It's been a couple of busy and wild days

Saturday morning 1-16-10
It is Saturday morning and Judy and I are sitting here checking our e-mail, reading the newspaper, listening to NPR streaming into our computer, and of course just saw an old guy from a motorhome across the road walking around in just a Speedo. Some things are just wrong, even in Mexico. Let’s move on from the Speedo sightings, especially the one on the beach the other day that we had to guess if he had one on!
I know I’m a little behind on posting right now. This has been a busy week for us getting set up and working on wedding plans.
Our wireless internet card is working great and allows us to access the internet, use Skype to call out and receive calls, and currently to stream in radio. Judy is working with her Kindle and figured out this morning how to access Facebook and send e-mail. The Voses must be some sort of techno wizards, or maybe not.
Thursday our friends Robin and Sanford came over from Ixtapa for the day. They got here about 9 AM for the day. We were getting ready to head to the Mercado for dinner makin’s so we asked if they wanted to go. They have been here 6 times and had never been to the Mercado or ridden the bus. They are now able to check that off in their dance book. We introduced them to Bernardo the cheese guy, and Poncho and Rosa, our fishmongers. Rosa is a master with the filet knife. Picked up some dorado and prawns for dinner later, some veggies and some bolios. Bolios are fresh rolls like a hoagie roll. They are still warm when you pick them up. Then it was on to Bananas restaurant for a late breakfast, and on to the secret bakery for their first introduction to the chocolate cake with the flan topping. We spent most of the day here around the pool, a short walk on the beach for sunset then a wonderful dinner of dorado, shrimp, and fresh tuna salad on a half avocado.
Yesterday we did a few things here at the house while we waited for Mida, our maid to show up. We went to the beach for a few hours while she was here and visited with our friends Dan and Jeanne. We caught the bus to town about 5:30 for dinner at Don Memos. Nice fish fillet for 70 pesos (about $5). Next was a little window shopping on our way to a haircut from my favorite barber Rigo, (el barbero). I had to wait about 20 minutes for my turn. This was 8 PM and there were 4 more people waiting after me. Haircut, including razor trim around my beard for about 70 pesos.
When we were sitting at dinner we noticed some waiters coming outside looking at the sky and pointing. It was very dark and looking like some sort of storm brewing. A lot of the restaurants are outdoors, so they had a concerned look on their faces. After my haircut we headed for a cab about 9 PM. On the way we felt a few rain drops, and by the time the cab headed for the house it was starting to rain, then harder. By the time we got to our front gate it was pouring down big drops. This was a good old fashioned thunder shower, which we have never experienced here in all our years of coming down here. It was very unusual for this time of year. Then the lights started to flicker and out they went right as we got to the house. The storm lasted about 15 minutes with big wind to finish it up which even brought a roof tile down on the pool deck and into the pool. Just before the rain ended Alfredo showed up on his scooter. He normally comes a little later at night but I think he figured he needed to be here. I carry a good flash light with us now, and shined the light down by the gate as he was bringing his scooter in. He had a large black plastic garbage bag with head and arm holes cut into it for a rain coat. Pretty soon he showed up with some lit candles for us. It was wild to say the least. I am hearing about some trees that came down from the wind. The whole thing lasted about 30 minutes, and then the stars were out again. The power finally came on about 11 PM. We were in bed asleep. The only problem with no power is no air conditioning in the bedroom (and no power for Judy’s cpap machine). It was a little toasty until we had the power. Downtown had power and didn’t stop the live music coming across the bay loud and clear. A little storm ain’t going to stop that on a Friday night.
This morning the air is clean the sky is clear with a wisp of clouds and it is about 75 degrees. All is good again.
Warren