One and all,
It is "The Day of the Dead" in Mexico. We are not exactly sure what that will mean in terms of activities here in PV, but historically it is a day in which families remember those who have passed on. Some build shrines
to those they wish to remember. Yesterday, while on my walk, I saw a number of public displays at the city hall.
They traditionally have a photo of the person to be remembered, there is a traditional cake
and other foods along with symbols of death.
Here you see the cattle skulls in the foreground along with skulls on display further up the shrine. Day of the Dead skeletons are everywhere and some people even paint the skeleton mask on their faces. I will give you an update of what other things occur as we witness this occasion.
One unique thing that I did come across was actually right here in our own backyard, so to speak. One of the renters here has three (very annoying) dogs which she walks a couple of times each day. She also has a cat. When she walks the dogs, all on leashes, the cat simply follows along. Here she is headed up the hill to our place
It is quite a sight to witness.
Otherwise, we have just been enjoying the change in the weather. Nights and early mornings are very comfortable, with lovely sea breezes replacing the humidity of the past month. Days are warm and the sun is very intense, but again, it is just heat and not humidity.
Polley and I had a lovely dinner last night. A place not far from the beach that we had never tried before, was featuring a fixed price dinner of mussels. It was a feast. A huge pile of them along with an equally sizeable portion of frites (fries). They also served a nice dry white wine which we allowed ourselves to over indulge (so unlike us), so that it was a bit of an unsteady walk up the hill. Still, very nice and very memorable. Home in less than two weeks and beginning to count the days. Nothing like time away, to make you appreciate the old homestead.
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