Three Days and Counting - Really!

One and all,

Well, we are down to the last 3 full days and the pace is picking up a bit. We are having final meals and drinks and favorite places. Sunday evening our landlord, Alfred and his lovely partner, Ellie, joined us at Vitea. It was, as always, a good meal, lively conversation and great Mexican vibes from the crowds of people strolling along on the Malécon.

Last night we ventured up into El Coloso, a very Mexican section of town just across the Rio Cuale from us and slightly east of the main part of town. We join our friends, Pat and George, two fellows we met our first year down here and who have remained good friends since. They have 3 homes: Salem: June and July; Las Vegas: August, September, April and May; Puerto Vallarta: October- March. Not bad! We went to a classic old PV restaurant, The Red Cabbage. We had been there years ago and thought it had closed. Not so. It still seems to be thriving. Very nice evening and it was so good to catch up on things with Pat and Goerge as they were not in PV a great deal last year.

There are always things going on in PV. In the main plaza this weekend, the city officials blocked off a section of the square for artists to do colored chalk art works. Some were quite amazing.

In the midst of my morning walk, I snaped a few of the finest examples

They are very bright and colorful

and, of course, will last until the next rain

This last one, I think, was my favorite

Of course, in Portland, such an event would be washed from our memories within 10 minutes!

Beyond our wandering around and looking at some art, dining with friends, and touching up our tans, little else has been happening. We did manage to wander through the park at the bottom of the White Bridge yesterday and after about 15 shots, did manage to get one fairly decent photo of this intriguing mixed-breed cat

Very funny face, but some of the sleekest, silkiest fur we have ever run our hands over. When we return in January, I will continue to try and capture photos of some of the fascinating felines living in this park.

From there, let me just finish out by giving you this example set by the dog that lives down the hill.

Life Goes On!

 

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