Pic-of-the-Week for December 5, 2018

Hola Amigos,

I apologize for not writing and posting a second Pic-of-the-Week in November.  I guess we were busier than I thought with all our social obligations AND running the "Feeding the Hungry" Fashion Show.  It was a busy month, and we're hoping we can get back on some of our "important" home projects!  

We took a day trip amidst all the activity and went out to Los Frailes to visit our friends Katie and Mel at their Canyon camp.  While there, Katie spotted a Road Runner right next to their pickup and camper.  I grabbed my good camera and started taking pictures.  This guy was so calm and didn't mind having us around him, chatting quietly, clicking pictures right and left!  Pretty amazing!  I got within 5' of him.

I have a really cool video of him  here:  Road Runner video.   There are also new November pictures in our 2018-November album.

We ended our trip to the "wilderness" with dinner in La Ribera at a new restaurant there.  The owners used to run the restaurant "Trinidad" at a trailer park in La Ribera.  That place burned down several years ago, so they've started this new one and the food is delicious!  It is Providencia Restaurant Bar & Grill.  We recommend it highly!

November 20 is Mexico's Revolution Day, a very important holiday here.  Of course, we got out our Model A's and dusted them off and drove into town for the parade.  This is the one time a year I get to drive the '29 pickup, which is fine with me.  I'm not a big fan of double-clutching, and we do have way more topes (speed bumps) than most places, which involves even more shifting!  

I got the princesses in the pickup, and Ben got the "junior" royalty (three cute elementary age kids) in the '28 Woody.  

After the parade, we worked full speed ahead on the Fashion Show.  In spite of a few bumps in the road, this year's Fashion Show, which helps feed poor  families in Los Barriles, did even better this year than last year.  We had changed a lot of things; venue, dinner instead of lunch, open menu, no reserved tables, more jewelers, more clothing vendors....you name it, we changed it!  Everyone seemed to have a great time, and we're already thinking about how to make improvements for next year!  

Here are some photos taken by the professional photographer who donates his time and efforts.  Neil Howe photos.   If you look hard, you might see someone you know! (Me and Ben!)

Our last exciting event in November was a concert by Miguel de Hoyos, our favorite guitarist!  You can check out a video by him in the 2018 December album.  

Right after the Fashion Show, but in December, was this autumn's annual car show in La Paz.  Ben loaded up the 29 Pickup and we headed to La Paz.  We have fun with this, especially the parade on Saturday night.  Most Mexicans haven't seen a car that old still running.  They think they exist only in movies!  We try to beep our oo-gah horn as often as possible, especially when we see little kids!  In fact, we were asked if the horn (claxon in Spanish) worked OK by a waiter at the hotel / restaurant where we stayed!  I assured him it did.  Our hotel is only a few blocks from the venue, so we got a lot of walking done.  

The Model A was parked right in front at the show, and it attracted a lot of attention.  

Here is a popular spot for photo taking!  

In December we're looking forward to a few guests, time to work on the Model A and the Jeep, and more gardening.  My first lettuce crop was doing well, and then got eaten in just a few days by cut worms and other nasty critters.  They didn't touch the spinach.  And I have beans on my bush bean plants, and we've been enjoying some very tasty radishes.  

Hope you are all staying warm, wherever you are.  

Hasta la proxima vez,

Tus amigos in Baja,

Harriet, Ben, Sam & Zoey