More Friends Head North

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico

We were up bright and early this morning so we could give Hubert and Bibian and John and Kirley a send off.  They are heading on up the road to Mazatlán for a few days before continuing north.  Wished them all safe travels and off they went.

Breaker breaker, lets hit the road!!

tight fit through the gate

Lots of goodbye's

It only takes moment after people leave to feel the emptiness in the park.  We are the only RV left with the exception of Brad and Julies trailer.  We wish them all safe travels.  

We will not be leaving for about 10 days and here is the reason we are not in a hurry.  This is a picture from back home.

Joel was looking for something to do so we hired him to wash the screen tent so we could put it away, and he also gave the Jeep a good wash.  We have been down a lot of dusty roads with it in the last while.

good for another year!!

Shiny huh??

Outside mats got a scrub as well

We had a power outage this afternoon so after chasing someone to fix it the local guys came over and found the problem.  One of the wires had burned off so only half of our panel was working.  They fixed it and we were all back to normal.

Problem is up in the prickly bushes.

burned wire

Just after this sparks flew and so did his pliers.  Careful!!!

I got my tire and tube all changed yesterday so today I biked to the tire shop and got the guy to put a patch on my tube with the hole.  He has a little hole in the wall shop but was happy to help me.  20 peso's and I now have a spare tire and tube.

While I was there another man came along and plopped a couple of Jack fruit down and they started a conversation of some sort.  I guess they were bartering because the tire guy went to the scrap tire pile and pulled out 4 bike tubes and gave them to him and off he went!!!  Gotta love it.

Archie and I spent the afternoon doing what we do best both on the beach and in the house!!!

Our sunset get together was non existant tonight.  There are only five of us on the property right now so our schedules do not always work for sunsets. 

And I always say that when the sun sets behind the island, it is getting close to time to go.  Well today it touched the island!!  We best get packing soon!!  Good Nite!!!

Flat Tire Kinda Day

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico

Headed downtown to pick up a few things today and came across the Coca Cola guys giving their signs a spiff up.  When was the last time you saw someone repaint a Coke sign in Canada.  

He sprayed the white then brushed the red back around the letters

the paint truck

On the way home I had to put air in my tire again.  It seems to have a small leak. Good thing I brought the bike air pump in anticipation of this problem.   I will fix it tomorrow. 

Sheri gave us a quick Face Time today and we got to talk to Dani and Donovan as well.  It won't be long and we will be back home and see them more often.

Mid afternoon John and Kirley hooked up their trailer and turned it around so they will be ready to head out tomorrow morning.  They will travel with Hubert and Bibian to Mazatlan tomorrow.  

One last group meeting tonight.  We will have to wait until next year for another one.

We had hoped to get a nice sunset tonight before the group leaves tomorrow, but a band of cloud got a bit in the way.  It was still nice no matter what and the sun almost hit the island tonight. 1 more day I think.  

Susan made a shrimp supper for John and Kirley and us tonight and we had it out at the palapa.  After supper we played a game of Swoop and of course I lost as usual.  We will have a rematch next year I'm sure.  Good Nite!!!

Susan always says no eating pictures.  Here is why.  Sorry John!!! Can you hear him say "Hot, hot hot!"

Well That Was a Storm!!

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico

Well I remember finishing my blog yesterday stating that we would get no rain.  Well I was wrong.  About 9 pm the wind got up and the thunder and lightning moved in and we got a good old storm. We got about 2 inches of rain in and hour.  I know because the pool came up 2 inches.  Should have figured we were getting a storm last night!!!

It was wild for a while with the wind whipping the awning and screen around and the rain driving sideways under our awning.  I ran in the rain and grabbed the Jeep and put the drivers side wheels on the drop down screen to hold the awning in place.  I added a couple ropes for added security.  About the time I got all this done, the rain and wind both subsided and never came up again.  Figures.

And what the heck. Susans craft tent look like it went for a ride in the wind.  We got a text from Trent and Janelle saying our tent was in their yard!!!

It had blown over the hedge or the white building last night which are both about 10 to 12 feet high.  It must have lifted like a balloon.  Reminds me of Wizard of Oz and Dorthy. 

No damage, just changed yards

I tried to fold it up when we got it home,  but this is what I got.

Susan had a dental appointment to deal with a sore tooth at 9 am so she headed down to the local dentist.  No saving this one so out it came.  Within and hour I went to pick her up.   750 peso's or $58 Cnd was the total bill!!!

here she comes

Susan spent about 3 hours in bed and some good old Ibuprofen and when she got up she felt much better.  She will be going back a couple times to get more work done.  While she was sleeping, I headed down town to get some antibiotics for her.  She has a bit of infection as well.  And I stopped by the on the street natural medication lady.  We have been taking a natural medication called Flex and it has made my knees stiffness go away.  I could not climb the stairs into RRV without using my arms to pull myself up.  Now I just walk up the stairs with no problem.  I am not a big believer in this kind of stuff, but I can not deny this stuff works.  I quit taking it for about a week and was back to where I started.  Withing a day of resuming the meds, I was good again.  Sue has noticed benefits for her as well.  So we bought enough to last us until we get back here next fall.  

It was super hot downtown so I sat and drank a maracuya (passion fruit) agua fresca.  They are so good and refreshing.

Sunset was almost a failure but not quite.  We had the normal gathering and enjoyed watching the sun dip behind the clouds.

We finished off the evening with a game of marbles with John and Kirley.  They only have one more night here before they start their northward travels.  Stupid Game!!!! LOL  Yes I lost!!!  Good Nite!!!