Dec 16, 2010
A typical morning, Tuesday the 14th!
Life just seems to happen here in paradise. No real plans, just the ebb & flow of thoughts & time. Last night I thought I would start a pot of homemade beans today. Instead, this morning, I decided to make halibut chowder so when the veggie truck came I bought what I needed.
Chowder or beans?
After coffee in the garden, Colin decided to head out to the shrimp market, he wanted shrimp for dinner. So he & Carl (our neighbor) started off. They took the panga over to Mazatlan only to find a lack of shrimp at the ‘shrimp store’ so they decided to take a pulmonia to the shrimp ladies. This is an area near Centro where several stands are set up just to sell shrimp, the vendors are all women…..at this point I have to add that Colin ( Mr. Professional Photographer) did have my camera in his pocket but neglected to take any photos. Guess he’s on holiday! He says that if it’s not hanging around his neck, it’s not a camera. They each got a kilo of shrimp @ 140pesos/kilo, no negotiating. The ladies were being tough today. I think it has to do with a lack of shrimp this winter. They were sitting in the water taxi, ready to come back to the Isla, when suddenly coming down the ramp is their pulmonia driver…. unbeknowst to them, Carl had dropped his wallet getting out of the taxi. The driver returned the entire wallet intact, complete with several thousand pesos, credit cards & ID. The guys had tipped him well when they got out! Nice ending to their morning adventure. Oh but the adventure doesn’t stop there…the boys decided to pick up our laundry and ended up at a seahorse farm on the Isla.
There are many tanks of these critters but there were only 3 today. The owner said to come back in a month. We will get the story of a sea horse farm on the Isla then.
After cleaning the shrimp, yes I CLEANED the shrimp….
I went to meet the family as they returned from a beach stroll.
Can you see Caeli's head, just in front of Colin?
Looks like this is turning into a typical ‘day’ blog versus the title of a typical morning. The sunset was extraordinary, off the charts in the ratings. Here are a few shots that I took and honestly these are not touched up or highlighted at all. What the camera saw is what you are seeing. I myself am surprised at the beauty.
Cruise ship heading south to Acapulco!
Colin took this one a little later. The photo has a story to tell!
…and finally, the shrimp dinner which started this post! The meal like the day simply evolved from simple to a wee bit more, well lets just say..more!
Somewhere between the pineapple, the onion and the zucchini are the shrimp
So ends another day that just happened!
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That we love about this lifestyle, the days just happen and each one is a new adventure, with no real planning at all.
Love the pics.
Hello Contessa I love that you are enjoying your day and wish that I could take myself out and away from my closet of an office!
I couldn’t help but notice the difference in price of the shrimp in Mazatlan. My husband lives in Nayarit, about ten minutes from San Blas and the shrimp at the moment costs 70 pesos/kilo. I wonder why such a difference in price if both communities are along the coast?
Well these shrimp were close to grande in size and had no heads. However I do agree, pricey compared to last winter.