We got up about 7 am on Tuesday and had a coffee and lounged around. Did a little unpacking of our purchases and then went for a long walk. We walked up to the foot bridge over to Guayabitos and down to the beach. We walked along the beach and stopped at La Hiucholitos for breakfast. I had huevos y chorizo (eggs and chorizo) and Jan had heuvos y tocino (eggs and bacon) - I had a beer - when in Mexico ... we walked back through the residential area of Guayabitos, over the foot bridge and back to our place. We hopped right into the pool. A little more unpacking and organizing, a cerveza, a rum and coke and it is early afternoon. I built our new baby Weber BBQ and we had BBQ chorizo and salad for dinner. Early night.
On Wednesday, I went for a long run along Guayabitos beach to the far end - probably too long as the run/walk took me about 90 minutes in the heat. First run here and didn't take a drink or money to buy a drink. My new water shoes worked great though and walked through the ocean frequently to cool down. Ubaldo's son Ernesto came over to help hang some hooks for us. We relaxed and sat in the sun and the shade most of the day - with a few dips in the pool. We went for dinner at Hamburguesas Villarreal (Ernesto's wife's place). We had a shrimp burger and a shrimp burrito with a coke and a Pacifico (which Ernesto went to the corner store to buy) - excellent and cost: about $10 all in. Quiet evening until ...
We had our first major thunder storm of the season on Wednesday night - nothing like the "boom" and lightning over the ocean of a tropical thunder storm. It rained hard. The power went out and we didn't sleep much because we didn't have the fans going (no power). We moved to the living room and slept on the couch because it was cooler with the patio doors open.
On Thursday, we woke up late (about 9:30) because we did not get much sleep in the night. Power was back on in our building but not in the other building or the building with the water pumps - no water. Oh well ...
We had a coffee and then headed out to the tiangus (the local farmer's market). It was smaller than when we are here in the winter and not much in the way of crafts or tourist things. We did have a tres leche (3 milk) cake - my favourite and a zanahorias cake (carrot). We then went for breakfast at Irma's (yup after dessert). We shared a shrimp omelet and a flan (yup another dessert) - both were delicious. We walked back through the tiangus and picked up a few kitchen items like a lime juicer, cutting board and scouring pads. The rest of the day was spent by and in the pool. WE had 5 large iguanas come visit us as well as Esther the cat. Ubaldo is a great source of information and spanish.
We had spaghetti and salad for dinner in the palapa and played yahtzee. The forecast is for more thunderstorms but it appears they keep getting pushed back a few days. We could get used to this life ... Early night again.
Maybe some pictures tomorrow ...
Thursday, 16 June 2016
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
La Penita - June 11-13, 2016
We arrived into Puerto Vallarta at 4 pm on Saturday with 4 large suitcases, 2 carry ons, a laptop bag and a huge purse - it's like we are moving here! Oh wait, we are! We are buying a condo here in beautiful La Penita. We had to come down to sign the papers to close the deal.
We arranged a ride with Sarah who picked us (and all of our luggage) up at the airport. We stopped at the vet to pick up her dog who got into an altercation with another dog (she helps and fosters many dogs from JEEP Rescue here in La Penita). We then stopped at Mega to pick up some groceries. Sarah was a wealth of information on our 1 hour ride to La Penita.
We arrived at our condo - Paraiso del Mar (Paradise of the Sea) to be greeted by Jeanie, our real estate agent. She let us in and we got settled a bit and then walked downtown to eat at Irma's - chile relleno, garlic shrimp, a beer and a coke (all for $15). We walked back in the dark and then dropped into bed. Unpacking can with until mañana (tomorrow). There are 19 units in our condo complex but we are the only ones here at this time of year. I will post some pictures in a later post.
We were up early on Sunday, had some coffee and toast and then unpacked. The condo came fully furnished with some great artwork. We made a list of some of things we still need here. We headed downtown to buy a few things including a fan - a fan is a must at this time of year. During the winter, there are great breezes with the windows open that air conditioning is not needed. This time of year, air conditioning would be nice, but fans work just as well. Very hot and humid. Had some lunch downtown. We relaxed for the rest of the afternoon and evening - went into the pool a couple of times. Watched Sons of Anarchy - we started watching while in Europe 3 years ago and have one season left.
We were up early on Monday. Jeanie picked us up at 7 am to go into Puerto Vallarta to get an RFS (whatever that is) which we need to buy property in Mexico. Puerto Vallarta is in a different time zone - one hour later. We arrived to find out that it was a 1-2 hour wait (typical in Mexico) but they put our name on a list and we were able to leave and go to Costco. We bought ALOT of stuff at Costco almost filling up Jeanie's SUV. Back to the SAT office where the process was relatively smooth (but I suspect would not have been without Jeanie). We then stopped at Sam's Club (bought some stuff), Walmart (bought some stuff), El Tio Sam's (bought a BBQ), Home Depot (bought some stuff) and back to El Tio Sam's (for a BBQ hose which we could not get at Home Depot) - and we fit it all into the SUV - Jan rode all the way home buried under stuff. We stopped for lunch in Puerto Vallarta and then home. We stopped in Bucerias at Telmex to get internet hooked up, but it was closed. On our arrival home, we unpacked the SUV and then walked downtown for dinner - we had tacos, enchiladas and tostadas (they were average) but all of that cost us $5. Tried to watch Sons of Anarchy but fell asleep. Hasta luego (see you soon) ...
We arranged a ride with Sarah who picked us (and all of our luggage) up at the airport. We stopped at the vet to pick up her dog who got into an altercation with another dog (she helps and fosters many dogs from JEEP Rescue here in La Penita). We then stopped at Mega to pick up some groceries. Sarah was a wealth of information on our 1 hour ride to La Penita.
We arrived at our condo - Paraiso del Mar (Paradise of the Sea) to be greeted by Jeanie, our real estate agent. She let us in and we got settled a bit and then walked downtown to eat at Irma's - chile relleno, garlic shrimp, a beer and a coke (all for $15). We walked back in the dark and then dropped into bed. Unpacking can with until mañana (tomorrow). There are 19 units in our condo complex but we are the only ones here at this time of year. I will post some pictures in a later post.
We were up early on Sunday, had some coffee and toast and then unpacked. The condo came fully furnished with some great artwork. We made a list of some of things we still need here. We headed downtown to buy a few things including a fan - a fan is a must at this time of year. During the winter, there are great breezes with the windows open that air conditioning is not needed. This time of year, air conditioning would be nice, but fans work just as well. Very hot and humid. Had some lunch downtown. We relaxed for the rest of the afternoon and evening - went into the pool a couple of times. Watched Sons of Anarchy - we started watching while in Europe 3 years ago and have one season left.
We were up early on Monday. Jeanie picked us up at 7 am to go into Puerto Vallarta to get an RFS (whatever that is) which we need to buy property in Mexico. Puerto Vallarta is in a different time zone - one hour later. We arrived to find out that it was a 1-2 hour wait (typical in Mexico) but they put our name on a list and we were able to leave and go to Costco. We bought ALOT of stuff at Costco almost filling up Jeanie's SUV. Back to the SAT office where the process was relatively smooth (but I suspect would not have been without Jeanie). We then stopped at Sam's Club (bought some stuff), Walmart (bought some stuff), El Tio Sam's (bought a BBQ), Home Depot (bought some stuff) and back to El Tio Sam's (for a BBQ hose which we could not get at Home Depot) - and we fit it all into the SUV - Jan rode all the way home buried under stuff. We stopped for lunch in Puerto Vallarta and then home. We stopped in Bucerias at Telmex to get internet hooked up, but it was closed. On our arrival home, we unpacked the SUV and then walked downtown for dinner - we had tacos, enchiladas and tostadas (they were average) but all of that cost us $5. Tried to watch Sons of Anarchy but fell asleep. Hasta luego (see you soon) ...
Thursday, 2 June 2016
Grand Rapids, Michigan - May13-18, 2016
We met with some of the most amazing retail minds in Grand Rapids for 5 days! Enough said.
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