5C's Que Pasa

A different colored oriole joined me for tea Thursday morning.  Yes I have now taken to drinking mint tea in the mornings instead of decaf coffee.

Very pretty.  It is very different from the vivid orange oriole I showed in my December 13th post.

Colin decided to ask Ismael if there was a way to shorten that very tall and wide fence post that was always in my way.  He said yes, that he would do it the next day.  Its been a few days and I now think I would also like that post on the right lowered as well.  We never used to have a fence and that is how I and some others preferred it.  Don’t ask me why we have one now.

Less than ten minutes later he showed up with a chain saw and my view was vastly improved.  Mil gracias.  We should have asked a month ago when we first got here.  Hard to believe that we have already been here just a few days over a month.

Because the wind was cool and there was little sunshine, I was sitting under the palapa reading my book, when I heard guitar music.  I got up and peered around the corner and there was Colin entertaining over at Diane and Pierre’s.  Their guest David really enjoyed the music.

Thursday’s sunset.

We used the BBQ with the mat to cook some dorado/mahi mahi.  I put some mayonnaise on the fillets topped with lime slices to keep the fish moist and tender.

Another great meal.  Looks like Colin was hungry.

We saw this stately heron on Friday’s beach walk.  Further down the beach there was a larger blue heron but he flew off before we could get close.  Such magnificent birds.

Later Friday afternoon, there were ten of us at an impromptu happy hour over at Jose and Pat’s.  We had such a good time that I forgot to take photos of the group.  But I didn’t forget the best part of the day.  It was beautiful 360-degree sunset with significant color.

Just a bunch of photos collected over the past week.  I really like to colors in this one.

Our neighbors cat.

One of my new hibiscus plants.  The blooms are small.

Colin and Vic reworking the RV lights.  Vic’s lights look great and he used the same kit we tried while in Vegas.  So he came over to help Colin and it did look better but we ran out of fine sand paper. The project will be continued in February when my special delivery Amazon order arrives.

So many happy hours.  This one at Darwin and Audrey’s last week.  I have been negligent in taking photos of every gathering.  I promise to do better as we have many friends including R & K who are unable to make it this season.

No idea why the pelicans were lining up.  They were also sitting on the shrimper in the background.

A random sunset shot.

This may have been the same evening.

Seems like we are now going into Mazatlan once a week for fresh veggies and fish.  Loved how the plant has adapted to its space.

Each street in town is unique.

I would be happy living up there.  Love the plants on the balconies.

I imagine what the house would have looked like, before I look at the wall art.

A very shiny tree in the square next to the Cathedral. Hopefully we will get back at night to check out these decorations all lit up.

The usual families bringing their children in in costume to have their photos taken.

Just an example of one of the elaborate photo booths complete with props and lights.

I think this little guy was too small to be terrified. Others were screaming.  Did you notice Dad’s hand holding the child in place and his knee sticking out?

There are photo op booths lined up all along the Catherdral.  It was before noon and it was not as busy as we have seen in the past.

Back on the Isla we took what we call the low road back to the RV Park.  A nice newly paved road.  This is now part of the new Isla malecon.  That is a Holland America ship in port.

As we turned a corner I spied a pig.  It was tied to a tree.  Once I enlarged this photo I saw the second pig in the back left behind the blue fencing.  Christmas dinner?  I will have to check this out later.

Back home, once all the groceries were put away I was able to sit and relax.  Loved my visitor.

Not much of a sunset last night but nonetheless a lovely sky.

They were directly out front.  The pelicans hoped that they might soon be getting a hand out.  I could not figure out why the guy in red was sitting in the water but I believe that he was holding the net closed so the fish could not escape.

It was a large net, they had set it from a panga, just out of the photo to the right.  That is a catamaran that has been in the bay for several days now about mid shot on the right.

It is not a fast procedure, with both sides pulling bit by bit.  It takes a good deal of strength.  If you look closely you can see a few fish on the right in the net.

The fish were literally jumping up in the net as they were dragged to shore.  It was a large catch as they filled several containers with the fish.  It was obvious that they were very happy.  We have a small fish market here on the Isla where the local fishermen sell their catch which is then taken in refrigerated trucks back into Mazatlan and often the mercardo in centro.

Not much of a sunset.  Very very humid, we have been between 75 – 85% the past few days.  Unusual weather for this time of the year.

About 15 – 20 minutes later I saw a deep pink out of the RV windows.  So glad I was able to rush out and get this photo.

A new meal for us, a teriyaki stir fry with broccoli, carrot, onion and zucchini and of course some fat juicy shrimp.  With the salad and brown rice it was perfect.

But first I started the day with my first massage of the season.  Sofia had to go to Mexico City to see her family so yesterday was the first day we connected.  I really needed that massage.  How can 90 minutes go by so fast?

Somehow I missed a photo of the full five or six food tables.  Most of the food was gone by the time this huge dorado was brought over by El Velero, cooked in the local zarandeado style.  The party was held in the parking lot at RV2 which is larger than RV1 plus it has a small common area.  David the owner of Tres Amigos provided the tables, chairs and the excellent band.  We all brought food for a huge pot luck dinner.  

We were a huge crowd, certainly more than the two RV parks combined.  I saw some people from all over the Isla.

The sunset from the RV2 perspective.

A plywood dance floor was nailed into the ground and Pierre and Diane were the stars of the night.  Neither Colin nor I were feeling the music last night.  We have danced to this band three other times and loved them but one band member was missing last night and it just felt off to us.  We still managed to enjoy several dances.

I did my annual dance with Ismael, in the white hat.  I also had a dance with Ubaldo later.

I’m doing the twist with Pierre.  It was a fun party.