Nothing Comes from Nothing

Dear Friends and Family,

You have heard little or nothing (mostly nothing) from us for the past few days. Not to worry. We are well, but there has simply been little to report. The weather continues delightful. Mostly in the low 80s, with some light breezes and a tendancy to cool off after about 9 at night. Mostly, our days have been in trying to reconnect. It is still early in the season so many of the "Snow Birds" have failed to arrive yet. We have run into our Manitoba friend, Reg, a couple of times and plan to breakfast with him tomorrow.

We have enjoyed our time at La Fuente del Puente (The Fountain at the Bridge). Since we have hungrier at lunch than dinner, we have taken to eating there on an almost regular basis. I still think it is one of the best kitchens in PV. Polley, who is very much into soups, has had delicious Cream of Spinach and Cream of Carrot. I had the Tortilla Soup, which is always excellent. Prices are affordable and with the dollar so strong (over 14 pesos to the dollar), it is now even cheaper. We also enjoy the people and have gotten to know them all. Of course, still our favorite is José - the waiter supreme.

There has been one disappointment in terms of reconnecting. We have always enjoyed sitting by the sea at a little shack called Langosta Loca. Two brothers, Arturo and Ricardo, were the waiters there and have always treated us so well. Upon our return this time, we found that the little 'shack," was now a marvelous two-story, thatched-roof restaurant right on the beach, in the same location as the old place. The problem is that apparently after getting all the permits, building and then opening, they were almost immeidately shut down by an unhappy condo owner who now felt his view of the sunset was ruined by the two-story structure. So, they are shut down and our friends are out of work! It is really a shame, but everyone seems to agree that that is Mexican small town politics. Not sure how it will be resolved or when.

Part of our inactivity has been due to Polley trying to get back into form. Even I have noticed that the weather and the terrain tend to set you back for awhile. Polley can get down the hill, but does find it pretty exhausting to get back up. Even with a cab up the hill, it is another 83 steps to our front door. The strength will come, but it will be slow. So, our "neighborhood" has been somewhat limited. In fact, for those of you who have followed us in the past, you will be surprised to find that I have taken on 1 sunset pircture since arriving, nearly a week ago. Unheard of! Of course, for some reason, this program seems to not be accepting any of of the photos. I will continue to explore the probem. That should give me something to do. Until next time, we think of all of you often.

 

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