A Simple, Satisfying Day

Dear Family and Friends,

Very little new to report from this end. We are simply relishing the remaining days of this life style and weather. This has definitely been the best week of the nearly 3 months. It is very warm, both during the day and, especially last night, during the evening.

I took another step in trying to rid myself of this sore throat that has done on for nearly a week. I have a dim memory (actually, these days, most of my memories are increasingly dim) of having this problem down here 2 or 3 years ago and going to the doctor. I may have to give in to that once again, later this morning. Maddening!

We did seek some relief by going to the beach. The sun was very hot and you can almost feel it moving toward summer. Thankfully, no humidity yet. We always enjoy our hour of so at Langosta's. Ricardo was on duty yesterday and each time we are with him, we learn a bit more about him. He is, of course, expecting to be a father any day now. So, each day begins with the latest report "from the womb." The baby is due April 1st, no fooling!

We then walked up to La Fuente for our margarita. Business was slow. In fact, nearly everywhere in PV seems dramatically less busy. I walked past the "Zumba" class on the square and I would guess that there were on 3/4 to 2/3 less participants. From what the locals tells us, that will change next week, "Semana Santa" (Holy Week). There will be a large influx of Mexicans from the inland cities, coming to the sea for the week. It should be fun to be in the center of all that activity. The waiters, however, are not very keen on it. Apparently the Mexicans come, expect a lot, sit for great periods of time at their tables and, then, don't tip! In the case of "propina" (tipping), Mexicans are even worse than Canadians!

Because La Fuente was not very busy, the waiters were having a great time. We ended up hiring 3 musicians who came in, having promised them for a week. Our waiter friend, Jose, joined in on the final number.

One thing I have become aware of as I watch waitstaff work, is that you see people who seem to be grateful for their jobs and who really enjoy their work. Jose probably most epitomizes this atttitude. He is not ashamed to say, "I love my job." You can tell.

We lunched in and apparently my cold caught up with me, because I slept for more than 3 hours. We had to hustle, something we try to refrain from doing, to make it to the beach by sunset. And it was a much more dramatic evening as clouds filled nearly three-fourths of the sky.

From the beach, we went up to Enguentros, the "pizza, pasta, bar, lounge" place, for dinner. We tried yet another of their little 4" x 12 pizzas. This one was called "Riverdance," and it was another winner. We have now had 4 different pizza there and loved each one. This was a marinated white fish on a bed of cilantro, with red peppers with onions and cheese. The owner told us of one of his favorites, the "Fajita," so we must return one last time this next week.

We did a very quick cab trip to El Patio for a late night (for us) beer and then up the hill. As I said at the beginning, it has really warmed up. Our apartment, despite being open to the air, was very warm and it was the first night when it was really just a "sheet only" night. I know we should be weening ourselves off this divine weather, preparing for the return to Oregon. But for now, I think we will hang on to what we have for as long as we can

 

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