Dec 26, 2010
A good time was had by all!
Drinks, food, music, dancing and a great deal of laughter….the Tres Amigos Christmas fiesta!
New friends from Edmonton.
A fund raiser raffle game, Mari won a night at the Estrella Hotel
Dec 25, 2010
Merry Christmas Isla!
The residents of the RV Park have contributed over the past few weeks to enable that most residents on the Isla will have a happy Christmas. From financial donations, to the purchase of raffle tickets, to bringing toys & clothes and to volunteering their time we have created much happiness. First many candy stockings were made and distributed by Santa and his elves.
The toy crew gathered the donated toys and separated them according to gender and age. Families in the need were selected by the locals in the know. 62 children received gifts from Santa!
Another crew of rvers purchased food, sorted it and filled hampers ( in this case reusable tote bags) with dry goods, a chicken, fresh fruit and 50 pesos to spend as they wish. 30 families received food hampers.
Food crew
I think the Tres Amigos residents did an outstanding job.
Tonight the RV Park celebrates with a Christmas fiesta & dinner at a local restaurant.
Dec 25, 2010
Tres Amigos RV Park Christmas 2010
We may not have snow but we have the spirit of the season and lots of fun. Merry Christmas!
I just know Santa is going to fill these stockings!!
RV1 from the beach!
Feliz Navidad from our casa!
Dec 24, 2010
Twas the night before Christmas-Mexican style!
Just a few local photos..
Twas the night before Christmas and all through la casa
Not a creature was stirring, !Caramba! ?Que pasa?
Los ninos were all tucked away in their camas,
Some in vestidos, and some in pijamas,
While Mama worked late in her little cocina,
El Viejo was down at the corner cantina,
The stockings were hanging con mucho cuidado,
In hopes that St. Nicholas would feel obligado,
To bring all the children, both buenos and malos,
A nice batch of dulces and other regalos,
Outside in the yard there arose such a grito
That I jumped to my feet like a frightened cabrito,
I ran to my window and looked out afuera,
And who in the world do you think that it era?
St. Nick in a sleigh and big red sombrero
Came dashing along like a crazy bombero!
And pulling his sleigh, instead of venados
Were eight little burros, approaching volando,
I watched as they came, and this quaint little hombre:
Was shouting and whistling and calling nombre:
“!Ay, Pancho!, ! Ay, Pepe!, !Ay, Cuca!, !Ay, Beto!
!Ay, Chato!, !Ay, Chopo! !Ay, Maruca y Nieto!
Then standing up tall with his hand on his pecho,
He flew to the top of our very own techo,
With his round little belly like a bowl of Jalea,
He struggled to squeeze down our old chimenea,
Then, huffing and puffing, at last in our sala,
With soot smeared all over his red suit de gala,
He filled all the stockings with lovely regalos,
He turned like a flash and was gone like viento,
And I heard him exclaim–and this is verdad–
“Merry Christmas to all! !Feliz Navidad!
Come back in a while for some Tres Amigos photos….
Dec 23, 2010
Twas the night before Christmas….
..and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse! Well except maybe an iguana! He came back home for the holidays!
After listening to two hours of thumping, faint scratching and movement on the other side of the head of the bed wall we had had enough! The dogs were on high alert, growling and shaking in anticipation of a big catch! Colin went out and did some investigating and found a hole he had not seen a few weeks ago when we had these nocturnal visits!
Hole is above the radiator expansion tank.
So he sprayed some Raid up the hole, hoping this would get the critter out! For those who may be upset at this, you need to be aware that the various mice, cats or tropical animals can create major damage in an RV, sometimes to the point of rendering it motionless. They love to eat wiring. Unfortunately the smell of the Raid permeated the bedroom so we closed it off and finally settled on the sofa about 4:00AM!!
In the morning we found bits of insulation on the ground. The tiny blue pieces are mouse bait that the critter had knocked over.
A bit later I noticed paw prints on some of the dog bedding stored under the awning for the night.
Looks more like cat prints to me....
While I was getting my hair done on Monday Colin was trying to find steel wool to stuff the hole but no go. Finally he used a wire screen that Carl, our great neighbor had on hand. It took some tricky moves but Colin did get the mesh screwed over the hole.
Half in, half out!
Step one completed!
Another item Colin picked up in town was spray foam used to fill little crevices.
So here we are three nights later and so far we are critter free. Well except for some tiny sugar ants who are looking for the Sugar Plum Fairy! They will be dealt with quickly!