….I pretty much planned to do a new post most days – but I guess I really am living life to the fullest each day. And often at the end of the day I little energy left. I have no energy left to sit at the computer for a few hours. However I have written untold posts in my mind. Happy to say that I am mostly content and all is well in my life. And if it is not – I simply sleep till 10AM.
Early morning walk.
The photos with comments below are from here and there with no particular dates.
Special friends from Holiday Park, Cindy and Sonny, on a much needed and deserved visit to Mazatlan early December. They certainly made the best of each day and created hundreds of new memories while they were here.
We have had so much happening. Unlike past years I have no inclination to capture every moment which I know that I will soon regret. Almost daily I go back into my blog to capture what we were doing on such and such a day in the past. I am hoping to change all that so I can stay current with my “diary”.
So much activity on the shipping channel behind us. Huge car carrier.
Only 2 weeks left in this year…..I definitely need a fresh start in 2025. Over all we are doing well. Ciela has developed an ear infection. Colin took her to the vet a few days ago and she was treated. However none of us including Ciela are happy with the treatment. Currently looking for a new vet much closer to us. Colin spent 300 MXN on Didi and the vet was an extraordinary 500 MXN for a 10 minute appointment. The ear liquid treatment was beyond stinky and did not help. I am on it…..
When we went out in the other RV the girls could sit in this corner and watch and wait for us to return. Earlier in December we were away for just about 90 minutes having a shrimp dinner at Chivas. Apparently the girls cried and even howled a bit. This RV does not have such an area for the but we figured something out in the bedroom which just might be the solution. A comfy area for them to watch for us. Also Colin finally got the nanny cam connected.
We are pretty much settled in. Today Colin took in 11 totes to be stored and 5 empty ones. The bodega was closed. We later discovered that the owner was ill. We will rehire a truck another day to bring the bins in. Most of them contain books and photos albums that go back 50 -70 years to current time. We are working cleaning up our site today so hope to get these containers in storage soon. 2025 will give us lots of time to go thru the contents. I spent several hours today once again discarding recipe after recipe. Some went back to 2002.They were all great recipes but for the rest of our lives we can only add so many new ones. We are more inclined to live in the moment day by day for now. We have months/years ahead of us to sort through these items. There is no way that I will likely cook what I have already saved but there just might be an extra special recipe lurking in my piles of paper. I found a few yesterday. Will get to them when I get to them.
A new recipe with fresh shrimp and fresh crab topped with 20 year old grated parmesan from Italy. Fresh as in never frozen. So very rich. Yummy.
I have not been reading books for several weeks but happy to say that Colin has been back to his guitar, 1 -2 hours per day. I am still getting massages every two weeks which have helped with my mobility. When I am outside I usually just sit and enjoy our unique vista, which also helps my eyes – which remain problematic but I am trying to be hopeful. I did fairly get a good pair of regular sunglasses which have helped. I will check with an eye specialist here in Mazatlan in the New Year. Recommendations welcomed.
On an almost daily basis we get to watch the locals being in their catch the day.
The net was was out to just past us on the right. The pelicans were happen to nibble.
Totally enjoying our onboard washing machine. Except last week when we discovered late in the day that the water pipes from Mazatlan required repair and that we had had no water input for many days. Our tinaco as well as the RV tank were either on low or empty 😳 We did mange to get thru those few waterless days. Our plants were ever so happy to get full water once again. Not sure if I shared earlier but we now have our full complement of potted plants ( 34 ) and our garden is looking happier.
I saw the notice of the water shut off after the fact!
This was another day.
I am thinking of starting to use my ‘real’ camera once again. The iPhone doesn’t give me what I want. However on the other hand I can’t really see what I am taking a photo of because of my eyes.
We are set up for Christmas outside as usual but the inside is laid back which works for us this year. This is our first Christmas in this home and we are creating some new traditions. We both are preferring to be rather quiet and to not have many folks over.
Sadly I have had to spend numerous hours online with both Telus and Shaw since we cancelled our accounts October 3rd. Just yesterday I got yet another charge for $66.64CAD. The account has been closed since October 3rd. So much wasted time online. An average of 3 hours per day. At least I am mostly winning the war of the not valid charges but oh such a waste of my life.
Overall we love being here and can’t think of anywhere else we would like to be. We have only been in the RV for about ten weeks and still can’t believe that this is our home. We were so fortunate picking this one especially as we needed to purchase it before seeing in person. Huge decision based on a one time FaceTime Video Tour. We have made a few changes and have plans for more, probably next summer after we sell our home. I miss having a recliner.
This was a few weekends ago.
Watersport’s Cars? An extraordinary fusion of jet ski dynamism and the refined luxury of a classic sports car. Who knew? Might be fun to try.
I am simply enjoying the beauty of where we are, watching the dolphins, the jumping fish and the hundreds of pelicans and the birds. Then there are the sail boats, catamarans and a rather large cabin cruiser that hang around our bay of late. The other morning we had ten vessels all lined up facing us. The weather is perfect. We had a few foggy days which simply added to the ambience of this area.
A full day of cruisers in port.
We suddenly realized that it is Christmas week already. I don’t plan to entertain too much due to lack of stamina but we certainly will be enjoying a few social activities. More on that later.
This is happening December 31st and we are going to the early show at 6PM. We should be home by 9:15PM at the latest. Eugene is a great artist. Seats are still available for both shows.
I am going to try this this evening.
Sunrise by Colin – of course I missed this one.
Moonrise last week.
