January 17 to 24, 2016; Kino Bay and football

JAN 17, SUNDAY; Day off

We did very little today.  Val went for her walk, our neighbour is gone so I backed up the motorhome now that nothing restricts the slide-out, reset everything then read for the rest of the day.  At 4 pm, we all gathered at Louise and Dave for a drink then Val and I went in, had stew for dinner then watched “SONS of ANARCHY” series, season 2!!

JAN 18, MONDAY;

Another quiet day!  Val cleaned the house and I helped shaking out the carpets.  Marcel went with Brian and was gone all day. Audrey, Louise & Dave and us went to MR IGUANA for a beer and lunch.  Ordered Tortilla soup but again it wasn’t to our liking.  We chatted for a while then went to the LEY for groceries, to the bank for mucho pesos, to TONY’s to order 4 Chili Reyenos (Just Love them) and some vegetables then home in time for HH.  We had left over for dinner then watched SoA tapes, season 2.

JAN 19, TUESDAY;

Not much to report/write!  The girls went for their walk and the boys went to EL CHEQUE for hot dogs and a beer.  Read most of the afternoon then Louise decided she had a craving for a dish at ARBORITOS so we went with them.  This restaurant is located just outside our Park on the second floor so it offers a nice view.  Came home and watched the balance of season two of SoA and the beginning of season 3!

JAN 20, WEDNESDAY

Val went for TAI-CHI at the local Gym in town.  The rest of the day is a blur as I am 4 days behind and trying to recollect what happened on this day!???

JAN 21, THURSDAY; Kino Bay

We left at 8:30 am, the six of us in two vehicles and drove north to Hermosillo where I drove through partway into the City Centre then we turned West on Carretta de Bahia de Kino.  We drove for an hour before stopping at a Pemex for gas then onward to Kino.  We arrived about 15 minutes later, drove down the main street on the water, looked at all the new houses that were built since we were last here 8 yrs ago.  Lots of changes and a few RV Park have been abandoned and a new one was built.  We went to the end of the road and came back.  We stopped at a local restaurant, the CASA BLANCA, where we had a very nice lunch and cerveza of course!  The place was immaculate including the bathrooms which is unusual in a small place like this.

We drove to Old Kino and found the Park where Louise & Dave’s friend was staying.  It was very run-down but her friend told us it was cheap, the water was good (drawn from a deep well) and so was the electricity.  The nice thing about that Park was that it is located right on the beach which is a big plus!  We left about a half hour later, drove out of Old Kino back to the main road and to Hermosillo where we stopped at COSTCO!

We bought a few needed items then onward to San Carlos.  We arrived back at 8 pm which is what we had calculated! 

A great day!

JAN 22, FRIDAY; Hot Dog & Music day

After a lazy morning and early afternoon, we set up tables and condiments for the usual Friday Music concert.  One of our neighbours purchased all the hot dogs for the crowd and cooked them including fried onions.  We had about 70 people show up, some brought dish such as salads, dessert, and even chili.  No one went away hungry.  There was little to nothing left over.  The music was great as usual, thanks to Marcel, Brian and John.  It went on until 7 PM and started at 2 PM.  Another great day in TOTONAKA PARK!

JAN 23, SATURDAY;

Val did laundry in the morning.  No walk today!  I cooked an omelet with jalapeno but Val didn’t like it; oh well, I know better for the next time.  After washing the dishes, I read and finished my book on the History of the CIA.  A real eye opener on the affairs of the USA and it sure makes one understand why the USA is always at war and hated throughout the world.  We had HH at Marcel and Audrey.  Elise and Larry were there already then Randy and Shirley joined.  A bit later another neighbour joined us so the HH lasted until 10 pm.  Of course, Marcel had his guitar out to serenade all of us.

JAN 24, SUNDAY; Football

No internet again this morning.  One of the frustrating quirks about Totonaka Park.  The boys watched Denver beat New England then Carolina beat Arizona outside at Dave’s place.  Arizona was just not strong enough for Carolina. Oh well!  It will make for an interesting Super Bowl!  The girls went for a walk and ice cream.  We had a quiet evening at home watching Madam Secretary then “Sons of Anarchy” (SoA).