Just Baja Life....

 And the days roll by - and the heat and humidity are HIGH!!!  We've been in shorts since the day we arrived!!  NEVER has the heat been this early.....

Sometimes when the sun rises it almost looks distorted!

Can you imagine someone parking this huge motorhome right in front of your house?  Completely blocked our view - but luckily they only stayed 2 nights!

Glenn got a dorado!!  SUPER EARLY for them and the yellowtail weren't even around as the water was too warm!

We've been getting in the ocean daily as it's warm enough (cold getting in though) and it's funny to just see your heads bobbing!!  The majority os us wear belts when we get in so we can exercise our arms and legs!

I was so disappointed this year in the sunrises - but still enjoyed looking at the orange!!

And since this is our last year, we need to sell the boat and the ATV - we took lots of pictures and posted it in a couple of different places!

The donkeys made their appearance one day!

I was doing dishes and happened to look out the window and here was this pretty cat sitting on the post!

Fish, Music and Bread

 An interesting title, huh?  Glenn continues to fish whenever he can!  He's SUCH an early riser when he fishes and of course I wake up too so sometimes just end up getting up!  If he doesn't fish, then he will walk with us!

A few clouds on this day which made for a pretty sky!

Friday is bakery day - you can place an order from Mon - Wed and then on Friday go pick it up!  There is a cute horse trailer set up where all the baked goods are!

They're all tagged and on shelves inside - cute as can be!!!  And the baker is amazing!!!! I ordered English muffins which were SO good!!  And also hot dog buns to fit the long Costco hot dogs!!  We had them the other night - best hot dog bun I've ever had!!

After you pick up your order, you can go sit under the tarp where there are chairs and the bakers' husband passes out tequila shots if you are interested!!  You can bring beer if you want too - it's just a social time and a fun thing to do!

Another party to attend!!!  And Glenn was to provide the fish and cook it over at Betts and Jimmys' place - they have a beautiful house that we had not been to before - everybody brought a dish and the best part was Jerry (our next door neighbor here) and Mike brought their guitars and we had kind of an old fashioned sing along!!  So fun to hear them play and sing!

Glenn decided to smoke some fish!!  They're not my favorite but he enjoys it!

The night before Patty left, we went to La Gaviota for shrimp and it didn't disappoint!!  I love this picture of Patty with her mango margarita!

It's a cute place to go and by the time we left it was completely full!

Since our anniversary was the next day, we celebrated with this dinner since Glenn was going fishing on a charter boat!

I took Patty into the bus stop for her trip to Cabo to the airport - it's very reasonable to use the little bus which only holds about 15 people!  Such a fun time with Patty and I'm so glad she could come!

Glenn had a wonderful day fishing and came home with this tuna so he was one happy guy!

Relaxing Baja Days

 Although some days are quite relaxing around here, other days are rather busy it seems!!

I have really been disappointed in the sunrises this year - yes, there have been a few that were very nice but none that have been AMAZING like prior years!!  Oh well..............

One day Patty and I were invited to go over to Spa to swim - the water is always cold when you get in but then it's very nice to swim around and it's so pretty over there!

We sat with Ace and Sally one night for dinner over at Spa - Sally went home a week early but Ace was still around and happened to be over one day late afternoon and Glenn was cooking fish so we invited him to stay!

This picture is at the other end of the beach where we walk and turn to walk up the road - I DO love these palm trees!

Thursday night was Asada (grill) night over at spa so I made reservations EARLY (as it gets booked up fast) for an early meal!

All 3 of us ordered the potatoes and they were delicious as usual!!  We all brought leftovers home!

One of the cool plants that is at the top of the Spa Resort - we decided to walk down through it so Patty could see it and this was on the roadway turning in!!  I have forgotten the name of it now but it's an interesting plant!

Sister Patty Arrives

 A pretty sunrise to announce the arrival of Patty who was arriving that morning!!

Pick up at the airport was quick and easy, just how we like it!!  It was great to see Patty and her flight was good so all was well!!  The place we usually eat lunch at was closed since it was a Monday so we headed back to Los Barriles and went to El Viejo, famous for their tacos!!  We had shrimp ones and they were excellent!!  And jamaica juice - the refreshing purple/red juice made from the dried hibiscus flower!

We had parked behind in the square area so walked along and took a picture with the flowers!

Caught Glenn going out in his boat the next morning with this pretty sunrise!

And he was successful with this nice sierra!

And then it was full moon time (and eclipse time in the middle of the night where I chose NOT to get up!!)

The moon got up in this cloud and completely changed the color of the night!

And later on I always love it when the moon hits the water!

Between Patty and I, we took a LOT of pictures!!

Cows On The Beach!

 I love this picture of the cows just hanging out on the beach!!  They come by about every other day - along with the horses and the donkeys!

Nothing spectactular on the sunrises but they're still pretty to see in the mornings!

Glenn has been helping out people in the neighborhood if they need something done - he worked on Brenda's hot water heater and her side by side and she took us out to dinner!  I had shrimp with mango salsa!  The large thing in the potatoes was kind of a cheese tortilla that had been fried!  Very good!

The maintenance people had been repairing the sewer system on the main road here and on lunch hours this piece of equipment would go down to the beach for the guys' lunch break - imagine my surprise when I saw somebody lying in the bucket when he went by!!!

I still love walking the beach when Glenn fishes!

Glenn went on a charter boat one day with the neighbor and another guy, about 1 1/2 hour away - when he got back he realized he had left his small cooler in the captains' boat - with his glasses inside!!  So a couple days later we made the trek back up there to get it - stopped at El Triunfo on the way back and had a delicious meal!

I ordered tortilla soup - they brought the dry ingredients in a bowl and then poured the hot soup on top from another mug - pretty cool and great to eat!

Settling In To Baja Life

 Gosh, we've been here over a month and I've only blogged once!!!!  Time to rally and post some of these pictures I guess!

When Glenn fishes, I walk the beach - when he doesn't fish, we walk around the loop together through the residentail area and end up on the beach!

Although this doesn't look like a big fish, it is for the species!  It's a trigger fish (one of our favorites) and this is the BIGGEST one he has ever caught!!

Oh those pretty sunrises!!

My favorite place to relax with my coffee - just staring at the ocean and that blue, blue sky!

A large party just up the street a little ways and it was a pig roast!!!  DELICIOUS!

There were probably about 60 people there - knew a lot of them but we always meet a few more!  Here's Jo and Norm standing by me, and Deb and Brenda in the front!  All close friends!

We had unseasonably warm weather the first 3 weeks we were here - and I mean almost HOT!!  Not used to that at all and of course this was the year that I brought 3 pairs of pants as I have been cold in Feb. the last couple of years - figures!!!  So I'm short on shorts to wear but that's OK - nobody cares what you wear around here and we end up wearing the same thing day after day........

Arrival in Spa/Super Bowl

 It's a good feeling to get through LaPaz without getting lost!!  Google maps directed us where we wanted to go and it was a breeze!!  And then the final descent into Spa Buena Vista - HOORAY!

The house was quite clean this year which was a PLUS!!  We unloaded the car quickly and I got to work in the kitchen - it never meets my standards so I wipe out the cabinets before I put my stuff in them!  Glenn contacted the gal to let him and Eric into Del's garage to get the ATV and the boat and ALL the tubs in the boat - she said she would meet them at 4:00 but never showed - Darn!!  She later texted she got caught in traffic and would meet them the next morning!

Hillary and Eric had invited us over for dinner which was perfect because we never have any regular grocery supplies when we arrive - it was fun to catch up with them and enjoy a meal together!

A nice little sunrise to wake up to the next morning!!

Wed. and Thurs. were spent unpacking the things we brought in the car AND unpacking all the stuff that we store in tubs in the boat!  All went well and the ATV ran well, along with the boat when Glenn started the motor!

Thursday late afternoon I sent Glenn over to the Spa restaurant for Happy Hour and to pick up 2 potatoes for dinner - they are my absolute favorite!!  Pricey BUT I get 4 meals out of one!!  So definitely worth it to me!!

Friday was Cabo day - we always make a run down there to Costco and a grocery store and wherever  else is needed!  Eric's had to drive BECAUSE the car started acting up again - which meant the problem was NOT fixed - so Glenn had the car all tore apart in the back and needed a part from Auto Zone down there!!  Eric and Hillary's bank in town had closed and they needed pesos so a couple of extra stops down there!

It was very warm!!  And they don't have a/c in their vehicle!!  The traffic down there is INSANE!!!  SO MUCH construction going on and it's just darn busy!!  Costco was a breeze picking up what we all needed but the lines were 3/4 of the way down the entire store!!  You just can't be in a hurry when you're in Mexico!!  Luckily Auto Zone did have the part and after leaving at 8:00 am we arrived home at 4:30!!  We were all exhausted!!  But of course when you shop in large quantites, you have to rebag everything for the freezer!!  Took me quite a while, along with deboning a chicken!!  But got it all done which was a relief!!

Sunday was the Super Bowl - I could care less about it but Glenn loves it - we usually have 3 couples over since we have great internet at our place AND Robby sets up a VPN code for us to access what we need!!  However, 2 sets of our friends are not here - Larry and Becky, and Del and Linda - not sure if they will get to come or not........  So it was just Eric and Hillary here with us!

Last year Aleah did a fundraiser for softball by buying squares for the Super Bowl - I purchased 2 squares again this year (and loved the spots I was in - #8 and #88) but alas, didn't win anything!

Here's our small gang!!

And a close up of all our delicious food - the mango dacquiris were excellent!!

Eric's were for the Patriots of course since they're from the east coast!!  Unfortunately they didn't fare so well in the game though.....

At 1/2 time, Glenn cooked wings on the grill and we enjoyed them!!  A fun day together!