PIc-of-the-Week for January 17, 2017

Hola Amigos!  

Sorry I'm so slow today.  We took a trip today to San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas  for various and sundry reasons, and since we didn't get home until 4, decided to go out to dinner, then decided to play 3-handed Pinochle with Pat.  Phew.  Just one of those days when more "important" things are happening than Pic-of-the-Week, if you can believe that!  

Another two weeks have flown by; it's amazing how fast time goes when you have friends visiting who are counting their days here!  (They were counting the days until they came down starting late last summer, so they are really good at counting!)  My cousin Tom and his wife Karan are getting into the Baja good life. They're renting a nice casa nearby, and have a fantastic ocean view, easy walking distance to our house (or Rancho Buena Vista round bar), and are enjoying the food and the life style.  They are staying a whole month, and plan to come back next year for even longer!  We've played some wicked good Mexican Train domino games.  We've all won a few, and lost a lot!  That's the full moon coming up behind them the other night, when we were at our favorite restaurant, La Playa, enjoying the beautiful evening (and of course, thinking about friends and family freezing in frigid Oregon.)

 Here's another shot of the moon, with just a little more "zoom".

Lord of the Wind Tournament is here in Los Barriles this week.  Trouble is, there is not much wind right now!  That is always a problem when people are ready to compete.  It is a pretty big deal; hopefully they'll get more wind as things start up tomorrow.  

We took Tom out to Los Frailes last week, and just about rattled his teeth out on that nasty road.  We took some supplies to Mel and Katie for their new campsite, and it ended up that poor Mel did most of the work.  But it looked really nice when he finished.  (It's a sewer pit for their camper). 

Ben and Tom supervised, as well as Katie and Ellie from the peanut gallery!  (I was assigned to picture taking, so I was working!)  They plan to move their 5th wheel and camper up next Monday, and we hope to be there giving moral support (and watch expert driver Katie maneuver that big ole trailer into place). 

We spotted a great big white bird across the canyon from their camp site, and I was able to get a few pictures of it, although none as good as I'd like to help identify it.  Katie and I figured it's either a Ferriginous Hawk or an Osprey....maybe!  What do you bird experts think this is?

 

As we were driving back to their beach camp, we saw a huge splash in the water in the bay, obviously from a whale breaching.  We didn't see it jump again, but saw lots of spouts.  Someone was also flying  bunch of kites on the beach, and they were so colorful and beautiful!  I should fly some from our roof!  The ones we saw were tied to a barb-wire fence.  Some were rotating, some just waving in the wind, like this one.  

There have been a few "coolish" days, and we and the dogs have appreciated the little propane stove.  So cozy!  For those of you who have been living in igloo conditions, we won't tell you our temps.  Just so you know...we're wimps when it comes to cold temperatures.  

And on the road to home from Los Frailes....what will YOU do to get great pictures with your GoPro camera?  Maybe ride on top of the jeep?  

And from the other side of the world, this is our 5-year old "teenage" grandson Aaron, who is enjoying his Dagwood sandwich.  This guy is a true gourmet!  He helps his Mom cook all the time, encourages his big brother to try exotic foods like mushrooms and garlic.  We're looking forward to having him and his Mom and sister and brother visit us here in late May.  (Doing my "Happy Grandma" dance!)  

And, just because I haven't done it for a while, here is a Hibiscus from our garden.  This is the BIGGEST hibiscus I've ever seen... it's probably over 6" to 8" across.  The bush itself is floppy, branches going everywhere, but the flowers are outstanding!

My vegetable garden is doing well.  I've strung my green beans, and they are working their way up the strings.  The onions are maturing, and we've eaten some Arugula, Spinach and radishes from the garden so far!  (I'll have to take some photos of our neighbor's Hydroponic garden....that stuff grows by leaps and bounds.  Truly amazing.)

Hope you are enjoying your January as much as we are.  If you're not, then you need to come see us for some Baja therapy.  

Hasta la proxima vez,

Tus amigos de Baja,

Harriet, Ben, Sam & Zoey