Grandpatrons!

Dear Family and Friends.

Our final Friday and a very momentous day it was. After a busy morning, with Polley getting her last Mexican pedicure and me running about the town doing a few errands, we retreated to Langosta's for a beer and the opportunity to fine tune our tans before returning to sterility of Oregon skies. We had not be able to get any sun time for the last couple of days, and this were not privy to the news. One of our two favorite waiters, Ricardo (his brother, Arturo, is the other) had become a father! At 2 am, March 27th, Janahi arrived. She was due on April 1st, but everyone seemed thrilled at the early arrival. And a happier daddy would be hard to find.

He has been so excited for the last few months. He was about to be married when we left last April. He and Nerida were married in June and as quickly as is, perhaps, physically possible, she was pregnant! Ricardo, since our January arrival, provided daily reports of his wife: "She's perfect!" Yesterday, he could barely contain himself, showing off the camera photos at the slightest request.

I was even semi-successful in capturing a photo of the baby to share with you.

What a happy family. I can't think Janahi (it means "gift of God") is going to lack for love in this very handsome family.

Needless to say, the rest of our day was rather anticlimactic. We spent an hour at the beach and then wandered up to La Fuente. We have been continuously collecting leftovers, so it was lunch in yesterday. It is a little sad, that in the last days of your stay, when you will soon be leaving behind your favorite Mexican delicacies, that you are still trying to finish up what's in the fridge.

AT sunset, we wandered down to Roberto's for some wine and the growing activity of Easter Weekend. Another huge processional came down our street as we returned from La Fuente. It featured a bloodied man stretched out on a cross being carried, followed by a large statue of the Virgin. Because of Good Friday, many businesses were closed for the Easter Weekend. One of the businesses was our laundry which means that this weekend we will have to focus on the "Godliness," as our "cleanliness" will be called into question!

While at Roberto's we did discover another entrepreneur on the Malécon. I am continually amazed at the ingenuity of Mexicans where they need to make a peso or two to survive.

This fellow is blind. Beyond his tin cup for donations, was a tape/cd player that had classical Mexican instrumentals to which he sang with the use of a wireless microphone. He was very good. A beautiful, strong voice with an amazing range. He slowly made his way along, and people were struck with both his talent and his diligence in making his own way. Amazing!

We finally pulled ourselves away from the Mexican whirlpool of activity and retreated to the tranquility of El Patio for a beer and one of their delicious pizzas. We enjoyed the salmon, goat cheese, caper pizza which had the added surprise of thinly sliced apples. It as a fabulous combination with the saltiness of the capers being offset by the sweetness of the apples. We may have to try that at home.

Then it was up the hill for a tequila chaser, a bit more of our books, which both of seem to be deeply into, and then Good Night. Our last weekend in PV is underway.

 

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