Quiet but Content

Dear Friends and Family,

A week has passed since we left Oregon and you have heard nothing from us. There were even a few rumblings concerning our silence. Let me asure you that we are well and it has only been our settling in and some natural, south of the border laziness that has delayed our reaching out. Now, we are ready to report back.

First, let me asure you that our cat, Quirk, made a successful journey. I will not say the transition was seamless, but, he too, is now adjusting. The trip was a bit rocky at first. Our daughter-in-law, Cyndi, and her sister were staying in our place for a week while we were in Oregon. In a hasty economic decision, we decided to come back to PV early and stay in a hotel for a couple of days. I had pre-paid the first night in person, being asured that it was a "Pet Friendly" hotel. We arrived only to discover that "Pet Friendly" actually meant "Dog Friendly"! No cats. They would not budge. So Cyndi and Linda graciously agreed to switch places. It was then that Quirk finally experienced his new home.

At first, he was pretty freaked. It was a new environment, open and very loud. Taxi cabs, folks walking up the hill, a few with more than one magarita or cervaza in their system, talking very loudly, gas trucks blaring the "Charge" refrain, garbage trucks rumbling on cobblestone streets all contributed to Quirk's "deer in the headlights" appearance. It was like his going from a world veiwed through a 12" TV to one suddenly displayed on a Cinemax screen with surround sound. However, after a week of snsory overload, he seems to be accepting it all and is, in fact, at the moment, calmly sitting in the window looking out one Calle Guerrero, seeming to rule over his tiny 5' x 5' kingdom.

The adjustment to the heat has been a bit more challenging, especially with his thick, all black coat. Most afternoons he retreats beneath the bed for a prolonged nap. Early mornings and evenings he becomes a bit more visible.

Beyond our cat and a nice visit with Cyndi and Linda, it has been largely refamiliarizing ourselves with the routine of Vallarta. We got up river with Cyndi and Linda last Friday afternoon for some music and a bit of beer. We had dinner with our Oregon friends, George and Pat, and John and Mollie on Monday and Tuesday was my birthday and our Mexican friends at La Fuente del Puente has a nice little surprise for me. 69 on Tuesday, but did manage a 4.5 mile run at that advanced age. No complaints and am moving aggressively on toward 70; what choice do I have.

Polley is doing well. Not back troubles at all and seems to be moving about better. By Saturday, nearly all the people we know down will have headed north. So, it will be quiet, but we enjoy that time here as well as those times we are socializing. It will grown warmer as April moves into May, but we will adjust (hopefully, so will Quirk). It was fun being home for a while and I am sorry that we missed a few people we enjoy. But we will be back on June 1st, In the meantime, I will try to keep you caught up on our slow, but satisfying life/

 

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