Just a brief note that we are in Mexico. For those of you a bit out of the loop, we delayed our leaving when we discovered that our beloved Dromio, a very frightened kitten that Polley had scooped up from our backyard 12 years ago, was diagnosed with severe diabetes. Dromio has always been a very nervous cat, trusting only two people in the world, Polley and myself (and he wasn't all that sure about me!). For treatment we were going to have to give him two insulin shots each day, plus a once a week day-long stay at the vet to test blood-sugar levels. We tried the first shot on last Monday morning and he totally freaked out. It was then that we decided that this was never going to work for us, let alone our poor house sitter. So, we delayed our trip and made the decision to put Dromio down. It was a very hard decision, but it seemed best for all, including him. North Portland Animal Clinic is so understanding about these things and do such a humane job of putting an animal to sleep, that even after it was done, we felt that we had made the right decision. As I have told many, when I reach the end, it will be Dr. McCoy at the animal clinic that will administer the last rites.
So with those couple of tough days, we turned to getting the house ready and left on a 6:30 am flight for Seattle, with, then, non-stop service to Puerto Vallarta. Armed with 26 books, we have great plans for a lot of relaxation and reading. We got off to a good start until a retired Ontario (Canada, not Oregon) commenced to talk with us. Three and a half hours later, with hardly a page read, we landed in PV.
Apparently we weren't the only ones landing, as immigration lines were huge. It took us 35 minutes to get through stage one and we were looking at the same thing in Customs, when they created a new line and we were whisked through. Our landlord, Fred Grieg was there to provide airport to apartment service and we arrived about 4:30 at Hacienda Grieg. Before getting to our apartment, we were introduced to Fried's mother, a woman who has been living here each time we have stayed, but whom we had never met. We sat and talked with her and learned some of the fascinating stories of her world travels and her early days in PV. We eventually got to our apartment. Because of some family visitors, this time Fred moved us to a different apartment. We are very flexible, but did feel a certain nostalgia for the old place. However, this is much roomier, with a great deal more light and has a complete kitchen. I took a couple of pictures this morning
it does not have the ambiance of the other place, but I am sure we will quickly adapt.
Obviously we were very tired. We went down to a local place, Puente del Furente for a couple of glasses of wine. We very much wanted to see our favorite waiter, but his grandfather had died and we was off until Monday. From there we wandered to Candalea. Many of you have had our Candela appetizer. This is the place we discovered it. Sadly, the owner, Francisco, had just left for his other location in Guadalajara. We do hope we can catch him one place other other before we leave. Then it was home for the night. We had gotten up at 1 a.m. at home and it had been a long, stressful day (mostly from the Ontarian policeman). So it was to bed about 9:30 and then up at 7:15 this morning. Yesterday was very overcast and we even got a few drops of rain. Today is scattered clouds and a bit warmer. Looks like a few days of overcast weather, but the sun will shine soon.
Ed and Polley
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