Some Interesting Notes

We had a light rain here last week and you would have thought there was an ice storm. People didn’t show up for work and there was hardly anyone out driving. The people you did see were in ski parkas and woolies because the temperature fell to around 50 degrees F. We were spotted instantly as Norte Americanos and not Paceños (locals) because of the T-shirts, shorts, and flip-flops in this frigid weather.

There is absolutely no need to waste money fixing potholes because all the locals know where they are and swerve to avoid them. We just follow a local citizen and zig when they zig and zag when they do. It’s quite a lot of fun actually. And if you need to park but can’t find a spot? No problemo; just double park and flip on your flashers, whether it be for a few minutes or a few hours. You’d think this was New York City!

We’ve always wondered why dogs in Mexico are always sleeping during the day. Well, we now have the answer. They bark all friggin’ night. When the sun comes up, they shut up and sleep. Barb is giving biscuits to the dogs next door. As soon as she has them under her spell, we’ll be slipping them a Benadryl at dark.

Next week we begin our Spanish classes, although we have already learned quite a few words from the people we’ve come in contact with; they are always eager to help us, even though we virtually slaughter many of the words and phrases we put out there. It’s undoubtedly a good chuckle for them, but they seem to appreciate the effort we make (along with a lot of hand gestures, sound effects, and smiles). Bill has gotten a bit paranoid about the double-r sound (remember “Ruffles have ridges”) of many Spanish words. Barb has caught him trilling away when he thinks he’s alone, trying to get it just right! (He’s always been an over-achiever.)

We also got word that our first visitors will be arriving the second week of March and we are eagerly awaiting their arrival…not to mention the suitcase load of contraband we will be asking them to bring down! Just kidding, Mike & Lisa. We promise to keep the wish list to a minimum; your smiling faces will be the best import we could hope for! We just hope the whales will cooperate and put on a good show for you when we go out fishing. Once we get the "ratings" back we will open up the reservation line. So start thinking about heading south...way south!

Time to go see about shutting up those dogs again. Ay,carumba!! Buenos noches.