Raining in Paradise
01 February 2015 | Punta Perula, Mexico
Ellen
Photo: Me in line at the fruit and vegetable truck that comes here twice a week. We also have a weekly beer truck too!
It was (is) a dark and stormy night… Yes we are sitting here in the van and it's pouring outside with some lightning and thunder as well. We were up in the lounge area watching the Superbowl (well I was just there hanging out not watching cause football is not my thing) when the rain started and then the signal for the satellite tv got lost. So the big party is kinda slowly starting to deteriorate. Oh well not all things are the way you want them I guess.
So yes we are still here in Punta Perula Chamela Bay. It's been a busy week with lots going on besides all the regular stuff like yoga and whatnot. Ian went with a group of people to a river where they launched Kayaks and kayaked the 15 kilometres to the ocean. Ian was in one of the trucks dropping off and picking up people but he was happy to be on the river seeing lots of birds and things. The next day, I went with a group to a village near Tenacatita Beach and we spent the morning at the local baker's house getting a demonstration on making Boillos stuffed with cream cheese and halpeno peppers. They also made a big pot of Pozole Soup for us. After a wonderful lunch with lovely hosts, we bid our farewells and headed to Tenacatita Beach for some snorkelling and swimming. On our way back to camp, we stopped in at Agua Caliente which is a river and along the banks there are hot springs coming out. It was a great day and I especially enjoyed seeing how a Mexican family lives and works in their small village.
The next day Ian and I set out for a day in Barra de Navidad where our friends Connie and Ed are in the marina and had invited us to come spend the day at the pool with them. We arrived early and had a great day swimming and hanging around the pool visiting. Lots of other cruisers there as well. At 5 there was a cruiser pot luck so we attended that and got to see lots of our friends that we have made over the past 4 years. Lots of fun. We spent the night in the van in the marina parking lot so that the next day we could continue our visits. Saw Anne and Dick from Full & Bye, Ian and Diane from Salish Sea, Jake and Sharon from Jake and lots of others too.
So as you can see we are not bored at all! In fact some days there is too much to do. We are down to our last week being on the beach as we plan to head inland on the 10 of this month. Really looking forward to seeing some of the sights we have heard about over the years but have not been able to get too.