First Monday in 2022

Have been pretty much staying home last few days. We did go out to early dinner on New Years Day, our anniversary. Sat outside in palapa just watching surf and all the people on the beach.

I sure do want to do this. They were really busy and the rides were a lot shorter than they usually are. I'm surprised they were even up as the wind was pretty strong. 

So we've been away from home for 80 days today - about another 80 before we get back home. Depending on what we do or where we might stop on the way home. 

It has been getting pretty cool here at night - stupid thieves who took our electric blanket. So far we haven't been able to find one here. Though we are going to go to Sears and maybe Liverpool, an expensive department store, to see if they carry any. Bill was checking on Amazon and boy have the prices gone up since we bought our last one. No dual control under US$ 100 - and most higher than that. Then add in shipping and customs charges it would be in the two hundred dollar range to get it shipped. Hate to run the furnace at night.

Been checking on the news from home. There was another fire in The Wetlands  Burned 9 acres but the fire department got there quick. And also a home in our community burned down. No one hurt, thank goodness. It is/was clear on the other side from our home. And the HOA raised the fee another $49 again this year. Read the minutes from the community committee and they are thinking about getting security cameras at the main gate! and maybe a gate or chain for the RV parking lots. Gee that would be nice. But of course it is up to the company that owns the property...and they are cheap.

Also read that homicides in Vegas are up 61% over 2020. 139 last year. Already been 3 this year! Most of them on the other side of town from where we live. What is the matter with people now days. 

And the covid rates there are way up again. But the deaths are down. Listening to news about counting Covid cases. One example of a person being counted as Covid was a kid who broke his leg and was in the hospital to get it fixed, but because they tested him and he was positive he is counted as a hospitalized Covid case. Even though he had no symptoms and that isn't why he was there. 

It started out dark and gloomy here yesterday, guess that was affecting my mood. Need to get out of RV and do something. 

Well the sun came out and we went to market (I forgot to bring the bags AND the list.) Glad we had extra bags in car and I even remembered everything on the list. Amazing. Going to make banana bread later today. Hopefully I have all ingredients. The recipe is one of the best I've tasted. 

Just as it was getting dark Bill brought out his "flying saucer" drone. Looks great in the air. See why I call it a UFO. Up about 200 feet. 

Just as I snapped the picture he started to bring it down. 

Up about 30 feet. As good a picture as I could get. The props are spinning.

And I did make the banana bread. Waited until it started to really cool off last night as it takes one and a half hours in the oven. It is very good and I had all the ingredients.

A lot of the tourist have gone home now so there was very little traffic when we went into town to the market and then to drop of the laundry. 

Another visit to La Martina

Between Christmas and New Years we went out to La Martina for breakfast again. We go early and there is not as much traffic going out of town as there is in town. Clear weather, nice drive out there. This is the newly repaved part of the road going to La Noria.

Parked - I never noticed this before. The pot with plant in the middle of the wheel. Kind of like it. Seems like there is something new to look at every time we go there. 

The flowers on this tree are amazing. Looked it up - finally found it - It is an African Tulip Tree. 

Flowers not  quite opened yet. The pods are weird. 

The orange really stands out amongst the deep green leaves. 

Some of the beautiful bougainvillea.

View from our table. We got there at 9:00 and were the first people there. By 9:30 almost all the outdoor tables were full. 

There has been a new addition to the restaurant. 

Sitting in the tree right next to us. 

The owner, Maria, introducing the parrot to us. She is young and we were warned she bites. 

Sitting on a chair at our table eating a chip that Bill gave her. (I was glad when Maria picked her up and took her away.)

Giving me the evil eye. 

Tried a new drink instead of Café de Olla. This is cold - coffee, caramel, chocolate and whipped cream. Delicious. Calories, calories and more calories. 

Bill talking to Esmeralda, one of the waitresses. She is so sweet. (Mark, notice she is pointing to her empty ring finger,)

Bill's breakfast. Enchiladas, potatoes and scrambled eggs. He says it was very good. 

My breakfast - Chocolate Waffle - very good and very sweet. It comes with fresh fruit. 

Oh just noticed him. Would love to have him, not for sale though. 

Beautiful fountain in patio. 

The piggies have been move, no longer on the porch now they are out on the grass. Had to go looking for them. 

Look at the size of that fern.  They grow so great in this weather. 

I missed the arch - we took a different way home this time. Went through the little town of La Habal. There is a new road that goes out to the main highway from town. So we are checking it out. The main street into town from the free highway 15. 

Produce truck making a stop. 

The church plaza in the background. 

Water purifying business. 

He was selling fresh shrimp. 

The new highway leading out of town. It wasn't paved when we left in the spring.

So that was all we did that day. 

Welcome 2022

 

Well the year got off to a strange start here in Mazatlan. It has been raining most of the night, at least during the times the rain on the roof woke me up. 

Got up about 6:30  A while after that I happened to look out the window and see the sun trying to break through. Grabbed the camera and hurried outside. Managed to catch the red sky and the birds flying by. 

On the way back inside I turned the lawn chairs over to drain off the water and stopped to look at the poinsettia with all the droplets on its leaves. Like little diamonds. As I took this picture the rain started up again. 

Now as I write this it is pouring again and the sky is dark gray. Guess I got lucky and caught a magic moment for the beginning of this year. 

Just looked at the weather forecast, by 11 o'clock it is supposed to be sunny out. 8:30 and the sun is trying to come out. Luckily no wind with the rain and it stayed warmer during the night. 

Today also is our 57th anniversary. So we were thinking about going out for lunch or dinner. Not sure what is open though.