Sarah Albee, New York Times Best Selling author of children’s books, her latest: Poop Happened!, also attended Book ‘Em at Waynesboro, Virginia last weekend. I enjoyed her delightful presentation called, “The Scoop on Poop” where I learned how knights in armor pooped and how astronauts poop – great stuff of great interest. If you read my October 13th post, you know that I videotaped many Yucatan bathrooms when filming Yucatan Travel because I have a fascination with beautiful tiled Mexican bathrooms. No, the bathrooms did not make it into the travel documentary. Sarah graciously posed with me for the following photo:

Carol Chapman (left) with New York Times Best Selling children's author Sarah Albee at Book 'Em in Waynesboro, Virginia, on October 16, 2010

Copyright (c) 2010 Carol Chapman

Yucatan Travel Movie Preview Loop almost finished

Still working on the Yucatan Travel Movie Preview Loop that I will play continuously at my table during upcoming book fairs.

Book Fair Yucatan Travel Movie Preview Loop

I have a couple of book fairs scheduled in the autumn. Therefore, today I worked on a video preview that loops around so I can have it playing continually on my laptop during the book fair. In that way, people walking by can get a glimpse of the Yucatan Travel Movie.

Cayce/Yucatan Event Scheduled for September 2010

Just in: There’s been a cancellation in the Edgar Cayce Forum‘s Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 event. Day Schwartz called today to ask me if I would fill the spot and I said, “Yes! I’d love to.”

Of course, I love Day and her co-moderator, Lindy van Burik, and am always happy to help them out. I also love my topic: The Yucatan Connection to Atlantis and Lemuria Using Cayce Clues and Mythology. Hope to see you there!

Campeche Mexico Safe for Tourists too

I am happy to say that the KansasCity.com article, “As death toll rises, Mexico rethinks drug war strategy,” reports that the U.S. State Department declares that as well as the Mexican state of Yucatan, also Campeche, Tabasco and Chiapas, the subjects of the next movie, tentatively titled, More Yucatan Travel: Chichen Itza Equinox to Palenque, are also safe for tourists. Yay!

Yucatan Safe for Tourists

Amid reports of horrific drug war murders, an article at KansasCity.com says that a number of Mexican states, including Yucatan, are safe for tourists. The article explains that the least safe Mexican states are those adjacent to U.S. borders. The U.S. State Department says that millions of U.S. tourists visit Mexico every year and about a million Americans reside in Mexico.

Final Yucatan Travel Movie Back Cover Copy

Here’s the final wording of the DVD back cover for the movie Yucatan Travel: Cancun to Chichen Itza:

“Discover secrets about the Yucatan that few travelers know such as a fantastic Caribbean beach located within a Mayan ruin site. Encounter a huge underground cave used for drinking water and swimming. In this travel documentary, you will visit a pyramid that contains a tomb and see local children feeding a wild crocodile. Join narrator Miriam Balsley as she shops for colorful crafts with her Mom and Step-dad, savors local delicacies and explores sacred ground where shamans still perform traditional ceremonies. Whether you travel to the Yucatan by plane or cruise ship . . . whether you explore by bus, rental car or tour group . . .
Yucatan Travel: Cancun to Chichen Itza provides insider views of appealing attractions.”

March Edgar Cayce Forum Event Changed to October

I talked with Day Schwartz, co-moderator of the Edgar Cayce Forum, about changing my March speaking date with them because of an upcoming family event. We’ve changed the date of my speech to the last Wednesday in October, 2011. Day also told me that she and her co-moderator and daughter, Lindy van Burik, had streamlined the title of my presentation to: “THE YUCATAN CONNECTION TO ATLANTIS AND LEMURIA USING CAYCE CLUES AND MYTHOLOGY.” I like it! Don’t you?

Izamal Virgin Mary Apparition Story

One of my favorite places to visit in the Yucatan is Izamal, the yellow city. All the downtown buildings are painted yellow in Izamal, as is the Convent of Padua. It houses the Virgin of Izamal.

Although I have never seen her story written up in a book on apparitions of the Virgin Mary, I think she should be. Like the Czestochowa “Black Madonna” of Poland, the Izamal virgin became too heavy to move, thereby showing its desire to remain in Izamal. It is a statue originally made in Guatemala.

In the Yucatan Travel Movie, we visit Izamal during the December celebration of the Virgin of Izamal.

More by Air, Tour Group, and Cruise Ship . . .

Still working on the back cover copy of the Yucatan Travel Movie DVD case. How about:

“Whether you get there by air or by cruise ship, whether you rent a car as we did, travel by bus, or are part of a tour group, the Yucatan Travel Movie will show you what to expect in Yucatan.”

How’s that?