So many updates. Hard to believe that we only have 29 sleeps left here at Las Jaibas Trailer Park. All the drama in our lives is ensuring that time is flying by.
September 2025 calendar photo.
The two most important matters at the moment are the sale of our house and not having a home to live in come the end of October.
Vet issue for Ciela.
Easy to answer the first dilemma, nothing is happening. I mean that literally. By end of day Friday we were eagerly waiting to hear from three different potential buyers. Up from two as we had a showing last Friday. This fellow is the very first person to ever comment on how well made our home was and that obviously we put a lot into building our home. One of the realtors is supposed to be replying to a counter offer we made and so we wait.
Vet issue for Carlie.
Ciela had an eye infection this time and we had to see two different vets to clear up her eye. First one was wrong.
I was gifted some essential oils which I used directly on my neck for relaxation but I had a huge painful and itchy reaction. Use these oils diluted just in case you are sensitive to them.
Of course the next most important item to discuss is where will we live this winter? Judy and Bob, very kindly picked us up and drove us to the Isla last Thursday afternoon. First stop was to look at a very run down and likely infested old fifth wheel. I had seen this RV in its prime when it first arrived on the Isla many years ago and it was a beauty. Sadly the owner ran out of money and moved to a corner of this huge lovely compound and now is back in the US in ill health. Because of ongoing electrical issues all winter we had already started searching for a new place to live but there was nothing suitable. Then the stroke happened and we kept struggling with electrical issues until moving here in Cerritos, Mazatlan area. So we wee aware of this location.
To the extreme left you see the edge of a two story white home. Behind the palm tree on the right is the old 5th wheel that will be removed.
The address of where we are moving to will simply be #15. It is huge piece of land – just about five sites to the right of where we have stayed the past two winters, if you are facing the ocean. A mere slow two to three minute stroll. However the site was ‘yucky’ and dirty, just not something I could wrap my head around.
The palapa and the wall belong to the neighbors on the left. Where the old RV is would be our patio and the concrete on the right would be where our RV will be placed. Driving in to face the ocean.
The owners were so very friendly and are willing to do anything for us in order to make this our home. They still have children at home and have a two story home on the opposite end of the property. Next to them is a brand new two story beautifully designed home that is being rented out as two apartments. Then a small space and then our “yucky” area. We could see the possibility.
In the distance would be our private gate to come and go from our RV. The far edge of our RV would be where the slides come out – about where the red thing is in the wheelbarrow in from of the palm tree.
Next we went to our compound for the past few years and were heart broken. My plants were covered with pieces of clothing drying out and shoes and hats and so on……
Our private entrance and great security. However due to the high wall we will not see the ships coming and going as easily as we used along the shipping channel.
From there we went to what used to be called Tres Amigos RV Park where we wintered from the fall of 2009 to the spring of 2023. The amigos have broken up and there are now three separate sections of rv rental property. All wonderful 50AMP full service sites but now run by three different ‘groups’. Each park has a different name and I believe different pricing structures. The only available spaces at RV3 ( run by David Perez ) were literally in the middle of the road. Our patio would be facing all the RV’s, ATV’s and other vehicles coming and going all day. We had already heard about the noise and dust the ATV’s created and we would be sitting there as they passed us. Certainly not a place for someone requiring peace and quiet along with a touch paradise to be surrounded with. There was no privacy at all. To be honest we would have had a good view of the ocean and could hear the waves clearly but sitting in the middle of a gravel parking lot just would not work for us. Plus at 3PM we were being chewed by the bugs. Perhaps if a front row site was available we might have considered it, as that would have given us privacy.
My sister’s daughter had a baby and she became a grandmother…guess that makes me a ? great aunt?
So back to #15. No English spoken. We actually had an interpreter as to be clear on what we were negotiating. The old RV was being removed and the site was being cleaned up and fresh gravel was being laid. Our extra expenses were outlined and we came to terms on long term rent. We asked for new electrical wiring and a new meter. Fingers crossed. The view is not as nice as what we just lost but there were no bugs and it was a very lovely property with a great deal of security. Also not as big an area but we truly did not need all that we have had.
I read about a new veggie market just two blocks from here.
We got quite the haul for only about $12.00CAD/$8.65USD. However the next time we went nothing was fresh nor appealing. Have not been back since.
We had to make quick arrangements to move my plants to safety. Done!! Then we wanted to save as much wood and palm fronds from our two year old palapa as possible in order to build a new palapa once we move in – mostly to keep the sun off the huge front windshield.
More A/C repairs. And last week we had another flood over the bed. Turns out that running your A/C’s 24/7 is an invitation to clogged filters and lots of malfunctions. Not that we have had a choice but to run the air that much. I have had the opportunity on a few mornings to totally shut the air off and just listen to the silence which was wonderful. Once for about five minutes I was able to leave the front door open to fresh air albeit the humidity.
That palapa had been so well built ( under Colin’s direction ) in order to withstand hurricanes that it took a full day to dismantle it. By end of day Friday my plants were saved and we had enough madeira and palmas to do a mini front palapa. No idea yet if we will do a full length palapa along the patio of the RV.
So all you see here has been removed. Hard to tell but our plants were under the palapa. I was able to see that one of Colin’s papaya plants has gown to be almost as tall as I am. I did not see the other plant. We were truly rushing from here to there and on to another location. So happy that we saved what we could.
Special thank you to Judy and Bob for being our chauffeurs. One drove and one directed 😎 It is so frustrating for us to not be free to just hop into our vehicle and drive to the Isla.
The view toward the Isla beach.
The view towards Chivos.
We really have no idea as to our future. How long will we be at #15, a year or more?? At this time we just want to put in the minimum amount of money to create a wonderful small oasis of peace and relaxation. An environment for Colin to rebuild. Poco a poco!
Last Friday I had sclerotherapy on my leg veins. And only because wearing my elastic stocking for the past 6 -8 weeks and the medication did help close the size of my veins. Big huge OUCH! Over seventy injections. Must have been a large gauge needle as I can count the injection holes. But actually it is the sting of the medication injected that causes the pain. After 48 hours my legs are feeling more normal but I do have to wear my heavy thick elastic stockings until Saturday.
We have had a few vet emergencies in the past few weeks – ALL related to the spear grass and weeds around us. The last time the vet was here she gently suggested that we move as this was not a healthy environment for the dogs.
The weather continues to remain unstable with lots of heavy rain along with electrical storms most evenings. So of course the mosquitoes continue to live among us.
Pretty much most of this carpet cleaning equipment came inside the RV.
We finally got three days of dry weather and so were able to get the RV carpet cleaned. I think we had to reschedule four times.
So much attention to detail. They did a great job.
They used this to suck up the water but is still took almost two full days for the carpets to dry. However what can you expect with almost 100% humidity all the time.
And our banking got more of less sorted out. But effective tomorrow there are new rules as to how much one can transfer to another person. I just can’t deal with that right now.
So we have a place to live which will take a great deal effort to make it what we want it to be, but fortunately, we actually have a place to park the bus 😀
As to the sale of our home, we are bewildered.
However #15 will give us access to the wonderful area that Colin created for me. So all is not lost.
The old RV @ #15 is gone. Change is happening.
August 2025 calendar photo. #15 is located to the left of red line on the left. Our home for the last two years is marked by the red line on the right.
