Maggie's Buddy

We are now the proud "renters" of Kia. Barb is unable to take her home when she flies out on Wednesday with the Air Ambulance from Calgary. The ambulance is coming down to take her husband, Bill, home for treatment at a Canadian hospital.

The hospital in Hermosillo is top notch and people can't get better health care anywhere. It becomes a health insurance issue with long term patients and Bill is more than likely in for a long haul so it is the wise decision to fly home.

Kia and Maggie were pretty close buddies who loved to terrorize Fred and I. I can't count the number of screens we have replaced or the number of dog hairs we have vacuumed up, but it was so much fun watching them together.

With Maggie gone, Kia is much more settled around the house so our screens may be safe for awhile.

Farewell

Our neighbours are leaving for the summer and tonight a few of us went out for dinner. We arrived early and you can see Fred entertaining his many friends!

We are preparing for a doggie invasion tomorrow. A friend from Sundre has developed a serious health problem and is in Hermosillo hospital tonight. His wife is following him tomorrow morning so we are looking after Kia...one of Maggie's best friends. The destroyers of the screen!

Last Day

Well, not quite the last day, but almost all the restaurants are closed on Monday so we had to go for our last meal on Sunday.

We had a busy day starting with a huge fundraiser at La Palapa Beach Restaurant. We watched the Zumba dancers do their thing...and yes, I can do the moves! Just not as graceful and smooth as my morning friends.

From there we travelled the 10 kms to the Soggy Peso to have one last beach get-together with friends from Lo de Marcos. Most are heading home and a stop in San Carlos makes the drive a little easier.

We ended the day with a wonderful and relaxing meal at Blackies. As usual, Jesse was at his best while working on his specialty - flambé.

A Full Day

We drove to see the scenic overlook this morning....the one that National Geographic rates as the "best in the world". Not sure that I believe all the hype, but it is beautiful.

We visited La Manga and tried to get to the old Catch 22 movie site, but were unable to drive through the bushes and trees. We abandoned the effort after 10 minutes.

I dragged Fred and our visitors to a Zumba competition featuring Cuba, Puerto Rico and Mexico. We received free T shirts and couldn't understand why they wanted us to put them on...it took at least 15 minutes to realize we were at a political rally for the PAN Party.

The zumba was to take place after the speeches and news feeds. A political rally in Mexico is not the place for Canadians so we took our T shirts and went out for supper! Lesson learned.

We Have Been Waiting!

We have been waiting patiently for a chance to see the Yaquis performing their ritual dances. Last night while we were out for dinner they came to the restaurant. Patience rewarded!

The Yaquis are native people of the Sonoran desert. They appear in San Carlos and other towns during Lent asking for money to take home to their villages. The dancers wear the traditional deer head costume.

Anne and her margarita!

Proof

Before a visit to the golf course, Fred put Anne and Rick to work. Picking weeds and painting...two of my least favourite pastimes. Thank goodness for my gym time!

Just like when Adelle visited, we seemed to get things done...things that we often neglect for most of the winter.

A Quiet Evening

We only went to JJ's to please Alice...she hinted strongly that it was the place to be.

Even though JJ has moved locations, his place is just as lively as before.  In fact, this evening was not at all quiet.  The band keep the noise level up fairly high. The lead singer was quite the charmer.

The three of us had the shrimp tacos while Anne ventured out of our comfort level and tried the grilled fish tacos!

Anne met the famous JJ....but, "who cares"!

PS:  I forgot to mention that Rick was kicked out of the restaurant by the man himself. Rick ordered a Seven Up and JJ told him to leave.... in jest of course!