Day of Firsts

This morning I tried my hand at golfing with the ladies league. We had a lot of fun on a course that isn't in the best of shape. San Carlos had 25 inches of rain [some say 40] in 30 hours back in September and since then every weed known to this area has germinated. The golf course is no exception - the roughs are unplayable and the arroyos [ditches] are deep and rocky. Then again, golfers are not to be playing in the rough!

This afternoon we ventured across the street to the Fiesta Real Hotel to listen to two local musicians entertain the crowd. There are many of these concerts on the beach sponsored by the "Sonora is Safe" committee. They are trying to encourage people to come to the San Carlos area and not to believe the media stories on H1N1 and the Mexican drug wars. I'm not sure they are succeeding as SC is very quiet with numerous houses for sale and some businesses closing their doors. It remains to be seen how quiet this town will be after Christmas when most of the Snowbirds come down.

While we were sitting outside, the dolphins started their swim back to their night habitat. My camera could not pick them up clearly, but I think you can get the idea from the one picture that shows them close to the shore.

As if we don't have enough to do, today we bought a four month membership to the Athletic Club. Now we must find time in our day to work out and get our old bodies in shape. The strong Canadian dollar and local incentives to keep people here have made memberships like this very easy on the budget. There is a 5km run (fund-raiser) in January that we have our eye on, so we better get at it.