Not as Many

This year the crowds at Semana Santa seem to be down a bit so the traffic is manageable. Even so, we went for a long walk today to check out the partying and to see what was happening on the only road into San Carlos.

We ended up at one of the few bars that stayed open and had a really great time with the Mexicans and even a few Americans. We really do more than go to the beach! The band was pretty good, but I'm not so sure about their equipment.

The police were manning the turn arounds...usually they are barricaded, but not this year!

Dennis and Fred found a friend...even if she didn't want to talk to them.

We did have fun but were home by 4:30, just to make sure we weren't out and about when the real partying starts! Walking amongst 100,000 to 150,000 partiers doesn't appeal to anyone of us!

More and More

For some reason Gloria and I just can't stop making our candied Jalapeños...we did it again yesterday! This time we bought 14 kilos of peppers, the most ever! I ended up with 24 jars, Gloria kept 12 jars and we gave away 10 large jars.

I think I might need an intervention!

My expression tells how we really felt about this process after two hours of cutting. We still had the processing ahead of us and we were contemplating throwing the darn things in the garbage!

Anyone want jars and jars of candied peppers? They will be in Eatonia on April 12th!

A Little Scare

Garbage collection in San Carlos has always been an issue and this year it is even more so. The city of Guaymas, in all its wisdom, has decided that because Tecalai [our park] is a horizontal condominium we will no longer be receiving city collection. And, yes, we are wondering where our taxes are going!

We are to hire our own private collectors and we are willing to do so if we could find a reliable company....Sonoran garbage collection is not really a refined system.

Enough of my rant and on to today's scare for Fred. We had to drive into Guaymas to pay our trust this morning and decided to take one small bag of garbage to leave in one of the city dumpsters.

Fred was just approaching the dumpster and was throwing the bag into it when a homeless man popped up. He was right in the dumpster collecting food scraps and was startled when Fred approached....no more so than Fred when the guy suddenly appeared! I thoroughly enjoyed the scene from the safety of the car!!

Back Home

We arrived in San Carlos on Friday and haven't had a chance to catch our breath yet. This is one busy little town.

Last night our backyard neighbour picked me up to go to play bingo...she drives a golf cart and wanted to give me a ride. She is so proud of the vehicle and her ability to drive it around Tecalai!

And she should be proud...she is 96 years young and still going strong!!

She is celebrating with other neighbours after her victory in bingo.

Saskatoon residents...do you recognize the gentleman in the picture?

From Coast to Coast

We are settled into Morelia tonight and are enjoying the fact that the busiest part of the drive is over. The drive from Villahermosa to Tula is the toughest by far...lots of trucks carrying oil from Veracruz to various parts of Mexico.

While driving we usually have a system that works for both of us. I do the look out part and Fred does the driving, but today wasn't one of those days. Fred decided that the GPS system was completely out to lunch and went into Morelia on his own. Needless to say, I disagreed and I won't bother you with what transpired between us!! We did make it without incident and we are still talking, so that is good!

Tomorrow we have a short four drive to the town of Tequila. We plan on doing a tour of the Jose Cuervo distillery, which is strange since neither of us like tequila. Maybe we will learn tomorrow.