Maggie is noticing a change. She lazed around all day and didn't eat at all until about 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mom and Colleen are missing. I think I notice too.
I drove them to the bus depot in Guaymas last night to catch the 11:20 Tufesa Executive bus to Tucson. Of course it was late. It didn't leave until 12:25, but that's not too bad. Could have been worse. But then again - possibly it was worse. I haven't heard the full story yet but apparently the wait at Nogales border crossing was about 4 hours. Could have been worse. But then again - the flight out of Tucson was delayed. But only 35 minutes. The flight out of Denver delayed - but only by about 38 minutes. Arrival in Saskatoon will be a little late - only about 39 minutes late if all goes well. At least the temperature in Saskatoon won't be in the -30's. Only about -28C.
Then again - it's feeling a little nippy here too at 16C.
I got down to work again here today. I scraped and swept the dried leaves and flowers off the roof so they don't plug the downspouts if we happen to get a stray rain shower. Then I routed a coax cable from the Star Choice receiver into the bedroom. And I removed the top of the clothes drier to try and find out why it is making strange sounds. Nothing obvious so I will explore more seriously tomorrow.
Brian and Sharon from Warman (Sask) stopped over around 4:00 for a visit. They are in Totonaka RV Park again this year and wanted to see why we weren't there this year. They say Totonaka is not as full as last year - possibly because Joseph has raised the monthly rates from $475usd to $520. They think they are noticing more tents and small units like VW Westfalias this year. They think perhaps the bigger units are continuing south where cheaper rates can be found.
Other costs have increased this year. The local bus to Guaymas is up from 9 pesos to 12 pesos. The golf deal (green fees, cart, burger and a draft beer) is up from $39 to $45.
But the fresh jumbo shrimp from the local supplier Abel is still a great bargain at 150 pesos for 1 kg. ($6.45Cdn per pound).
1 comment:
Poor Maggie, she should be happy she gets to walk along the beach and play in the water instead of going outside in -36C temps like Abbey.
I read that the Nogales crossing had as much as a 6 hour wait yesterday so perhaps they were fortunate that they crossed in the early AM.
Sounds like you have a TO DO List to keep you busy, enjoy the warm weather and think about us as you are sweating away!!
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