A Game of Swoop

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

Sometime during the night I came up with a bug in my stomach.  There were about 10 of us that went out for supper last night so it wasn't from that, because I was the only one that felt rough.  It is not a flue or anything but my stomach rumbled most of the night, enough to keep me awake.  So I wasn't much good for anything today, and because there was nothing really pressing, I spent most of the day in bed just being lazy.  My stomach was much better by mid afternoon and I was back to normal, but by then I was much to lazy to do anything.  About 4 pm a big ole card game started up, so I kicked my sorry butt out of bed to play with them.  We played swoop, and guess what?   I didn't win.  It was fun though.  We played right through sunset before everyone retired to our homes for supper and the evening.  Lets try this all again tomorrow.  Good Nite!!

Today's weather

Partly sunny. 25 / 14 °C

Humidity: 61%. Wind: 3 mph ↑ from Northeast

Birria and Ribs

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

And just like that it was Sunday again.  Birria day!!  We headed out to Abuela's for our Sunday fill of Birria.  Erica, Saida, Yolanda, and Abuela made sure our experience was as great as usual.  They seem to have a special ability to make the food taste delightful. Thanks.

Along the way we saw a squirrel just trying to find his breakfast.  They are not afraid of humans at all an you can walk right up to them.  

It was another cool day today so we just kinda hung out inside doing our own thing.  About 4:30 Pat and Harold and Kevin and Ronda showed up and we headed out for our supper reservation at Sergio's. It was nice to visit with Kevin and Ronda after a couple years.  It was Rib night again and yes, I over ate again.  It is so hard not to.

Look who was at the next table

Our names are still up there.

everyone waddling home

We did head downtown after a while to get Roxanne a crepe for dessert!!  Kenia's mom was there and she was all bundled up against the cold.  When I told her it was -25C back at home she wondered how we do it in Canada.

And of course another sunset snuck up on us.  Good Nite!!!

Today's weather

Partly sunny. 24 / 18 °C

Humidity: 68%. Wind: 5 mph ↑ from Northeast

Nothing

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

An absolute do nothing day today.  Had a walk with Archie down the beach and then a long nap.  It was cloudy, cool and a bit of a breeze so that was a good excuse to just stay inside.  

I stuck my nose out just before supper to catch a pretty sunset.  Good Nite!!

Today's weather

Mostly cloudy. 23 / 19 °C

Humidity: 75%. Wind: 4 mph ↑ from Southwest

A Trip to the Hot Tubs

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

Our day started out with Max at our house watching the weenie show.  He comes and climbs up on the "magic bed" and eats crackers and pickles and watches cartoons most mornings.  If you have every watched any of this show, the little jingle that goes along with it gets in your head and won't leave.  

Today we have planned to go to the hot pools up in the mountains.  It is quite a drive up there so we headed out about 10 am.  They have actually fixed the road a lot so the drive is not as bumpy any more.  We had Ken and Rhonda in our car and Jeff, Fany, Roxanne and Max were in there truck, followed by John and Lauren running tail gun.  Its about and hour to do the 32 kms to there.

So for anyone with the "weenie" song in their heads, this sign we passed indicating the name of a little Pueblo, will get you singing a new song in your head.  Yup, that's the name of the pueblo!!!

The hot tubs were amazing as usual.  Its a great way to spend a few hours with friends.  It was the perfect day for it because it was overcast and not that hot.  The water for the tubs is taken direct from the mountain.  I'm guessing around 100F.

Lauren, Fany and Roxanne got the face mud treatment.  We were kidding them that it was just mud from the road with a little horse turd mixed in.  It was fun to do and only cost 50 pesos.

Jeff checked for the smell of horse poo just in case!!!

You ever wonder why the steak is a wee bit tough, these old Brama Bulls are pretty knarly lookin.  I can only imagine meeting one of these on a dark road when you are dressed in red.  

I headed downtown later to grab some supper.  I had Melanesia de Pollo.  Breaded fried chicken breast cut thin, with frijoles, papas fritas, rice, ensalada and tortilla's.  A full meal deal for 110 pesos.  That's like 8 bucks Cnd.

Home in time to head back down town for another bionico.  I better watch it or I will be having a growing spurt!!!  They are sooooo good.

And my Bionico

    

Today's weather

Mostly cloudy. 23 / 19 °C

Humidity: 69%. Wind: 4 mph ↑ from Southwest

To Market, To Market

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

The morning turned out to be quite pleasant.  The current winter weather (24C) weather we are having has us kinda in the doldrums.  All the people from BC are saying they could have stayed home if this is the weather we get.  The forecast says it will be like this for a week probably.  Anyhow, this morning had some sun and cloud and the market was happening the same as every Thursday.  And every Thursday I say I will not bother going next week, and every week I go!!  Lots of vendors and people this week, so I pushed and shoved my way to the taco stand.  Jeff and Fany and Roxanne joined me for Dorado Taco's de Birria.  They were every bit as good as they were last week.

crispy pig skin cracklins

Popular taco stand

Roxanne adding to the cache of goodies

Jeff protecting the purchases.  He was daring this lady to touch them.

When we got home, Roxanne and Jeff decided to go in the ocean for a swim.  The wind had risen a bit and the visibility in the water was not that good, so they couldn't see a shark if it was swimming near them!!  They said they never saw a shark at all until...........

She got quite a reaction from everyone when she came back from the ocean.  If you look at the previous picture you can see that she has dyed her hair bright pink or red and it just hasn't set yet so it all came out.  After that the wind got up even more and the afternoon was quite miserable for La Penita standards.  I am only whining a wee bit.  

I finished the evening off visiting with Kenia over a Bionico.  She does a nice job of preparing them from fresh fruit.  They are an awesome dessert to have before going home for a nice cup of tea as a night cap.   Good Nite!!

Today's weather

Cloudy with Light Rain 25 / 20 °C
Humidity: 82%. Wind: 5 - 15mph ↑ from Northwest