Bye to Friends and Cemetery Celebration

WHERE ARE WE? La Penita, Nayarit, Mexico

We headed to PV this morning to take Wanda and Irwin to the airport.  My how time has flown this year and we never did half of what we said we would do with them.  It hasn't helped that Sue was away for about 6 weeks of their stay.  We all went out for breakfast in Bucerius and then off to the airport.  Irwin was torn on whether he should wear shorts or long pants because it is cold up north.  He came up with a compromise and this was it.

I noted while eating breakfast that the price of gas has not increased unlike Canada.  It is still expensive however.

hard to read but 24.39/liter ($1.88 Cnd)

We had an uneventful trip and were home about noon.  On our way we saw a bunch of cowboys riding in the ditch on their way to Lo de Marcos from El Monteon.  Not sure the deal but there were 50 or more of them.

I got a shot of the temp on the car dash and it indicated HOT!!!  Pool time when we get home.

Ed got a new toy that he got to try out in the pool today.  It is a motorized chair and he can buzz around the pool with it.  Forward or backward or do circles.  Looks like great fun.  He wants to try it in the ocean one day when it is calm.

About 4 pm we headed down to the old cemetery down the road from us.  They are doing a special recognition of the work that owners of the big condos being built around here have chipped in to do.  They have cleaned the grounds, fixed lots of the burial boxes, built a lovely wall surrounding it.  It used to be overgrown and really spooky.  It is actually quite nice now.  

some of the graves are being washed out to sea

They had a great crowd.

There was lots of waiting around because Mexicans are never on time.

First thing was the unveiling of the first of 9 murals that are being painted on the walls depicting the culture of the people buried here.  Very nice.

Then they had some traditional dancing and a Mariachi band performing.  All very traditional Mexican.  They love to dress pretty and they love their music and dance and it shows on their faces.

Our favourite people

beautiful hat

 

We got to watch the sunset from the grave yard tonight.  

Sunset in a crypt

About that time they announced that there would be a parade lead by the Mariachi band and the dancers and lo and behold they marched right down almost to RRV!!  We just followed along and then when we got close to home, we bailed!!

                                            

We got home in time to watch the sunset afterglow with everyone.  That was our day. Good Nite!!