Hola Amigos,
Ben and I had a busy weekend, separately, and together! Ben left Saturday morning with the '28 Ford Woody for another La Paz car show,
and I stayed home so I could play the piano for church on Sunday morning. Ben participated in the parade through downtown La Paz Saturday evening, and the car show on the Malecon on Sunday. After church and breakfast at Tico's on Sunday, I checked on the Aguila bus schedule, and bought my ticket. There are numerous buses going north and south daily, so I chose the 1:30 PM bus, went home and packed a bag, and had Ryan drop me off. The ride was very comfortable; the bus was a fairly new Volvo, and it had AC and nice curtains on the windows to keep the sun out. It started out pretty full, but people got off regularly so that there were only 3 or 4 of us left at the final destination, the Malecon in La Paz. That stop was most convenient for me, since it was right across the street from the car show where Ben was waiting! I'd recommend it for anyone wanting to take a day trip or overnight trip to La Paz from our little town.
There was a very nice Ford Shelby Cobra there (a reproduction) that got almost as much attention as our car! Rumors are that the owner got it up to 170 mph on the highway to Todos Santos (nice road, smooth and straight.) It has a nice 427 racing engine in it (Ben was impressed!) In the photo with the car are Hector Manuel and his wife Rossy, who put on the show twice a year. Lots of work, but the man loves cars!!
The engine compartment photo doesn't mean much to me, but I though the guys would appreciate it! Vroom! Vroom!!
We're getting some other things done around the house. On a cloudy day last week, Ben took off one of our double doors and re-finished it. It still needs another coat of Spar Varnish, but he ran out, so that's one of the things he was able to pick up while he was in La Paz. No excuse now! Oh...and the other door needs to be refinished, too. They do tend to fade in our hot sun. He also sealed above that chino wood beam over the door. Ryan said it leaked pretty good during the hurricane last September.
We've got a great view of a little bird nest ... a Ground Dove built a nest in one of our Banana trees right outside our bathroom window. I counted two little white eggs in the nest, and she is faithfully there every day. It is a nice cozy little spot; shady most of the day.
We've seen quite a few young birds in our yard when we put out the bird seed. They're the ones following Mom or Dad around fluttering the wings and screeching "feed me!" Cute!
We're starting to get in our "summer prep" mode, getting things ready for our departure in mid June. It seems like our irrigation batteries all start dying about now, or lines are plugged. And, even though Ryan will be here again this summer, we are trying to get the amount of food in our freezers down to a reasonable amount, especially the seafood. Ben also has to go to the local water company and show them that he is still alive, and still gets his "Old Man" discount of 1/2 off our water bill! That means a trip to Santiago (about 15 miles away) and of course, lunch at Palomar restaurant just down the street from the water company! Ben got us some mangos from El Coro, (they're famous around here) and I've been drying some for snacks for our trip. Yum! And today, I'm going to attempt to make a Mango Sorbet (with a touch of Tequila). I've had the recipe a long time, but never tried it. This is the season, with ripe local mangos available!
Our weather this spring has been interesting. We're still having some cloudy days, and it rained several times last week as well. It is starting to get warmer, and the humidity is rising, although the lows are still in the high 60's. That makes for very comfortable nights with just a fan. No AC being used yet! Last year May was REALLY hot, so this is a nice change.
More photos are in our 2015 May album, and I do get captions on them eventually! Ben took some nice La Paz shots.
And for your "flower of the week", here is a lovely red Hibiscus blooming in our garden. And yes, we grow ferns here (they're almost a weed in this bed).
Hasta la proxima semana,
Tus amigos de Baja
Harriet, Ben, Ryan, Sam & Zoey
Ben and I had a busy weekend, separately, and together! Ben left Saturday morning with the '28 Ford Woody for another La Paz car show,
and I stayed home so I could play the piano for church on Sunday morning. Ben participated in the parade through downtown La Paz Saturday evening, and the car show on the Malecon on Sunday. After church and breakfast at Tico's on Sunday, I checked on the Aguila bus schedule, and bought my ticket. There are numerous buses going north and south daily, so I chose the 1:30 PM bus, went home and packed a bag, and had Ryan drop me off. The ride was very comfortable; the bus was a fairly new Volvo, and it had AC and nice curtains on the windows to keep the sun out. It started out pretty full, but people got off regularly so that there were only 3 or 4 of us left at the final destination, the Malecon in La Paz. That stop was most convenient for me, since it was right across the street from the car show where Ben was waiting! I'd recommend it for anyone wanting to take a day trip or overnight trip to La Paz from our little town.
There was a very nice Ford Shelby Cobra there (a reproduction) that got almost as much attention as our car! Rumors are that the owner got it up to 170 mph on the highway to Todos Santos (nice road, smooth and straight.) It has a nice 427 racing engine in it (Ben was impressed!) In the photo with the car are Hector Manuel and his wife Rossy, who put on the show twice a year. Lots of work, but the man loves cars!!
The engine compartment photo doesn't mean much to me, but I though the guys would appreciate it! Vroom! Vroom!!
We're getting some other things done around the house. On a cloudy day last week, Ben took off one of our double doors and re-finished it. It still needs another coat of Spar Varnish, but he ran out, so that's one of the things he was able to pick up while he was in La Paz. No excuse now! Oh...and the other door needs to be refinished, too. They do tend to fade in our hot sun. He also sealed above that chino wood beam over the door. Ryan said it leaked pretty good during the hurricane last September.
We've got a great view of a little bird nest ... a Ground Dove built a nest in one of our Banana trees right outside our bathroom window. I counted two little white eggs in the nest, and she is faithfully there every day. It is a nice cozy little spot; shady most of the day.
We've seen quite a few young birds in our yard when we put out the bird seed. They're the ones following Mom or Dad around fluttering the wings and screeching "feed me!" Cute!
We're starting to get in our "summer prep" mode, getting things ready for our departure in mid June. It seems like our irrigation batteries all start dying about now, or lines are plugged. And, even though Ryan will be here again this summer, we are trying to get the amount of food in our freezers down to a reasonable amount, especially the seafood. Ben also has to go to the local water company and show them that he is still alive, and still gets his "Old Man" discount of 1/2 off our water bill! That means a trip to Santiago (about 15 miles away) and of course, lunch at Palomar restaurant just down the street from the water company! Ben got us some mangos from El Coro, (they're famous around here) and I've been drying some for snacks for our trip. Yum! And today, I'm going to attempt to make a Mango Sorbet (with a touch of Tequila). I've had the recipe a long time, but never tried it. This is the season, with ripe local mangos available!
Our weather this spring has been interesting. We're still having some cloudy days, and it rained several times last week as well. It is starting to get warmer, and the humidity is rising, although the lows are still in the high 60's. That makes for very comfortable nights with just a fan. No AC being used yet! Last year May was REALLY hot, so this is a nice change.
More photos are in our 2015 May album, and I do get captions on them eventually! Ben took some nice La Paz shots.
And for your "flower of the week", here is a lovely red Hibiscus blooming in our garden. And yes, we grow ferns here (they're almost a weed in this bed).
Hasta la proxima semana,
Tus amigos de Baja
Harriet, Ben, Ryan, Sam & Zoey
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