Checking Out the New Cafecito Location

WHERE ARE WE? Numero Uno RV Park, La Penita, Mexico

Another morning of coffee while watching the ocean.  Nothing starts a day better than that.  

Then a couple of tasks to complete.  After the junk from the palm tree trimming fell into the pool the other day, some of it sank to the bottom, so I had to vacuum it.  

I promised Kenia that I would come see her new location in Guayabitos for the Cafecito.  So I followed her and Sophia around downtown as they shopped for some new tables and chairs.  

We then went to the Cafecito to check it out.   Alex and Josie were there putting up a sign for new condo's on the lot where the cafecito is.  I gave them a hand getting it all attached. 

Then we had an awesome lunch at the restaurant next door to the cafecito.  

We had Max for another day so that Fany and Jeff could relax for another day in PV.  He has been very good and is so easy to send to bed.  We have enjoyed our time with him.  

And I should show you a few of the creations from the paint class the other day.  Everyone had a great time doing it and it will add some colour to everyone's yards.

And a sunset was visible again in the west tonight.  Surprise surprise.

And I have been forgetting the weather for the last few days.  It has been almost identical to what it is today.  Good Nite!!!

Today's weather

Sunny. 28 / 13 °C
Humidity: 70%. Wind: 3 mph ↑ from Southwest

Visiting Friends

WHERE ARE WE? Numero Uno RV Park, La Penita, Mexico

We woke up to a really foggy morning.  This is not like this area and must be signaling a change in the weather.  I have never had arthritis in my knee before, but I sure had it last night.  Might be just my age lol.

Today was Sunday which is Birria day at abuela's.  I had asked a lot of people here if they wanted to join me and they all bowed out so I set off by myself.  By the time I left the sun had arrived and the fog had lifted.  Some cats were soaking up a sunbeam along the way.

When I got to abuela's, there was no one home.  I'm sure glad I didn't drag a bunch of people down here with me.  I found out later that they were at a Cancer de Mama event, which is a very worth cause each year here in town.  So they were forgiven.

So I was still hungry, so what should I do about it.  Hmmm why don't I go up to the big RV park and do some visiting and have breakfast at Ceci's!  So that's what I did.  

I spent a little time visiting with George and Henny and George joined me for breakfast.  After breakfast I had a nice little visit with Steve and Julie.  We haven't done a lot of visiting since we arrived and I miss that. 

On the way out of the park I was taken aback.  I knew our friends Kevin and Ruth were travelling somewhere around here and I thought maybe this was Igor!!  When I looked closer, this rig was in rougher shape than theirs.  I'm still hopeful we will run into them in the next few days.

We are babysitting Max while Fany and Jeff went to PV on a much deserved date.  They have not had the opportunity to be by themselves for any amount of time for quite a while.  We hope they will come back refreshed.  They have been under a lot of stress lately dealing with some real estate.

nothing wrong with this picture.  can I have some?

The girls spent some time painting today and I got a picture of Jen after asking her if she got any paint on the dresser??  I think they had fun judging from the paint on the nose. 

We had another nice sunset get together.  Rhonda joined us relaxing and watching the sun go down.

We have Max for a couple days so bedtime is an important time to make him feel comfortable.  He settled right in and was asleep by 8 pm.  He is a good little guy.  I wasn't far behind.  Good Nite!

Bye Bye Cafecito

WHERE ARE WE? Numero Uno RV Park, La Penita, Mexico

Kenia sent me a message this morning with a picture of her Cafecito being loaded on the tow truck and carried away.  Oh No!! They took it to her friends property in Guayabitos so that was good.  They did make a mess of the inside when they loaded it.  Kenia said she will be ok and find a way to carry on.  We will keep you updated.

Our palm trees around the property are getting overgrown and have lots of coconuts on them.  Because the trees are kind of above the pool, they create a real hazard.  The coconuts weigh like 10 pounds each and fall from that 40 foot tree.  If they fell on someone's head I think it would cause more than a headache.  So after pricing out helmets for everyone to wear in the pool and finding them quite expensive, we decided to get a guy in to trim the fronds and cut down the coconuts for us.  It made for good entertainment for us for about 3 hours and was way cheaper than helmets.

Before picture

up he goes

There was only a piece of 1/2 rope between him and the ground.  And a super sharp machete swinging around which could cut that rope in one swing.  He was good at what he does.

Fany supervising

flying fronds

chop chop

And when he is done he takes off the safety rope around his waist and just shinnies down the tree with a rope that is looped over a branch in his hand for safety.

almost a free fall.

He did a great job trimming them all up and we won't have to worry about falling coconuts for a while now.  

half done

nice

All finished

Because the wind was blowing a bit there was lots of debris floated down into the pool and the yard.  I was kept busy skimming the stuff off the top of the water for about and hour.  Then after he was done we had to sweep up all the rest.

debris floating in the pool

lots of stuff laying around.

me and my helper Max

Ken and I changed out a leaky shower tap in the upstairs suite today.  We got lucky and only had to change the washer.  

We had to go up on the roof to shut the water off while we changed out the washer.  The black water tank is on the roof and the water to the house is pumped to the tank and then gravity fed to the taps.  

While we were up there I took a few pictures of our park.

thats us

gotta love it here

pretty nice pool

John and Lauren arrived back in the park today after being in Cancun with family for the past week.  They brought Johns sister Lou and a friend Andy with them.  They seem to fit right in with all of us renegades.  Welcome gals!!

John, Lou, Lauren, Andy

And the kids dropped over for a sunset visit this afternoon.  We call Wanda Irwin, John and Susan "The Kids!"  We had a nice chat as the sun set in the south west.  They are not missing the cold at home I don't think.

Archie bugging me to go for a walk on the beach.

And another beautiful sunset reflected on the sunglasses of a beautiful lady!!  Good Nite!