Beer Can Races!!

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

Oscar came for a visit today because he is here at the restaurant with Erika who is his aunt.  Erika works at the restaurant so Oscar has lots of time to hang out with us.  He is always up to something.  He found this scary mask in the Ponderosa and came out and tried to scare me!!

Your Drivers Licence Ma'am?

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

Last night when we were out we stopped in a little bar in town for a night cap.  I forgot to mention it in yesterdays post, however that is not important.  In the bar was a neat sign that sums up a lot of Mexico.  If you need something done you have to keep reminding people.  When we first arrived here in November I wanted to get an AC guy to look at my roof air units and recharge them, not because we were going to use them here, but for future use.  I was told Manana!!  Remember that story?  Well it is now the end of January and Manana has not arrived yet.  I have prodded Andreas along once in a while and he always says the guy will be here right after lunch manana.  So like Bill Engvall would say....."Heres your sign!"

Out on the Town

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

I took a leisurely stroll into La Penita this morning just because I could.  I had no purpose in mind so I just kicked along with my bare feet in the warm sand watching some fishing boats out on the water and looking at the houses along the way.  I came across this guy who was walking where the waves were washing and he would take a step and then wiggle his foot into the sand and then let the wave wash over it.  When the water receded he would reach down and pick a bug like creature out of the sand that was about the size of a ping pong ball and put it in the bag he had.  There were about 50 of these things in the bag.  I asked him what they were and he told me but I didn't understand.  He motioned that they were for eating!!  Later I googled it and it seems they are sand crabs.  Ok now I know.

Sayulita and San Pancho

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

Today we were going to do some touring again.  Sue had talked to Pat about a trip to Sayulita today and we all thought it was a good idea.  Sayulita is a touristy town about half way between La Penita and PV.  It has lots of snowy white skinned gringo's who just got off a plane with a fistful of money and are trying to buy themselves some Mexico!!!  We know it is busy and touristy, but we have to see it.  Part of our adventure is seeing things for ourselves.  Don't get me wrong, Sayulita is beautiful and has a beautiful beach and lots of things and shops to entertain you and take your money.  For instance, I bought a boogie board when we first arrived down in La Penita for 350 pesos ($25 CND) which was probably a little pricy for what I got.  I looked at one today, almost the same and it was 2200 peso's ($150 CND)!!!  To rent one in Sayulita is 100 peso's!!!   When we got there we had to drive for a while to find a parking spot so we could walk around.  The streets are narrow and mostly one way and full of holes but what the heck!!!  Its Mexico!!!

Dancing the night away!!!!

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

We just saw some pictures from home on Facebook and it was a gentle reminder that although we do not miss the cold and snow, there are still some beautiful things about winter.  One of those things is the hoar frost.  This is what it looked like looking from a friends house across the lake to where CJ's is located.  I don't think Ice Cream sales would be too good today

Hawaiian night

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

A nice relaxing day on the deck today.  We didn't do much of anything except visit a little bit.  There were lots of canons shooting off today which we are told is to scare away evil spirits before they bury a loved one that has passed away.   Well the guy today must have been really bad because they shot the canons all afternoon before quitting about supper time.  Poor Charlie spent most of the day either huddled on the couch or on mom out in her chair!!  He gets really anxious when guns, canons, or firecrackers are going off, and Mexico loves to shoot off all three any chance they get.

A Birthday!!

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

Another year older is a fun thing for a kid!!  Our Grandson Silas is just that, another year older!!! 5 years old on January 25th.  What a cute little fun loving smart and handsome, (just like his grampa) boy.  I never said which Grampa cause Papa Gerry and I are both handsome me thinks.   We must be special to have won the hearts of the pretty ladies we did!!!  Anyhow Happy 5th Birthday Silas!!!  Silas belongs to our son Derek and daughter in law Nicole, and is a brother to Emma, Clayton, and Abigail!!  You can see the twinkle in those eyes.

A Pineapple Tour

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

I signed up for a tour of a pina (pineapple) farm complete with pineapple based breakfast. We all gathered at he oficino at 8 am and jumped into a van taxi and headed out to the pineapple farm.

The JEEP Project

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

The RV park has some charities that they are very passionate about.  One of them is JEEP project which is a program run by the Hilltop Refugio.   My version of the history of the Refugio is that a couple of California transplants by the name of George and Loretta, came to La Penita years ago and bought property.  They purchased a couple horses to have, and as they were riding around the area they noticed how many horses were being neglected.  They couldn't turn a blind eye and soon began taking in some of those horses and finding them good homes.  It wasn't long and they expanded to dogs and cats and whatever type of animals that needed help.  They now have a great place at the top of a hill overlooking the country side, where they care for and find homes for these less fortunate animals around the area.  They run spay and neuter clinics at a reasonable cost to help with the dog and cat population in the area.   They do this mainly with their own money, so the RV park has jumped on board to do fundraising for buying the necessities for the animals.

Sightseeing Day!

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

Today we decided to go for a little drive down the road to look at some of the little towns and what they had to offer.  We see the little towns only from the highway and they dont look very big but when you turn down the main street they are actually quite big!!  We visited Monteon which is about 8 miles from here and Lo de Marcos which is about 15 miles, today.  A lot of the towns seem to have the nice overhead decorations for as far as the eye can see.  Very pretty.  Monteon was a very quiet little town.

Mexicans Can Fix Anything

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

Another down day for me today.  This bug that is floating around has hit me hard.  I am good for a few days and then it seems like it attacks me again.  Today I just wanted to sleep.  I had a sore tummy as well.  Oh well we will get over it one day!!!

Some of the park guys came today to cut down the tree that is shading our solar heating loops on top of the water reservoir!!  Well at least I thought they were going to cut it down.  They had ladders and machetes and went right to work....for about 2 minutes,  Then they packed up their stuff and left!! They had cut off about 5 branches total.  I guess it was siesta time!!

They always like a photo op

Shave and a Haircut...two bits!!

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

Today was haircut day for me.  We have a beautiful barbershop setting here in the park and a lady comes in to cut hair.  70 peso's is the going rate and she does a good job.  No I am not going to show you pictures of my haircut!!! lol

A Little About La Penita

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

Sunday was a quiet day here with nothing out of the ordinary happening.  We sat around and visited and then it was washer toss which we did not do this week.  Then Sue and I worked at burger night.  A little bit of music afterwards and home to bed.   Days like this make it tough on a blogger because there is still need for a blog but nothing of interest to put in it.  Maybe it is time to do a little review of where we are and what is here.  I know many are watching our Mexican adventure because you have a little urge to experience it and others are following us because you still think our demise at the hands of the cartel is bound to happen and you don't want to miss an exciting story!!!  LOL.  We stand a better chance of being hit by lightning than that happening I'm afraid.

Karens Birthday

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

Another perfect day in Mexico.  I have totally deleted the weather app from my phone because every day is exactly the same.  27 to 29C with sunny skies.  I am not trying to brag but rather state a fact.  If you are looking for consistently pretty weather, this is the place.  Historical weather shows it has been this way for years.  Today we got the drone out for a few pictures of the park.  Like I said yesterday it is crowded here but so far we have not gone crazy.

The park taken from above the ocean

Pizza Night

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

Not much happened in our lives today.  We just kicked around the park and did some odd jobs that needed to be done.  I got Sues curtain up today and it looks quite nice.  We are going to try to make our deck look nice in the next week or so.

A Day at the Beach

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

A good day at the beach.  Is there ever a bad day at the beach?  I don't think so.  Today was beach baseball day.  People in the park like to have things to do and one of them is this form of baseball.  They have chairs placed for each of the bases and you bat by throwing a little ball into a board across the field.  You get to throw 3 balls or strikes and if you get it in a hole you advance to that base just as if you hit a double or triple in baseball.  There are 9 innings and the winning team of the tournament gets to have bragging rights until the next ball tournament.

Fun in the Sun Tour and Loss of a Friend

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

Carole Thacker who runs the RV Park here arranged to guide a few of us on a tour of some of the sites around here that are not so easy to access.  Brian and JoLynn know a guy close by that rents side by sides by the day for just such a purpose so they lined up 3 side by sides, one for themselves, one for Steve and Julie, and one for Sue and I.    Dale runs a business called Fun in the Sun Rentals and he had them ready for us to pick up at 8 this morning.  He has really reasonable rates for anyone wanting to get out into the back woods and see some of Mexico. You can check him out on the web site https://funinthesunmexico.com or on their Facebook page funinthesunmexico

With One Swoop they were Gone!!

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

Today we have to take Kaitlyn and the kids to PV to fly back to Manitoba.  Two weeks have flown by and our visit has come to an end.  I think Kaitlyn was ready to get back to her family and friends and work routine.  Living in a MH with mom and dad for a couple weeks can get a little old.  We love all of our family and want to spend time with them as often as possible but the older we get, we are set in our ways and I find myself being grumpy when I shouldn't be.  Little ones have so much energy and us old folk don't.   Remember Kids, we still love you to the moon and back!!!  We arrived at the PV airport in lots of time so we didn't have to rush at all.

New Friends and Last Supper

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

Well we got new neighbours today.  Amazing how far people will come from just to hang out in Paradise.  The couple beside us are from Manitoba!!!   From Meadows Manitoba!!  Now I know a couple of my readers will know some people from that area because it is close to Warren Manitoba!!
Well I think these will be ok people because they do hang out with friends of ours back in Manitoba!! Do you know who it is Gord???

George and Henny

Chacala Beach Day

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

Today Sue and I were still a bit under the weather but Kaitlyn was just about back to normal.  The kids never did get sick so that was good.  We both figured we could handle just chilling on the beach so we headed over to Chacala.  They have a lovely beach there that is kid friendly.   We set up on the beach in a spot that wasn't very crowded and just took it easy for the day.

Lunch Downtown

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

This morning Kenia showed us a worm that was over at the restaurant.  It was quite big and seemed to be nasty.  Apparently it can hit you with its hind end and inject something painful into you.  It is sure pretty though.  All of us gringo's are not quite used to having bugs and worms and spiders that may or may not do you bodily harm just hanging around waiting for us to make a wrong move.  Really there are way less dangerous things here than there are in Texas and Arizona.  No poisonous snakes here either.

A Whale of a Day!!

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

Kaitlyn and I both felt better this morning so we decided to go ahead with our planned whale watching expedition.  We were up and fed the kids and got Sue set to babysit by 9:30 and off we went.  Now Sue is still under the weather from yesterday and doesn't feel confident to wander very far away from the bano!!!

We went to the place I visited in Guayabitos the other day and tried to find Salvador.  All of a sudden I heard a guy say... hey I know you from long ago..  It was Ramone the tour sales guy that we booked our tours with back in 2012 when we came here to the all inclusive.  It is amazing the memory some of these people have but that is how they make a living by winning your trust.  Sue and I will certainly book any other tours we do with Ramone!!

Sick Day

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

Well some sort of strange flue like thing swept through the park last night.  It is really weird because there are a whole lot of people sick at almost the same time.  There was another one went through last week so maybe it is not giving up easily.  It is not from the food or water but rather must be airborne so they tell me.  Kaitlyn, Sue and I all met at the bathroom door at about 4:30 am and have been down all day.  This is what I saw all day and night.  Hope your day was better than ours.

Beach Day at the Park

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

I headed down to Rincon de Guayabitos to see if I could find a whale watching tour for Kaitlyn and I on Friday.  I knew from when we used to come to the all inclusive here years ago, that they did them from here.  The best place to start would be the front desk of the hotel.  Guess who was there with a smiling face doing his new job as a bell boy.  Alphonso!!!  He is the guy that used to work for the outfit that washes MH's in the park and he washed ours.  I congratulated him on his new job and he found me a tour guide to fix us up with what we wanted.

Bees in our Breakfast

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

Kaitlyn and the kids and I went over to Cecies for breakfast.  She serves the best breakfast around.  The pancakes are delicious with lots of syrup.  Kaitlyn likes the Canadian which is 2 eggs, hash browns, pancakes and fruit along with a fresh squeezed orange juice.  I go for scrambled eggs and toast.

Yes Grampa's Babysit!!!

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

So one of my morning enjoyments is dreaming up something for the blog.  I like to try to make a story worth reading and try my darndest to make everyone who reads it smile a bit.  I enjoy sitting out on the deck drinking my coffee and listening to the birds and the iguana in the forest right behind us.

Sunday Morning Coming Down

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

Did the title get you humming the Johnny Cash song?

Another day in Paradise with some of our family.  It is so handy to have the pool right beside us because the kids can spend the day floating around.  Because the night time temperatures are dipping into the mid teens Celsius (60ishF), the pool is cooling down a bit.  A group of us along with a couple staff have been trying real hard to maintain the temp by covering the pool earlier at night and by making the solar heater more efficient, but I think for the next couple weeks it will just be a bit cooler.  It goes down to 70 at night and we get it back up to close to 80 in the daytime.  Bottom line is that there is nothing wrong with the pool temperature as it is. We were just spoiled when it was in the 90's all the time!!

Waiting for a Wave!!

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

Well our days have been filled with grandkids, and although we love it, it doesn't make for great blog filler.  We have spent time at the ocean and just hanging out and cuddling so I will keep the pictures to a minimum.  Maybe.  Here are a few for the records.  Gracie waiting for a big boogie board wave while gramps hopes it is not too big!!!!  lol.   A typical dreamer/realist picture if ever I saw one.

Dry out day!!

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

Today was a nice sunny day and a good one to dry out everything after the rain.  The best way was to roll up all the awnings and drag the floor mats out into the sunshine.  I was kidding P & H that they sure had a mess on their side of the patio!!  Really most of it was mine!  We are really enjoying living here in Mexico.  Someone asked the other day where I lived and I replied, La Penita, Mexico.  We love that we can live wherever we want.

Market and Beach day

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

Thursday was a fun day all around.  The sun came out again today and that was a good thing cause we had lots planned.  Thursday is market day in La Penita so we are all going to see what is there.  Our new adopted daughter Kenia and grandson Oscar were going to spend the day with us as well.  We want to get to know them a little better because we only ever see them when they are working here at the park and today was Kenia's day off.  So we all got together and walked to the market.  First order of duty was to get our wee Max a hat to cover his snow white skin.

RAIN!!!

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