Thursday December 17, 2009



A quiet day for us today and the first one where we have felt really settled in since we left home. I got up early and walked the beach and took the camera with me hoping to get some good pictures. Eric was exhausted and was still in bed when I got back and I think all the driving has really caught up with him. We are so busy at home during the summer we really need some down time during the winter. As luck would have it yesterday's light and opportunities for good photos were a lot better than today. I did take a few pictures and some are of the building being constructed across the street. The building is a long way up now but the Mexican workers at the top have very good eyesight. They are able to spot women on the beach or the street and then you hear their catcalls of " Hey mujere" and whistling from way up high. This goes on throughout the day and I guess this just proves that men are the same the world over!



I did a little baking this morning and managed to whip up a couple of chocolate zucchini loaves for Eric. The little propane oven in the trailer does a much better job of baking than my oven at home. Eric really loves to eat and although he doesn't put on much weight he is looking at his belly with dismay these days!

Dogs....

We had a good swim at the beach today and there were a few people from the park there as well. One young couple has a golden lab whose enthusiasm for the water is outstanding. They bash a tennis ball with a racquet for him and he brings it back and drops it on the racquet so they can hit it again. Today he was wearing his life jacket and followed them into the surf while they were boogie boarding time and time again. The waves were a good size but he followed out into the surf each time and never seemed to tire of swimming or chasing the ball. Fun to watch. There are a few dogs in the park and it always amazes me how much dogs look like their owners. There is a well trimmed, buff colored, female Scottie dog and she looks just like her owner with his well trimmed mustache. A good little girl who sits and stays and then happily comes for her cookie. Ramona, Connie and Manny's little Mexican rescue dog seems to think she owns the park. Although not visibly spoiled she definitely has some separation issues with Connie. Whenever Connie leaves her behind with Manny she squeals loudly until Connie comes to get her. That would get old really quick! Abby a pretty little brown and white (Maltese/Shitzu?) loves to run at top speed on the beach and ruin her very pretty look! She chases the waves in and out just like one of the shore birds. She puts a smile on every one's face! She runs laps, rolls in the sand and is quite a mess by the time she goes home to the park. However, when you see her next she has had a bath and looks good as new. Our own old dog Moxie would find all this confinement a problem and we are so lucky that daughter, Erika and family will take her for the winter. Now that she has her own dog house she seems to have settled down and of course she has taken to lolling around in the house every evening and so I guess that means that she is really happy. She won't want to come home in the spring!

The propane truck showed up in the park this afternoon so we were able to get our empty second tank filled. A lot cheaper than the U.S. or Canada but it is not clear whether it is propane or butane. That saved us from a trip out l00king for propane and apparently Maria will call the truck whenever someone needs it. Good to know.

So the day is done and we are having happy hour in the trailer. By five o'clock the little biting midges (no see ums) and mosquitoes are out and sitting outside becomes uncomfortable. They are also outside in morning early and we have been told they will get worse as we go south. I got a few early evening pictures and the late light is good for that, so supper and bed and tomorrow is a new day.