Belated Happy New Year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It rained here off and on all day New Year's eve and into the night. But didn’t seem to stop the celebrations. Sounded like a war zone at midnight. Lots and lots of fireworks and just plain BOOMS.

Yesterday morning, New Year's Day it was beautiful out. Blue, blue sky with some puffy white clouds. No wind.

Spent about an hour sitting outside watching and listening to the birds.

The hawk came by again today, even picked up a piece of bread to take with him.

Bill cleaning the dew off of Willie. Now he wants to get an awning for over the car. 

But back to the last couple of days. I mentioned we had to take Willie downtown to the auto shop to have the clear coats put on him. It took a couple of hours so Bill and I walked over to a restaurant for dinner. I was wearing my very old black sandals – the same ones I was wearing when I tripped going into Denny’s a few months back. I should have thrown them out then – when I raise my foot to go up a curb the sandal flapped down just enough to catch the curb. You see what is coming here. On the way back to the car I did it again. Such a graceful thing to do. Again scared Bill have to death. One second I’m there the next I’m sprawled all over the sidewalk. Got both knees again, both hands and this time managed to let my face connect with the cement. Luckily it just barely touched, all I had to do was brush the dirt off it. Have a very tiny bruise that isn’t noticeable except to me. So now I have one knee that looks like hamburger and one knee the size of a grapefruit. And an aching body. The shoes are in the trash. First thing I did when we got home. Again I got lucky, no broken anything except pride. Hardly any bruising, just swelling. And once I get moving in the morning no limp or anything. Now whenever we get near a curb Bill grabs hold of me like I’m a doddering old lady. Hum…?

Yesterday, New Year’s Eve we went out to breakfast across the street. Ended up sitting in the bar area to eat as we were later than usual and the palapa was full. 

New Year's Day in paradise

After breakfast we went to the grocery store. Then mostly stayed home till later when we took a drive to see the sunset. 

The new lights at the look out point. Kind of neat looking. 

 Young girls enjoying the evening. 

 The houses on the hill looked like they were made of gold with the setting sun shining on them. 

 Getting ready to set. 

Down she goes. The clouds were beginning to turn pink. 

 The new lights were actually working already. Looking at them going down the hill towards the harbor. 

 After the sun set we went to the Plazuela Machado for dinner. After all it was our anniversary - 52 years. Ate at Casa Canobbio. Bill had lasagna and I had a delicious fish. 

The plaza was packed, very few gringos, mostly Mexican families. We left soon after the music started as my leg was starting to tighten up.