Dec 13, 2012

A different day…..

…and it is all Croft's fault.  The weather changed today.  Had he stayed I just know we would have continued with sunny skies, instead we had dull grey clouds and soft rain showers starting late afternoon.  Actually a lovely change from the heat and humidity.

We started the day with a very high tide at 8AM!!

Like I said it was a different day!

It was actually a perfect day weather wise, not too hot, little wind and no bugs! I spent the majority of the day relaxing and reading.

Fransico showed up to do some repair work on the RV but decided our car was so dirty that he just had to wash it. I have no idea why Colin left it so long. I am sure we were about to be evicted.

Later Colin raked up all the beach crud left from the high tide making the beach look much tidier. The sky remained grey all day and about 3PM started to drizzle, just enough to put that fresh smell in the air.

Wednesday nights spectacle, nothing tonight of course.

It seems that Carlos the iguana has left of his own free will but in his place Cecil the mouse has arrived. Cecil loves to leave wee calling cards and eat all the food in the traps……….what shall we do?

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Dec 12, 2012

Just another day in paradise…..

You wake up to the sounds of the waves crashing on the shore….then you hear the bird calling and the dogs want to go out and so begins the day.  Some days we just let the day unfold at will.  Other days we have a bit of a plan, perhaps put up a few decorations, plant more flowers, but that day sort of unfolds at will also.  Things just happen, a vendor stops by, friends drop in, the plant man makes an unscheduled visit, someone needs help with something.  You just never know what lies ahead.

Monday was construction day, after 4 days of this canopy just laying around. We need just a bit more shade these days and this was loaned to us. I just realized I don't have completed photo, oh well it will get taken eventually.

One of my new plants from Sunday. Yesterday we got 3 more 🙂

My hibiscus from last season did not do as well over the summer, only a few died but the rest are short and scrawny so I just had to add to my garden.  I have put in ten new plants this week and that should be it for this year.

Gord from Mazatlan came over on the panga to show us his modifications to my bike! Can you beleive he got a new bike seat for 48 pesos! I won't be riding it for a while so I am glad he is enjoying it.

Aren't these fabulous?

A local family have a birthday celebration just beside us. Enjoyed the antics of the pinata breaking.

This was Monday evening. I hate to admit but I missed Tuesdays actually setting of the sun as I was in the back garden directing Ismael on where I wanted my new plants put in.

Adios to Norma & Croft this morning! Remember you said you would come visit us in Kelowna this summer.

….and today…..well is is just unfolding as it should.  Well perhaps not quite!  Carmeh is doing her 'mouse in the house 'dance!!

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Dec 11, 2012

Movistar Internet

I found a special deal on an internet stick known as banda ancha.

There is a special promotion on until January 15, 2013 for 199 pesos or $15.40 CAD, $15.65 USD.  For this price you get 1 GB of use for each of 5 consecutive months. You can always buy more GB's for 60 pesos each or so they explained to me.  I have not needed to do so as of yet.

We do have good WiFi here at Tres Amigos RV Park on Stone Island but it does drop off on occasion.  I was happy to pay the 199 pesos to a have back up internet plan.  Not all locations are offering this promotion but I do know that it can be found at Walmart and Soriana for certain, at least here in Mazatlan.

Not sure what the price per GB will be when we return in November but as a back up this can be a throw away.

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Dec 10, 2012

Que pasa a la Isla de la Piedra?

Sunday was a day of rest.  I really truly laid low and my body was happy.  Colin was putting up a sun umbrella for me when…..

...this critter flew out of the umbrella. We were frantically trying to not let the girls catch it as they are allergic to spider bites.

I think we goofed!! By the time Colin had dug up my old seeds and soil and I had pulled out my info, it appears that we had not quite reached the amount of days for germination, hence the empty look to my seed flower garden.

So Colin very carefully removed the old soil and put in new soil and seed by seed he planted the new rows. Hey, it has worked for me for 3 years but now he is in charge!!! Let us see how this plays out over the next few weeks.

It really was a quieter day and I did relax much more.  I even turned down an invite to a happy hour.  Norma says it went till after 9PM….do you think she is a party animal?  Actually I think that they are just a having a good relaxing time here on the Isla.

It was a fun day sitting and watching the people come and go.  A plant fellow from Villa Union dropped by and I just had to buy about  6 or 7 plants from him.  Later I saw this pass by…..

Not often you see a pulmonia drive past on the beach.

This is Colin returning from a pre sunset beach walk with the girls.

I almost regret missing happy hour as it was a spectacular sunset Sunday evening.

What do you think???

I have posted late in the day 2 days in a row but who knows what I will do tomorrow.  Stay tuned!

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Dec 09, 2012

…and that was Saturday!

The day sort of ran itself with little input from us.

We still were not up & dressed when Danny showed up and advised us that today was to be palapa repair day.

Over the summer the winds had taken away some of our palm fronds and if we did not do repairs then the sun would break down the plastic and then the wood support would start to rot so Danny added about 300 palm fronds and tied them in to the existing structure.  We also got him to add plastic to the top 1/3 of the palapa that last years builder decided we did not need.  All for 1300 pesos which included 3 guys working for many hours plus a load of soil for my new plants and the heavy plastic.

Colin had already arranged for Ismael to help wash the RV Saturday so the place with crawling with workers.

Not much I could do so I took a few photos. We ended up moving this plant to a different location later in the day.

Some enterprising local hooked up transport for the tourists from Mazatlan. He must have made a few pesos.

Now they are fixing our shade palapa for the front of the RV. Colin & Ismael are working hard. I did make Colin a huge omelette to keep up his energy.

Once the RV was clean I asked Ismael to plant my 2 new trees and 2 plants. I just love the new look in our garden.

This will be the 4th winter that beach vendor Filomena has been visiting us. Our Louisiana neighbor Linda getting fitted for an ankle bracelet. For some reason this year all the flower seeds I planted along that front strip have not germinated. Bad soil? Bad seeds?

Then it was time to relax with a glass of vino blanco and just enjoy the pelicans hunting for dinner. They put on the most active show I have ever seen. Very fun!

Norma & Croft came by for drinks and when we realized that sunset was a non event due to a bank of low clouds we went ahead with our combined great dinner.

…and that was Saturday.  Either too many activities or not enough hours in the day!!

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