On Thursday night Erika and Abby came to bingo with Pat, Marilyn and I. Erika had played before but Abby hadn't. You can guess what happened...the beginner caught on quickly and won! 1500 pesos but she had to share as someone else had a bingo too. Here Wayne, our bingo caller is giving her the money!
The chachalaca were screeching yesterday morning and when I looked out they were on the neighbor two doors up's car ! Then they flew up on his roof and likely out the back to the bushy area. Gave me a giggle!
So yesterday we were off to the Aquarium. Supposedly the best in Central America and opened in May of 2023 in the central park.
Erika and Abby with the dolphin.
We paid and got a map so Arby's trying to figure out where to go.
This is the Ray tank and they were in a frenzy as people were paying 100 pesos to feed them.
This was a lovely exhibit and all the fish were quite calm.
Here there in the Sea of Cortez shark tank there was an oral presentation and demonstration of scuba gear.
The shrimp tank was a bit sterile as there was no gravel for them.
Across the bridge over the lagoon. So what did we think? Well it was a bit hard to figure out where all the exhibits were and of course some were at scheduled times. We also thought that many of the smaller exhibits for tortoises and crocodiles etc. were barren and cramped. The parrots had a large enclosure but again a bit sterile and they seemed stressed. In the end I think we expected more. Anything captive whether fish or animal always makes you a bit sad. However there were many beautiful exhibits as well and the children were especially enthralled.
We decided to walk back to the Golden Zone on the malecon which was so pretty although it was a bit windy. 5km..so a fair hike.
When we got to the roundabout by Valentino's there was a band playing and a large crowd as it's Semana Santa so there are lots of national tourists in town.
Erika and Abby wanted Mexican food so I took them to Margaritas where our ladies lunch group had eaten a few weeks ago and we had margaritas and Mohitos along with a Mexican plate that the gals shared. I had chili rellenos which I really like. I even brought one home for Eric.
The Mexican plate.
Look at all those glasses. Abby gave up on the second one!
Time to head home for a nap. Now to get home. Traffic gets all convoluted during Easter so we took a cab instead of the bus. 200 pesos but Abby said she'd pay. Traffic on the north end of the golden zone was at a standstill due to an accident and we were stuck for quite awhile but the cab driver finally managed to get off the main road and detour around it.
All in all a really enjoyable day.
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