March 18 to 25, 2006, San Carlos

MAR. 18, Wednesday, cleaning day

Finally got my bike back and NOT fix. I took it to a tire shop and they fixed it for 30 pesos in about 10 minutes.
Val cleaned house the house then we went for a hot dog at EL CHEQUE. Craig, Cathy and Bill, Tammy showed up so they sat with us.
In the afternoon, we met them all at SOGGY PESOS on San Francisco Beach. We had a couple beers, enjoyed the sun and had a nice chat then it was time to say GOODBYES to Craig and Cathy as they are leaving for the States tomorrow.
We came home to find Joyce and Bill, Dennis and Marilyn sitting out for happy hour so we joined them. In the evening we had a pleasant surprise as Audrey and Marcel finally downloaded SKYPE and called us. We chatted a lengthy time then said bye and it was time for bed.


MAR. 19, Thursday, shopping day


Oh OH! I think Marcel found a new toy as he called me at 7:30 this morning just to chat.
We went to Guaymas to shop for a Mexican broom and some groceries. We also took a drive to the Port to check it out and see all the work they are doing there then we went for lunch. Afterwards, we drove to MIRAMAR and visited with Colleen and Mac. They are staying at an RV Park situated on the grounds of a big hotel. They have access to their pool and patio which has a very nice view of San Carlos and the sea of Cortez.
Came home around 3 p.m., put the groceries away and I dumped all the sewer tanks.
Joyce had us over for dinner. She cooked New Mexico BURRITOS and they were DELICIOUS.


MAR. 20, Friday, rig wash day

Or so I thought! AS it turns out, Joe had changed our wash day to Saturday without informing us. I got up early to move everything away from the rig and so when I found out, I was really put-out and told him so. He was very apologetic and reimbursed me half my money for the wash which made me feel a bit better. I put everything back until tomorrow. Val went for her TAI CHI classes
Dennis and Marilyn brought Garry and Virginia over for a visit and we had a nice chat. They are here until mid April so will get a chance to visit them again. Later in the afternoon, we all went to Garry’s place in LOMAR del MAR and it was a very nice little place it was. They have a great view of the sea once you go on the top patio. We had a very nice happy hour then came home


MAR. 21, Saturday, SPRING has SPRUNG

First day of spring. I had a lousy sleep as THE GENERAL was really loud tonight and woke me up a couple times. Then this morning, this jerk started his rig really early and had no muffler or at least sounded like it and decided to rev it up.
We went to the Marina and picked up a card for Hayley’s birthday (my grand-daughter) and bought coffee at EVIE. We also stopped at ROSITA MARKET for a few things and at TONY’s for veggies and fruits.
Happy hour at Joyce and Bill.
Oh, and the rig wasn’t washed as we had no water pressure all day.


MAR. 22, Sunday, Routine stuff

I washed the awning this morning as we have lots of pressure of course. Val went for a walk with Linda form the LOT the Val, Marilyn and Joyce spent an hour teaching each other how to crochet.
A few rigs came in today heading north.


MAR. 23, Monday, Rig is washed

Got the rig washed this morning but not without an incident when this guy came over and began giving VICTOR a hard time because he thought he was supposed to be first. I told him to take his beef to the office.
Val did the laundry ten we went for hot dogs at EL CHEQUE.
It was very windy this afternoon and even had a couple of twisters


MAR. 24, Tuesday, More routine

HAYLEY’s Birthday! Happy Day kiddo! Val went for TAI-CHI and then we went cycling around town then stopped for a hamburger. From there we went to the LOT for a visit.
Came home and had a long happy hour with Marilyn and Dennis as they are leaving tomorrow. The park is full again with people heading north from the south.
Again it was windy today and stopped around 5:30; a pattern for the last 3 days


MAR. 25, Wednesday, San Carlos

It was a noisy morning with everyone rushing out of the park, hooking, cursing and yelling…Good grief!! I’ve never seen it like that.
We went for a drive to Playa Cruz the other side of EMPALME and we walked the beach. We were the only one there. We drove back home and went looking for a pair of sunglasses for me as mine are all scratched.
We went to CHARLY’s ROCK with Joyce and Bill. They’ve decided to leave next Monday. Windy again today!