No where to be and all day to get there!: Friends and neighbors . . . .

January 16th!!! Where has the time gone?

We had a very nice visit with our friends from Victoria, B.C. - Suzanne and Aris. They came on January 4th and stayed here at Ron's RV Park for 4 nights.

Arriving at PVR - first thing that had to go was the black clothes - shorts, sandals and T-shirts here we come!!

Out for a walk in Lo de Marcos

We took a little tour of the area - and ended up in Guayabitos on the beach. There was a lot of action happening there (still the Christmas rush) . . . .

Bev and Suzanne playing on the beach in Guayabitos

Bev and Arturo

Suzanne and Aris

Aris liked the Margueritas at Tequila Willy's in Guayabitos

Suzanne and the "Sandman"

This fellow was coated in mud and sand, and just stood like a statue on the beach . . . until you put a few pesos in his collection box, and then he moved. He was really very good - what a way to make a living!

The next day we headed about a half an hour north of Lo de Marcos to Chacala to spend some time at the beach there. It's a beautiful little spot - the waves were small, so we were able to have some fun time in the water. As always, we had a bite to eat and a few cervezas.

Notice Aris and the whole fish - he never changes!

Arturo and Aris joined some locals in a game of volleyball - such action!

We took Suzanne and Aris back to Puerto Vallarta on the 8th - with the plan of joining them for a night out in the big city later in the week. Plans changed - I got sick with an annoying cough, and then Arturo did something to his back that laid him up, so unfortunately we didn't make it back to PV . . . oh well, another time. We are both fixed up now, by the way.

Kipper has made new friends, too. Here he is with Barkie, Maya and Muttso waiting for treats. The dogs are having a great time here - what's not to love - long walks every morning, playing in the surf and sand, getting lots of treats from the neighbors . . . it's a dog's life!

The weather has been cooperating for the most part. It usually gets to the high 20s in the day, and cools off to between 13 and 16 at night, which is perfect for sleeping. A few days ago it was pretty foggy in the morning, but that soon burned off and back to the beautiful sunny skies we are used to.

Foggy morning walk

The Mango trees are in bloom - but not at all what I would have expected. The blossoms are small and not very fragrant as far as I can tell.

One pleasant change here in Mexico over the past few years is the addition of garbage pick up and recycling in the small towns. In Lo de Marcos, bins are distributed through out town, and collected at least twice a week, maybe more. A local organization, Amigos de Lo de Marcos, picks up the recycling, sorts it, and sends it to a larger recycling centre in Puerto Vallarta. It has significantly reduced the garbage that used to litter the streets and ditches.