Yeah, we are still here…more than a month now. We’ve grown pretty attached to this city. The beach is the best, the weather perfect, the city has everything you need and as always the Mexicans are very friendly and happy.
Pestel is made from one solid wood block.
This is the finca's mini hydroelectric plant: an automobile alternater hooked to a water wheel run by gravity-fed water.
Thursday we travelled with our friend Tami about an hour and a half north to the coffee plantation Finca (farm) de Nieves(snow). Gustavo was our guide on this beautiful 800 acre farm named for the white flowers that bloom on the coffee plants in spring. For my friends who think pushing a pencil is tough work, the plants are grown on steep hillsides which make for some tough picking by the Mexican workers. It was difficult just walking up the hillsides.
Finca farm is self-sufficient with it's own water source.
Wild horses showed up on finca during our hike.
As for the rest of the week Pat spent time at a local clinic, took spanish classes and played tennis. I just lazed out at the beach with the boogie board, played a little tennis and watched the market.
We have also been watching more DVDs than we ever did in the states. The city has many vendors that sell first run videos that are obviously pirated for 25 pesos(about $2). This week I wanted to see the new James Bond flick. I walked into the store and asked for a James Bond movie. At first the senora was bewildered then she lit up and said "Ah, cero cero siete". We watch them on our laptop out on the balcony under the stars. You gotta love Mexico.
Interesting insects: Golden ant and a nest of what we call "Grand Daddy Long-legs".....looks like a horses' tail.
Yes, 10s of thousands of spiders!
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