Hola Amigos
It has been another two weeks, so time for another update from Casa Purkey here in Baja California Sur. It has been a rather slow two weeks, in spite of a major holiday here in Mexico, and our first company of the season! We have been taking it slow as we tried to recover from our cold and bronchitis, and we're almost there! At least the meds are about gone...
Our first company was our niece Chrys and her friends Gary and Albert. Albert was kind of a last minute addition, as they decided they'd like him to come along and be their interpreter, should they need one, as he speaks fluent Spanish (he also really wanted to go fishing with them!) Ryan took a day when it was windy here at the beach and showed them around some of his favorite places in the mountains, including the waterfalls and hot springs and Palomar Restaurant in Santiago. They really enjoyed that expedition! They left our place for Cabo San Lucas on Thursday, and went fishing out of there on Friday, and caught a really nice Dorado. Hopefully, they were able to get it frozen and home to Central Oregon with them.
As a result of my struggle with bronchitis, I haven't been getting the dogs out for a walk on the beach very often, but when we do go, they are EXCITED about it! Just check out Zoey on our walk the other day....
The weather has been quite windy for November, but at least the kite boarders and wind surfers are happy! (They love this stuff!) There are fewer fishing boats in the water as the resorts and other boat owners are preparing for the really windy months of December, January and February. And believe it or not, there is a tropical storm on the horizon that is expected to head this way. That is REALLY late in the season for a storm. Here's an image of the storm path from this morning. Here's a link if you want to watch as the storm progresses: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/?epac Just click on the red storm labeled "Sandra", and it will come up with a page similar to the one below.
![[Image of 5-day forecast and coastal areas under a warning or a watch]](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/EP22/refresh/EP2215W5_NL+gif/143419W5_NL_sm.gif)
Of course, Ben was planning to go to a car show in La Paz this next weekend! We will definitely be watching this weather to see how much rain is involved in this storm.
November 20 is Revolution Day in Mexico, and a major holiday. We again took part in the parade with our Model A's, and Ryan again had the honor of having a couple princesses in the back of the pickup. I was a bit concerned about that dress getting caught in the wheel, but it evidently did OK. (Probably got very dirty, though!)
Ben took his position at the very end of the parade (just before the ambulance!) It was slow...and he actually coasted down most of the street with the motor off until we got to the T intersection at the entrance to Hotel Palmas de Cortez. As usual with parades with marchers, there was a lot of time sitting and waiting to move! The advantage of being at the end of the parade is that I got some nice pictures of everyone as they went by us! You can see a bunch of pictures in our November Picasa Album, but here is a taste for you...
And here we are at the end of the parade. This group of high school kids marched well...when they were able to march! The parade had schools from all over the area.
We have been enticing more birds to our garden, and they are learning to get into the screened off bird feeder. We even had a Cardinal in there the other day, so were pleased to see that! And the White Wing Doves (who are greedy pigs) can't get in there. They will sit on top and all around, but have to resort to eating the seed we spread on the ground.
We have also been seeing a lot more Hummingbirds this year compared to last year. It is good to see they are back and enjoying our feeders.
And yes, we have flowers and garden plants growing! This is a Plumeria that is getting way too big.
It has been another two weeks, so time for another update from Casa Purkey here in Baja California Sur. It has been a rather slow two weeks, in spite of a major holiday here in Mexico, and our first company of the season! We have been taking it slow as we tried to recover from our cold and bronchitis, and we're almost there! At least the meds are about gone...
Our first company was our niece Chrys and her friends Gary and Albert. Albert was kind of a last minute addition, as they decided they'd like him to come along and be their interpreter, should they need one, as he speaks fluent Spanish (he also really wanted to go fishing with them!) Ryan took a day when it was windy here at the beach and showed them around some of his favorite places in the mountains, including the waterfalls and hot springs and Palomar Restaurant in Santiago. They really enjoyed that expedition! They left our place for Cabo San Lucas on Thursday, and went fishing out of there on Friday, and caught a really nice Dorado. Hopefully, they were able to get it frozen and home to Central Oregon with them.
As a result of my struggle with bronchitis, I haven't been getting the dogs out for a walk on the beach very often, but when we do go, they are EXCITED about it! Just check out Zoey on our walk the other day....
The weather has been quite windy for November, but at least the kite boarders and wind surfers are happy! (They love this stuff!) There are fewer fishing boats in the water as the resorts and other boat owners are preparing for the really windy months of December, January and February. And believe it or not, there is a tropical storm on the horizon that is expected to head this way. That is REALLY late in the season for a storm. Here's an image of the storm path from this morning. Here's a link if you want to watch as the storm progresses: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/?epac Just click on the red storm labeled "Sandra", and it will come up with a page similar to the one below.
Of course, Ben was planning to go to a car show in La Paz this next weekend! We will definitely be watching this weather to see how much rain is involved in this storm.
November 20 is Revolution Day in Mexico, and a major holiday. We again took part in the parade with our Model A's, and Ryan again had the honor of having a couple princesses in the back of the pickup. I was a bit concerned about that dress getting caught in the wheel, but it evidently did OK. (Probably got very dirty, though!)
Ben took his position at the very end of the parade (just before the ambulance!) It was slow...and he actually coasted down most of the street with the motor off until we got to the T intersection at the entrance to Hotel Palmas de Cortez. As usual with parades with marchers, there was a lot of time sitting and waiting to move! The advantage of being at the end of the parade is that I got some nice pictures of everyone as they went by us! You can see a bunch of pictures in our November Picasa Album, but here is a taste for you...
And here we are at the end of the parade. This group of high school kids marched well...when they were able to march! The parade had schools from all over the area.
We have been enticing more birds to our garden, and they are learning to get into the screened off bird feeder. We even had a Cardinal in there the other day, so were pleased to see that! And the White Wing Doves (who are greedy pigs) can't get in there. They will sit on top and all around, but have to resort to eating the seed we spread on the ground.
We have also been seeing a lot more Hummingbirds this year compared to last year. It is good to see they are back and enjoying our feeders.
And yes, we have flowers and garden plants growing! This is a Plumeria that is getting way too big.
And this is my zucchini squash and cucumbers, that are doing quite well so far. No fruit yet, but soon, I hope!
Hasta la proxima vez,
Tus amigos en Baja,
Harriet, Ben, Ryan, Sam & Zoey
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