Feb 12, 2012

Life is a choice!

As we were walking along the beach this morning, we once again reflected on how fortunate we were to be here, right here, right now.  The girls caught two crabs and were happy.  We were happy just listening to the waves, watching the various birds along the shore and in the air and feeling the hot sun on our backs.  It brought to mind a small magazine article I had read years ago.  In fact we have had it framed and it is on a wall in the RV.  I may have shared this with you before, can’t remember, not important but is does bear repeating.

 

Everytime we see the locals enjoying the Isla we think of this fable and how very lucky they are.

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Feb 11, 2012

Red Snapper !

About a week or so ago, Colin went across to the fish market to pick up some dorado!

How we get to the fish market...

No dorado, not in season!  Not in season!  We hadn’t heard that before but have since found out that at certain times there is a ban on catching dorado.  We were also told that January was just not a good month for shrimp or any fish!

Fish was on the menu so he got some snapper.

This was taken in early December, a train was coming thru the fish market, not a normal occurrence.

Tight squeeze~

The only way he could get fillets was to buy a kilo of red snapper or just a smaller entire fish.  Of course he bought the kilo; 70 pesos for a kilo, about $5.50 for 2.2 LBS!  Great deal and great price but I don’t really like snapper!  I don’t think he knew that.  What to do!

My friend Mr Google suggested a marinade of lime juice, orange juice, garlic and a few spices.

This was only 1/2 of the fish we had to cook...

I was pleasantly surprised, no fishy odor but moist, tender and delicious!

Of course we had more than enough left for the next dinner. This time we had fish burgers but with a twist. We BBQ'd the potatoes, we had French Fries with a slight BBQ flavor and certainly fat free. Great invention Colin.

 

We still had snapper left for fish burritos the next day!  Three meals for $5.50!!  Plus they all tasted different.  Would we do it again?  Only if I can’t get dorado!

 

 

 

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Feb 09, 2012

Just a dull day in Paradise

More business related computer stuff and forms to deal with this morning.

The sky is gray today with tiny tiny bits of sun.  We even had about 50 drops of rain about 3AM.

After our beach walk at low tide Colin tackled day 3 of waxing the RV.

Don't worry he has also fit in some plucking!!

 

We got Pablo to do the boring and time consuming polishing of the ladder. The girls are supervising.

 

As for me, I think it is time to do a wine inventory…….

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Feb 08, 2012

Yesterday and today!!

It is getting scary.  We are starting to think about leaving, yes you read right, home!!

 

Today for the first time since November I checked all the bank accounts and Visa bills!  We are in great shape.  I have been so relaxed that I never even checked, just let the system I had put into motion in October take care of itself.  But now I have to arrange a few things for April and start to plan our return to Canada.  We never have a return plan as it seems life dictates which direction we will go.  We may be going home via San Diego but I have to try and fit Lake Havsu in there somehow.  Looks like we will be backtracking about 400 miles.  Details, details, details.  That is my next task.

 

Colin meanwhile has started his annual waxing of the RV.  We do hire Pablo to wash it and do some things but Colin prefers to wax his RV himself and today is day 2!!  So much to do and so little time.  I wish it was November and I could start all over.  We haven’t spent enough time with friends, either RVers nor our Mazatlan friends.  Not enough beach time, not enough city time, just not enough time. The clock keeps ticking.  We truly strive to enjoy each day to the fullest and even that particular moment.

 

Yesterday was massage day, beach day and dog loving day and another great dinner but today brought business to mind, banking, calls to ‘establishments’ and some bureaucratic types which get me stressed plus preparing our deposit for our return here next season.  All of these are things I have neglected, not thought about for several months.  For those who are retired, going home is simply an extension of their daily vacation, but for us we go home to work!!!  On the other hand, that work is what allows us to take all this time off during the winter months.  BIG SIGH!!

 

Enough….I did the basics and within the next week I have 2 more days of work to to but for now….right now….today….time to open the vino 🙂

 

Mom update

 

She is much better, fired a doctor yesterday and frankly I don’t blame her.  Her appointment was for 3 PM and she was seen at 10:30PM!!!  The others in the waiting room told her that this was normal for this Dr.  😥

She is walking with her walker 2 X per day and sounds wonderful on the phone.  I use to hear so much tiredness and exhaustion in her voice but she sounds so wonderful now.

 

But how I know she is almost normal….she scolded me…..I really should be wearing a hat outside, so she says!!  Love you Ma!!

 

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Feb 07, 2012

Busy Monday…..

…started the day with just easing into it, a bit of coffee, some stretches, some deep breathes and a huge appreciation for us just being here.

Enjoyed the fishermen/pelican performance thru our dirty front window.

 

….then a very very long beach walk at low tide!  No crabs for the girls today!

Back home to Chava ( with the ever so serious expression ) selling fresh caught shrimp! Look at the size of them. 170 pesos per kilo. $13.35 per kilo or $6.67 per LB. Guess what's for dinner?

 

Where does the day go?  Rush to shower, rush to eat, rush out the door to RV2 for our book club.

For a variety of reasons we were late getting started this year and this was the first one. The Rent Tent by Anita Diamant was the book under discussion. As you can see by the animated hand gestures and expressions the book was very thoroughly discussed. Written in 1997, it is a work of fiction woven loosely on stories of the bible, a great read many years later.

 

Then we celebrated the evening....we still had not drunk our New Years champagne, so that along with shrimp sauteed in butter, garlic & wine, with Caesar salad, fresh steamed beans, a carrot casserole and potatoes Romanoff ( the last two dug out of the freezer, left over from Christmas) we totally enjoyed Monday evening.

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