{"id":6617,"date":"2025-07-27T18:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T01:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contessajewall.com\/?p=6617"},"modified":"2025-07-27T18:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T01:26:09","slug":"yeah-finally-an-update-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contessajewall.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/27\/yeah-finally-an-update-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Yeah, finally an update post!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We both feel like it has been 3 months since we left the Isla but in reality just four weeks ago today. \u00a0Still working on a getting a daily routine. The heat totally affects everything we do. Plus living on the Island is so much easier than life here in the big city of Mazatlan.<\/p>\n

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We left the Isla four weeks ago today.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Difficult for Colin to not be driving his bus.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Craig said that we had one inch to spare!<\/p><\/div>\n

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The last set of electrical wires to be lifted on the way out of town. Thank you Bob and Judy, we really needed you on this sad day.<\/p><\/div>\n

I have spent oodles of time sorting out getting data and we are making it work. Using my iPhone as a hotspot helps as well as something is ‘eating’ my data. Being worked on by an expert. Of course there have been blog problems and while they have not totally been sorted out I am doing this post which I have been delaying.<\/p>\n

A visit to a dematalogist has had us both of a horrid face routine but it is a necessary evil. Most expensive medical service we have had to use.<\/p>\n

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The isthmus to Chivos on the Isla, eleven years ago before we all moved there.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Finally parked at Las Jaibas. That is a plumeria tree parked between our two vehicles. The Girard awning only worked two more times before the motor died.<\/p><\/div>\n

We are restricted to getting around via Didi ( another form of Uber ). We are located way back ( not the final two rows ) at the Las Jaibas Trailer Park because that is where Erik was told to park us so he could have access to give us more electricity. And thank goodness for that. Because of the heat and the fact that our huge motorhome RV faces the sun from noon til sunset we are actually have to run three air containers from few hours midday. at one point #2 A\/C needed too be repaired and then #3 A\/C broke down. It is now fixed but running with only two air conditioners had us dealing with inside temperatures of 87F. Sadly air is a necessity here as much as we don’t like it. At least on the Isla we could open the windows and enjoy real air before shutting things up and using the A\/C for the rest of the day. \u00a0Because we are at the back of the park I have to walk to the street to meet Didi and ask them to drive in to pick up Colin for his drive to physiotherapy. It wasn’t long before Colin figured that seeing as he was\/is a two foot driver he could drive the Jeep to the front and catch his Didi there. However when I go out I have to do the long and slightly uphill walk. I am melted by the time I get to the road and them sometime I have to wait 8 minutes or so to get picked up. Lovely coming back to the RV as they will drive me to the RV door. And for a tip they help carry my groceries. Sadly the location here is far away from everything and not even Didi wants to come out this way to pick us up. Long waits. Worse coming back here from closer to Centro. I waited 40 minutes the other for Didi to pick me up after a medical appointment. I know many of you love it here and I think if it didn’t feel like 117 -120F most days it would be more pleasant.<\/p>\n

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After 3.5 weeks Erik finally fixed us up with a “custom” reflective window screen. Colin to the side doing stair exercises. There are 2 doxies in the window bed. That guitar appeared a few days ago when I can back from grocery shopping. It just sits and stares at us but it is in the room which is a start.<\/p><\/div>\n

No matter how much I want to ( Colin just can’t do it yet ) take the girls to the beach it is much much much too hot to walk them there – never mind thinking about walking back. Plus I would have to do the walk and checkout the beach and steps down to it first on my own. \u00a0Not sure the I could even walk to the beach here on my own.<\/p>\n

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It has taken me a long while to discover something I like about being here. That would be the plumeria trees. Lovely sweet smelling white flowers that surround the park and will keep blooming until fall. Colin loves the mangoes. Both the small and the large sized mangos grow freely here within the park. Once can eat as many mangoes as you like all day long.<\/p>\n

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I do a new arrangement every few days. The fragrant sweet odor is devine.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lots of lovely butterflies and a variety of small birds. And these social and very loud Rufous-bellied Chachalaca birds.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pretty little guy known as….<\/p><\/div>\n

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We continue to have RV issues which is normal of any RV but in particular a new to us used RV. \u00a0We love this RV and hope to be able to live in it for at least one or two more years to come or many many more. The future is a huge unknown to us but no matter how much better Colin gets because of his daily therapies we will return to the Isla and continue living in the RV. We had hoped to be able to return to the US early fall but that is quite unlikely. Our plans did not include being stuck here for the summer and not being able to get some much needed provisions. I am hoping that some fellow RVers will be able to help us out by bringing a few things here for us this fall. If several brought just a bit it would make our lives much easier. Even those coming by plane can help. Because of the new tariffs and such, Amazon.MX now only carries so much. Plus most items are 4 -6 times the prices back in the USA or Canada. One lovely and very special couple who live here brought an extra suitcase of much needed dog food which was simply wonderful. The girls can keep eating. FYI we only buy the small 5 lb bags of kibble so not too heavy to carry.<\/p>\n

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All 3 A\/C units needed serious vacuuming. When was the last time those filters were cleaned? \u00a0This was the last thing that restored our air conditioners to full capacity.<\/p><\/div>\n

Two of the electronic window blinds died and we have made arrangements for someone who is flying out next week with an empty suitcase to drop them at UPS in their hometown for us where they will be sent to Apex Shade in another state. Also the 300 pound Girard Awning motor passed away. Fortunately the motor is only about 16 lbs and not too large but first Erik has to figure out how to get the motor out as we need the information written on the motor before we can order a new one. \u00a0As the front RV cap is only a few inches away from the cap of the Girard awning he needs to lift that 300 lb awning to get the motor out. \u00a0Then of course we need both the repaired blinds and the new motor shipped here. Possibly driven here by folks returning end of August. I am in the midst of arranging that. Lots and lots of details and all very time consuming.<\/p>\n

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The small distance between the awning end and front RV cap. Almost an impossible situation.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Broken blind over the passenger driving chair.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Building a shipping box from scratch for the broken blinds.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We did a great job and only used one pound of tape.<\/p><\/div>\n

On July 18 we celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary. We simply stayed home and enjoyed a special meal from our dwindling food supply. Not sure how I am going to handle that. However I was able to find some frozen veggie burgers at a small Soriana store that came from South Africa of all places. We have had take out from the restaurant just outside the park and the other day I picked up shrimp tacos ( which were to die for and so inexpensive ) from another place near the farmacia.<\/p>\n

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Pretty good price and very tasty. Lovely surprise. We can’t be eating fish nor pasta everyday.<\/p><\/div>\n

July 22nd was Colin’s 75th birthday. It was time – time for us to actually go out together to a restaurant. The first time since the stroke. We went to Mr Lionso here in Cerritos. Very quiet and only one other table was occupied but it was a Tuesday. The food was delicious and plentiful. We indulged and had two huge appetizers and each our own main. Left overs for the next night and they even packed my 2 for 1 margarita to go. Maybe a few more few photos next post.<\/p>\n

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It was beautiful but only made us miss our home on the Isla.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Just for you Sandy. My only sunset photo so far, taken from inside the RV. I think of all the years you and Rex stayed here.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The long road to the street.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The end!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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