Tuesday 31 December 2019

Grandkids Arrive.

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Well the big day is here.  The arrival of our daughter Kaitlyn and grand kids Grace and Maxx happens today.  They are flying into Puerto Vallarta to spend a couple weeks with us here at the park.  Sue and I headed to PV around 8:30 because although it is only 60 kms to the airport, It normally takes about and hour and a half to get there.  There is some pretty jungle driving between here and there.

Monday 30 December 2019

Miss Julies last day with us!

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

It's nice to have Miss Julie around to keep life interesting.  Today she wanted to start our day our right with mimosa's all around.  She is down to one day left here in paradise before she gets on the sad plane and heads back to winter and school.  Planes from PV fly right over us here and we laughingly comment that the south bound ones flying into PV are the happy planes, and the northbound ones flying out of PV back to the land of snow are the sad planes!!!

Sunday 29 December 2019

A Big Day

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Today was one of those monumental days in a retired persons life.  If you are not retired, it was one of those days that you dream of where there is absolutely nothing to do and I rocked it!!   I did nothing in the morning, I did nothing in the afternoon except play washer toss, and because I worked so hard all day, I went to burger night and had a burger so that no one had to cook or do dishes.  I didn't take any pictures of any of those things because they would bore you. (Your Welcome!)  I had one Margarita at the Corner Bar and went to bed.  Hope your day was as good as mine!!


Saturday 28 December 2019

A Trip to Guayabitos

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

We are experiencing a little cloud here right now.  It actually rained a little bit and they call it a significant rain if the drops connect on the concrete.  It has been 50+ days since we had rain so I guess a couple rain days are acceptable.  Actually a little moisture will settle the dust.  The daytime temperatures are 26 to 28C in the day and they are going down to high teens at night.  What a difference it makes for sleeping.  Ok enough of my whining!!  I'm guessing you aren't even listening any more!!!

Friday 27 December 2019

A Birthday!

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Today is our friend Julie's Birthday.  Not Miss Julie, but Mrs. Julie!!  Today she turns just a little over 39!  Her wish was to spend some time on the beach and a whole bunch of friends showed up to make sure she didn't get any nap time there.  We had so much fun playing in the water and chatting on the beach.   Its almost impossible to have a bad beach day.

Thursday 26 December 2019

Volley Ball Tournament

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

They had an international volleyball tournament in the Park today.  There were 3 countries participating, Canada, USA, and Mexico.  Canada came out great and won against both Mexico and the USA in the round robin.  They then had to play USA in the final and USA had to beat them twice to win the title.  Canada fell fast asleep and the USA are the 2019 International La Penita RV Park Volleyball Champions.  Congratulations to our US friends on their prestigious win.


Wednesday 25 December 2019

Feliz Navidad!!

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Well we had a real treat today.  Our elf Jose was off to the North Pole last night to give his report to Santa.  Somewhere along the way he managed to hook up with Lewi Logg (Logg stands for Larson, Ottenbreit, Green, and Garries) who is the elf on the shelf for our kids in Alberta.  They decided to swap stories here on the beach in Mexico and take in a bit of sun before retiring until next December.  They even brought Rosie along.  Glad they got to spend an afternoon together.  See you guys next year!!!

Tuesday 24 December 2019

Christmas Eve in Mexico

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Lots of action in the park today with all the preparations for Christmas.  Part of Christmas day is a huge Christmas turkey dinner and our friend and decorator extraordinaire has done a wonderful job of getting everyone organized to carry out this huge task.

Monday 23 December 2019

Butter Tarts for Christmas.

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

We got busy and installed the 600 feet of new black pipe for the pool water heater.  We are hoping that it will help increase the pool water temperature.  With the trees cleared out and a new circulating pump on the way we should be golden!!!

Sunday 22 December 2019

A Stroll through the Town

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Today we went for a little walk up town with Steve and Julie.  Didn't really have much to go for other than some coffee so it was truly just a leisurely stroll.  We toured some of the back streets just because we could.  It was a bit of a warm day and it took everything I had to keep walking.  Here is a guy all dressed up for something?

Saturday 21 December 2019

Willie, Waylon and the Boys, and Girls!!!

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

We are having a little trouble with the internet here.  The park has WiFi but in the Christmas season there are lots of people using it so it is almost impossible to get on.  And I have been having trouble getting on Sues hot spot because I am technically challenged.  Sue has finally intervened and now I think I will be able to post blogs again on a regular basis.  Fingers crossed.

In previous post I have mentioned that we are in the process of rebuilding the pool solar heating system and although it is of very little interest to you, I need to post some pictures to look back at for my viewing pleasure.  Glen finished the ground piping today and we started cleaning up some of the mess of pipes on the roof.

Friday 20 December 2019

And the Winner is Happy Jack!!

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

We started on the rebuilding of the pool solar system today.  Len, Glen, Harold, and I have figured out a plan to make the system better.  Glen has had experience with bigger pools so knows some of the stuff that we need to do.  One of the things is to move more water so we changed out one of the pipes today.  We will do more work manana!!!

Thursday 19 December 2019

Turtle Release

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Although we are close to the ocean, we haven't spent a lot of time down at the ocean.  I say down because we are perched on a rock about 100 feet above the ocean so it is quite feat for this old ticker of mine to drag us up and down the hill.  Lucky the road goes down to the beach so I can cheat and take the Jeep!!  Today we decided to spend the whole day down by the water with our friends playing and chatting and eating.  P & H and Steve & Julie joined us, and Paul came for a bit too.  We set up the gazebo and brought the BBQ to roast hot dogs.  And we had a big watermelon to consume.

Wednesday 18 December 2019

Took a Pretty Lady for Lunch

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Susan and I decided to walk to town for a few things and have a lunch date.  We trudged down the beach and enjoyed the waves breaking and crashing.  They were huge today!!  We had a couple stops to sit on the rocks and enjoy life.

Tuesday 17 December 2019

Pescado y papas fritas

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Tuesday was our last Spanish class until after Christmas.  We had a nice little group and our teacher was great.  Ivan was very fluent in Spanish and English, but today he spoke mainly Spanish to us.  It is amazing what we have learned already because although we can't really form the sentences correctly, we can understand enough words that he could communicate with us using only the Spanish we have learned.  We still have a long way to go though!!  By the way todays blog title is "fish and chips".

Monday 16 December 2019

Supper with Friends

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Today H & I were approached to see if we could help with the pool and its solar heating.  They have a very primitive system of black pipe coiled and 20 x 20 black solar water panel.  The pipes are old and rotten but still circulate water and the panel needed to be put together.  Len has been struggling to keep up to the repairs and I think he welcomes some help.  It didn't take long to figure out that the biggest problem was the lack of sun.  There are a lot of palm type trees with big branches shading the panels.  We need the boys to cut them down first and see what difference it makes.  The owner of the park has asked us to submit a list of what is needed to make this system work again, knowing that the pipes are aged out and maybe some pump replacement may be needed.  We will work on a plan over the next week or so.  The pictures show the problem real well!!

Sunday 15 December 2019

Guest Entertainment

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Today was another Sunday in Paradise.  No change in the weather predicted until at least New Years.  Ho Hum!!  Today a couple of people showed up in a sailboat and anchored off the beach down below.  They came up to Hamburger night and it turns out they have stayed at this park before so they knew everyone.  I love sailboats so I was quite intrigued to talk to them.  Garry and Merle were also intrigued because they used to be full time sailors as well.  While talking to them I learned they have sailed from Vancouver and will be storing the boat south of here somewhere and leaving it until next years adventure.  Why not sail it home the same way you came, I asked??  Well with the wind directions and currents, to get back to Vancouver they virtually have to sail to Hawaii, then turn towards Japan and go to a point where they can ride the North west winds back to Vancouver.  That is a lot of sailing and they only have 5 months a year to sail so that will be next years adventure I guess!!

Saturday 14 December 2019

A Moose and Some Puppies

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Well sometimes I just have to give recognition to the dogs in our lives.  One of the big galoots is Moose.  He is properly named because he is as big as a Moose!!  He belongs to our Alberta kids and has won his way into their hearts.  Moose turned 1 last week and for a treat he got to spend a night in the doggy hotel while the kids went to Edmonton for their annual pre Christmas retreat.  Here he is with his Birthday hat.  Happy Birthday Moose!!!

Friday 13 December 2019

Countdown to Christmas

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

We have been recruited by Christmas.  We have a Mother Christmas in the park and her name is Judy.  Judy is one of those people who make park life interesting.  Her passion is for all things nice and pleasing and she works tirelessly to make everything as pretty as possible.  To accomplish all of this niceness she needs a little help so that is where our recruitment comes in.  Pat and Sue are involved with the planning and crafty part.  Now everyone knows how crafty I am so Judy got H and I to put some wires on what they are using for icicles.  We can handle that job!!  This is what they look like in the end.

Thursday 12 December 2019

A Birthday Party

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Today was a special day in the park.  Jolynn who lead us down here in the caravan has her mother, Glenda, is staying in the park as well.  Today we celebrated her 80th Birthday with a great potluck supper.  There was food to no end and all of it tasty.  One of Glenda's daughters had planned on coming to the park for a week to visit her mom.  Without mom knowing it, a third daughter showed up to be here for her moms birthday.  It was nice for Glenda to have them here with her.  Because she is well loved in the park and has been "Mom" here for a number of years, lot of people, (65) showed up for the celebration.  Thanks for letting us share this special evening with you!!

Back row: JoLynn, Darcey, and Shell with Glenda (Mom) in the front

Wednesday 11 December 2019

Humming birds

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Had to make a quick trip downtown today so I decided to walk.  There is so much to see when you walk anywhere around here.  Some of the walk was on the beach and some was down the streets in the town. It was low tide so there was no problem walking here. At high tide the water is up to those steps.

Tuesday 10 December 2019

Working on Brownie Points

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Another great day on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.  The sun was shining and there was a slight breeze.  Breezes are our friends here because they cool us down a wee bit.   With all the Christmas preparations going on there are lots of little projects to do around the park.  Most of the time these involve the girls but today they needed some wires put on these gnarly little sticks which they are going to paint and use for icicles.  H and I voluntold to cut some wire and wrap them on the little sticks.  Judy ordered a hundred (cien) of them.  So Harold got to cutting and I got to twisting and we got them done lickety split!!

Monday 9 December 2019

Thats Good Enough!!

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Now what I am going to show you in the next few pictures has nothing to do with the pleasantry of the park itself.  I need to give you a tour one day of all of the pretty RV sites that have been set up in the last month.  Some people go to a lot of work to make it feel like home and if we decide to settle down one day, we will do that too.  And we would certainly consider this park to settle in.  But what I will show you is what the norm is in this part of the country for the utilities.  For lights, you just feed in a black and white wire through any hole in the wall that you can find and run it up to a bulb that is hanging from and old screw.  No need for wire connectors or covers on the boxes where a light fixture used to be.  This country still uses the common sense factor, and they all know to keep their fingers out of the electrical stuff, even the kids.  And it works!!  Maybe we have gone way too far in the Great White North with our making rules to keep the stupid ones safe instead of relying on them to learn some common sense after getting zapped a time or two.

Sunday 8 December 2019

A Poker Walk

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Harold and I have an ongoing joke when we ask each other every morning if anyone has checked the forecast!!  We can not believe that the weather can be so consistent!!  I'm not bragging (well maybe a wee bit) and I am certainly not complaining.

Saturday 7 December 2019

Montezuma's Revenge!!

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

I won't say anymore than the following!!

'Montezuma's revenge'?

Friday 6 December 2019

A Day in the Life

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

We were talking today about how we have just been doing park things because we want to get to know the people and the park itself.  It does have a lot to offer.  We do need to start spreading our wings a bit and doing some day trips to different parts of the country surrounding us.  We are on the edge of the hills here and up in hill country there are some neat places.  There are hot springs, and tequila factories and pineapple and banana groves around apparently.  We are going to check all that out fairly soon, however today we did not!!!  We just did the regular Friday things like beer can races.  They have gone to a lot of work to dress all the beer cans up and to find cans with different names on them.  They are quite adamant that each can gets to race at least one race!!

Thursday 5 December 2019

The Ginger Bread House project

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Today was market day so I headed down to see what I could find.  We needed break, sausage and fish so those were the important things.  Out the back gate of the RV park is an old cemetery.   Apparently it was for the fishing families way back when and one of the problems is that the ocean has eroded the edge of it.  Lots of the graves were relocated when the erosion first started but it seems like some of the graves are still here. Maybe there are no ancestors to move them of look after them.

Wednesday 4 December 2019

A Marriage Discussion

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

If you remember back a couple of weeks there was a motorhome fire in the park.  I am glad to report that all seems to be ok after this tragedy however the paperwork and cleanup afterwards sometimes drags out while the insurance companies decide what to do.  This has been the case for Andreas and Deb who flew down here to get everything in order for Debs mom, who was staying in the MH when the fire occurred.  It was nice to have them back in the park because they were one of the first people we met in our Mexican travels.  One of the problems was trying to get someone to clean up the remains.  There was a couple guys in there the other day and they took down the shell and loaded it all up and hauled it away.  This is all that is left now.   Still lots of work to do because there are no tires on it and the wheels are not in great shape.

Tuesday 3 December 2019

Whats Tomorrow's Forcast?

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

The weather just keeps on going forever.  This area is known as one of the most consistent weather spots in the world.  Here's what I mean!  And it just goes on for the foreseeable future.

Monday 2 December 2019

Sunsets

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Well Pequeno Jose was outside last night trying to help out with the Christmas decorating.  I guess maybe he should be a little more careful with where he tries to string them.  Rosie almost fell off and hit the ground.

Sunday 1 December 2019

Introduction to Washer Toss

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

We got introduced to a new RV park game today!!  Washer toss.  It is apparently much the same as corn hole but played with big washers.  They had a sign up sheet at the office and it was full and flowing over so I guess it is a popular activity in the park.  It takes a little skill to figure out how to throw the washer so it slides and falls in the correct hole.  You can tell that some people have played it lots in the past.   They have three lanes set up and you play with a partner at the opposite end.

Saturday 30 November 2019

A Walk to Town

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Kinda spent the day doing nothing.  Changed out my grey water hose to a longer one so I can now dump grey water anytime I want..(in the sewer of course!!  What were you thinking?)  I bet your glad I shared that with you.

It was about 27C but the humidity was high again today, but I wanted some fruit and veggies so I walked into town on the beach.  It is about a mile one way to the Malecon and thats where I get on the Avenida which is the main drag in town.  Want a quick Spanish lesson??  The V in Avenida is pronounced B, the E is Eh, the I is Ee and the A is Ahh. and the D is pronounced like a soft TH.  To the untrained ear th still sounds like a D because of the way their tongue rolls.  Now say it again  Abeneedah.  (How did I do Dave)??  You are now practically fluent in Spanish!!!


Friday 29 November 2019

A Relaxing Massage

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Today was Spanish class and we really enjoyed it again.  I think this will be a real helpful tool in learning the language enough to communicate what our basic needs are.  It will be helpful also in figuring out what people are saying in a variety of situations.   Spanish will be helpful in a lot of situations for us because we have a lot of Mexican immigrant workers around our area back home and they come to our park for picnics etc.  Also knowing Spanish is very useful in South central and South Western USA.  We don't for a minute believe that we will become fluent, however we are going to do the best we can.

Later in the morning I had a massage booked with the local therapist Rebecca.  I have never had a massage in my life so today was gonna be good.  I was impressed.   Rebecca worked on some really sore areas and was very slow and methodical.  Sue asked if she played soothing music and I said when you have the sound of the ocean crashing on the rocks below you, who needs music.  It is a very soothing venue for massages.  Thanks Rebecca!!  If you are in La Penita, look her up.

Thursday 28 November 2019

Thanksgiving Supper

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Well another day has come and gone.  It is the American Thanksgiving today and in honor of our Merican friends we celebrate again!!   Our Canadian Thanksgiving was way back in early October but who is going to turn down two turkey dinners.

It is continuing to be hot and humid here.  The temperatures are what we want but the humidity has been anywhere from 85 to 95 percent.  We are told that the Santa Anna winds are coming but no one knows quite when.   When they do come apparently they whisk the humidity out to sea and it doesn't come back until the next rainy season in the summer.  In the meantime, all we can do is wait here in paradise!!!

Wednesday 27 November 2019

A Brave Thing for a Grampa to Do!!

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Today was back to being hot and humid.   I HAD to look at our 12 volt electrical problem because the power quit altogether and our fridge, although running on 110 volt power requires 12v to light up the front display.  Now I'm not sure if the fridge shuts off if it doesn't have 12 volt or just doesn't light up.  I never thought to check.  Oh well!!   It wasn't hard to figure out the problem once I got into the battery compartment.  Yup a wire corroded right off.  It is funny how something that simple can make you think the whole world is coming to and end when the problem first occurs.  Of course the digital display inside read good because it is hooked to a different battery post, and the actual batteries were in good shape and fully charged, just no power going to the motorhome.  I first envisioned spending big money on batteries and a converter. And of course the problem of getting them down here to Mexico!!  Nope, that stress was not needed.  I dodged a bullet this time.

Tuesday 26 November 2019

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Well we put it out there for all of you to respond to my question...what should we name our elf on the shelf.  We got lots of good responses however one got our attention.  We thought it was a good one because it goes with the Ponderosa theme.  DRUM ROLL...…..  and the winner is..... I'm so excited... oh dear my hand got stuck in the draw drum....  oh here it is....  We have a winner!!   Little Joe or Little Jose!!!  Our friend Angie came up with it and with her permission we are going to change it a wee bit and make it all Spanish....."Pequeno Jose" which is still Little Joe in English and for all my gringo friends it sounds like "pekenio hoseh".  Thanks for all the great ideas everyone.

Monday 25 November 2019

Help us Name our Elf on the Shelf!!

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Can you believe it?  Where has the time gone.  Christmas is creeping up on us real fast.  It is really difficult to get in the Christmas spirit when it is 30C out every day.  This will be our 4th warm Christmas and I think it will be one of the better ones because there will actually be celebrations in the park to be part of.  We will see how it all plays out!

Sunday 24 November 2019

Grey Cup in Mexico

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Another day in Mexico has been successfully put in the history books.  Today we saw a little bit of football history made as well.  Although I am not an avid football fan, I must say that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are my team if there is cheering going on.  Today was Grey Cup Day from Calgary with the Blue Bombers facing the Hamilton Tiger Cats for the cup.  Winnipeg has not won the Grey Cup in 29 years and Hamilton has been 20 years.  Big game for both teams!!   Winnipeg definitely came to win and win they did.  Good for them.

Saturday 23 November 2019

Christmas Pictures and Mexican Accident

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

We decided that today would be a beach day so after lunch we all loaded up and headed down to the beach.  The beach is quite a ways below us so we cheat and take the jeep down so we don't have to climb the hill when we are done.  Beautiful day with a bit of overcast, just perfect for us.

Friday 22 November 2019

Off to the Races

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Had a 9am haircut booked for this morning.  A local hairdresser comes to the park and you have to sign up ahead of time.  Then you just show up when you think it might be your turn.  It seems to work pretty good.  I was a bit early so I got to sit on the deck and enjoy the view.  Where else could you have this view while having a haircut?  She was done lickety split and did not a bad job I think.

Thursday 21 November 2019

Catch up Day

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Nothing much happened today so I will fill you in on some things that happened in the last week.  Oh yes, today was market day in La Penita and the streets are starting to get busier as the vacationers and snowbirds start to arrive in full force.  La Penita is one of the bigger markets in this area.

Wednesday 20 November 2019

Revolution Day Parade

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

We decided to take in the Revolution day parade in downtown La Penita.  We walked with Pat and Harold down town for the 9 am start.  Although today is not a holiday there is great celebration in the town of the day when Mexico basically reverted from an authoritarian type rule, to a Democracy which is still the form of rule today.  Steve and Julie joined us a little later.  Lots of people lined the main street for the parade.

Tuesday 19 November 2019

Attacking the Honey Do list

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

So after yesterdays story about Manana was finished and I had hit the send button, up drove a truck with a couple guys in it.  It was Alonso the AC guy!!  He must have been reading my mind.  Anyway he hops out and starts telling me that he can only do automotive AC but he has a friend who can do the roof AC's.  I ask him how much and he says 500 peso's for the automotive AC and I immediately think that is way too much.  Then I shake my head and realize that is only about $35 CND.  I couldn't get a mechanic to answer the phone for $35 bucks back home.  (Sorry Shane).  So he goes to work and within a minute of me starting the MH and him pumping Freon, we have nice cold air coming from the vents.  Fixed!!!   Gracious Alonso!!  I asked him when his friend might come and he said Manana with a sly smile. Here we go again!!  LOL  So I went and had a nap.

Monday 18 November 2019

A Walk to the Market

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Mexico is for the most part a simple place.  The slow pace tends to run off on us Gringo's too, not that I am a speedy fellow to start out with.  The lack of stress is good for everyone, especially old people like me.  Manana is still the operative word around here.

I tried to give the Wikipedia definition of Manana in a previous post.  It means "an unspecified time in the future".  After experiencing some manana, I think I can give you a better explanation today.   One of the things I need done is a recharge on my 3 AC units and in Mexico, local shops can still do that, unlike back in Canada.  If you read my previous post about this you would remember that I first talked to Antonio at the Park Office about finding me an AC guy a week ago last Friday.  At that time he told me he would contact Alonso the AC guy but probably not until Monday because Alonso didn't work on weekends.  So Monday Antonio tells me that Alonso "should" be here Tuesday around 9.  Tuesday came and went, and Wednesday, and Thursday I went to see Antonio about it.  He tried calling but Alonso didn't answer.  Apparently Alonso was not feeling good so took the day off and because last weekend was Revolution Day holiday, he took Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday off too.  They love to have family time and that is great.  So Antonio said he will call on Tuesday to see when he will be here.  Now, I am in no real hurry to have this done either so manana is ok with me too, but I shared this to let you know how that word works!!!  And there may be more manana before we get this project done!!

Sunday 17 November 2019

A Walk on the Beach

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION? We are here for a while

Another normal day around here.  We play pool volleyball in the morning and I must admit it is refreshing and gets you moving.  It is a move towards a routine, which is something I said I didn't want to get into.  Sometimes a little change is not a bad thing and if it makes a person smile. what the heck!!  We decided to take a little walk after lunch just to see some sites so P & H and I headed downtown.  There are so many things to see that we don't see at home.  Right out our back gate is a wide open area that seems to be an area where people gather to do whatever they might do if you get my drift.  Probably not a good place to be when the sun goes down.

Saturday 16 November 2019

Building Things

WHERE ARE WE?          La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico

NEXT DESTINATION?    We are here for a while

One of the problems we have in our spot in La Penita is the strength of our cell phone signal in the particular spot we are in.  It is good in the morning but by evening it dwindles to the point where streaming is no longer possible.  Now remember that our only source of TV on the road is from the internet.  We do not have satellite TV because we were too cheap to pay for it.   So a few days ago I tried to reposition our cell signal booster from the front to the back of the Ponderosa in an effort to get a better signal.  The frustrating thing is that the cell tower is only about a half mile from us but there is some jungle between us.  We thought that changing the antenna position may catch some signal coming through a hole in the trees.  Nope!!  We have discovered that we get a good enough signal in the night to download the shows we want to watch the next day so we set up to do that now. A bit of a pain but it works.

Friday 15 November 2019

Some Beach time

WHERE ARE WE?          La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico

NEXT DESTINATION?    We are here for a while

We didn't do much of anything today.  Harold and I went down town and bought some fresh fruit to nibble on and I picked up some antibiotics for Charlie who has some joint swelling again.  He has learned how to keep cool and comfortable when it is hot outside.  Sues little fan becomes his personal air conditioner.

Thursday 14 November 2019

A Walk through the Town

WHERE ARE WE?          La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico

NEXT DESTINATION?    We are here for a while

We decided to take a walk downtown La Penita today.  The market was on and we just wanted a change of scenery.  Sue has never been out the back gate of the RV Park which puts you right on a La Penita street.  I know it looks like we are coming out from and underground tunnel but there is actually a hill right behind the gate that you have to descend or climb bases on whether you are coming or going.

Wednesday 13 November 2019

Spiders? Who cares. We see them all the time.

WHERE ARE WE?          La Penita RV Park, La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico
NEXT DESTINATION?    We are here for a while.

It was mentioned that everyone still needs to know where we are every day even though we will not be moving for a while.  I agree, so have put the header up again, if only for future reference.

We were over by the pool area this morning looking at some things that need to be done to prepare for burger nights on Sunday.  I happened to look down by the corner of the pool and there was another tarantula.  It seems there are quite a few around here and no one gets excited about them.  It was great this time because everyone got to see him/her before the boys scooped him up and put him back in the jungle.  Even Sue got to have a good close up look.  Actually they are quite pretty to look at and because they are quite big, (the size of the palm of your hand) you don't really associate it with a spider!!  One of the staff stood by patiently with a broom and a bottle while we all had a look.

Tuesday 12 November 2019

A Little Scare Today but all is ok

P & H decided to get their rig washed today.  Although it looked pretty good already, there was some dust and road grime on it.  It is a good thing to get some wax on them when we are near the salty ocean.  We haven't really noticed those salty mists yet, but I'm sure the salt is hanging in the humid air.   His 8 am appointment turned into an 8:30 start.   At least it is better than my 9 am AC appointment which never happened.  Manana (pronounced Menyana) is a neat Spanish word which means tomorrow or as Wikipedia further defines as "an unspecified time in the future"!!!  My dear mother in law used to call it a "Manitoba minute" because she would ask for something and I would say "in a minute" which could be defined the same was as Manana!!!