Dec 09, 2018
This and that catch up
Love how you my dear blog readers have been having fun with your comments. I took yesterday off and we had a grand time. But first a bit of catch up and I have so many more photos that I have time to post 😛
I actually was up at 7AM last Tuesday so I was able to catch the Princess ship come in. We often don’t eat until as late as 9PM and don’t go to bed till 11PM so we are later getting up.
Even the fishermen stopped to watch the ship come in.
That is El Faro behind the ship, a hilltop lighthouse, actually the highest in the Americas, accessed by a hiking trail & stairs. I was thinking of trying to climb it in January but might now wait for our friends Laura and Alan to arrive in February.
Such a beautiful day.
We often find a starfish in distress on our beach walk. It is on its back and you can see the feelers moving about.
Colin flips it over.
It then starts to dig itself into the sand.
Often Colin covers it with sand so that it stays moist while the tide goes out. You can see one arm sticking out on the bottom right.
It took a lot of brawn to push the banana boat out past the low tide line.
There were two cruise ships in port Tuesday and it seemed to take forever for them to leave. This is the Princess.
I used my iPhone to get this shot of the Carnival ship. Many more lights.
We went into Mazatlan for several hours on Wednesday, more on that in another post.
Both Thursday and Friday were hot and extremely humid with little to no wind. The beach was void of tourists. Our friend Miguel was having a snooze as he waited for someone who might like a horse ride down the beach.
The beach has been strangely quiet.
Our Orioles are back.
We only had the oranges out for a day before they discovered them.
Then late Friday afternoon, the sky began to get darker and darker.
Most unusual to have rain at this time of year.
We had time to roll up and lift some of the carpets. We knew that this one would dry quickly.
A lot of rain fell in a short period of time.
Several parts of Centro were flooded, with water pooling at the Plazuela Machado. We had planned to go in for the lighting of the Christmas lights but decided not to because of the rain. It also was the Friday of the monthly art walk. Too bad for us and for everyone else 🙁
But the lighting of the lights was postponed to Saturday night, last night, and so we went, but that is for another post. Too many photos to add to this post. Life is good. Hey, we are ready for Christmas, lights done inside and out 😆 Christmas decorations done inside and out 😀 Time to start the parties. Stay tuned.
Well we actually did have a wee happy hour tonight. Lots of fun for all of us. We were waiting for the cruise ship to leave. If it has left, I have missed it by sitting here working on this post. Another fun day here in paradise.
So much happens everyday, so many changes. Almost caught up. Time for our special Sunday night dinner, tonight it is homemade Spanikopita from the Greek House restaurant in Lake Country where we live and a Greek salad by us. I sincerely hope that you all had a wonderful Sunday.
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The picture of Miguel and his horses is stunning. As mi esposa would say, ‘te pasastes’ ( you have surpassed yourself)
And yes, we will do the lighthouse climb!!!
Alan.
Gracias. I as well thought it was a great shot. Group light house ascension it is.
Lots of fun time and more wonderful pictures, Nice that we have been there and , now with your help still feels like we are there.
Sure hope that you enjoy the rest of the winter with us.
Great photos of the beach as usual. “hot and humid” is hard for me to comprehend right now where we are but I think I’d like that. LOL
Thanks Steve. I know how cold out it is out there for you and the hounds.
We were gone over Thanksgiving…took a short cruise to the Bahamas with family so I had no internet for a while. I’ve enjoyed getting caught up on the happenings on the Isla. Glad you’re having such a good time!
BTW I hope you don’t mind me sharing this…my friend Dallas is doing a fundraiser for the Isla. His wife Rocio has a restaurant on los chivos…have you been? It’s at the far end of the Isla…to the left. It’s a little more rustic than some of the restaurants but delicious coconut shrimp, my favorite a whole deep fried fish, and much more. We love going there and Dallas and Rocio have become good friends. The packages are $180 for a chicken, beans, rice, cooking oil, potatoes, and some clothing. They helped 140 families last year and are hoping for 150 this year. I’m sure you’ve heard about it but just spread the word please. Gracias mi amiga
Thanks for checking in. Yes I am aware of the program to help all those families at Christmas. We here at the RV Park also do fund raising to help several families here on the Isla. Many of us also donate to Dallas and Rocio’s program. If anyone reading this wants to donate via PayPal I will transfer the funds to the program.
It always looks like u guys have SO much fun!!! Beautiful sunset!!! Those cruise ships r HUGE!!! Lots if people in town..
Yes, a lot of folks in town when one or even two ships are in port. We tend to wait until the port is free of cruise ships before we head into to town.
Love the picture of Miguel and the starfish!
Gracias. I liked those shots as well.