A Couple of Days Seaside

One and all,

First, let me begin by wishing "cumpliaños feliz" to our daughter-in-law, Cyndi, who is enjoying, we hope, another birthday. Sorry we can't be there to share it with you, but, actually, you would most likely be happier celebrating down here. Have a great day.

Also, as our friends, Beth and Alice, Mexico on Sunday, they sent us this photo, featuring themselves, of course, standing under the now famous bridge that was built more than 50 years ago, to connect the houses of Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, while Burton was here filming "The Night of the Iguana," the film that began the explosion of PV.

Both houses are completely gutted at this time, as the restoration of them has been held up in the Mexican bureaucracy. By the time the places are restored, no one will remember either of the famous lovers. As you look at the picture, Li's place is to the right and Richard's to the left. These are nearly a stone's throw from where we live.

I did reference the "seaside" in my title today as it seems that Polley and I spent a great deal of time at the beach in the last two days. The weather, of course, has been perfect. Monday, to make up for holing up with pro football on Sunday, we made a concerted effort to get out. Mid-morning we made our way to Langosta Loca for "Beer on the Beach." It was a lively day, as the pelicans were guiding a group of fishermen to where the sardines were running.

They were pretty good size fellows and nearly anyone with a line or a net, could haul them in. Except this fellow, who had opted for tequila instead.

Later that evening we returned to Langosta for dinner. The restaurant is really a kind of beachside shack with a very basic kitchen, featuring the charcoal grill for cooking fish. But the results from the kitchen are excellent. We shared the seafood soup which was filled with a huge amount of various seafood, all for about $6! We then sat back and enjoyed a couple of margaritas and watched a lovely setting sun

Actually, I had a number of pictures of this night's sunset, but I loved the silhouette provided by this one

Tuesday it was down to the beach again. At some point, the crowd on the beach gathered around a fellow who had something significant at the end of his line. It was . . .

an eel. It was paraded around for photo opportunities and then released back into the sea, apparently not much good for more than publicity.

Tuesday's are also the special day at Pollo Feliz. This is the grilled chicken place that, on martes, gives your 1 1/2 chickens for the price of a whole. So we get the whole deal and then share the half with the staff at La Fuente del Puente and take the whole one home for ourselves and the various cats, of course.

So, with the plan for dinner in, we went back down to the sea for sunset, With some wine at Roberto's we sat and watched the pelicans, who had followed a new school of sardines

The sky had turned cloudy and we were not too enthused about the sunset, that is, until after it set and the sky turned a dramatic contrast of gray and a whole gradation of reds.

A very "Constable," moment. That is, if John Constable had been in Mexico instead of stuck in dreary England. Or, perhaps, with the firey reds, this brings to mind J.M.W.Turner

Anyway, it was "impresionante"! And it was a lovely couple days on the beach. Life continues to be good!

 

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