Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Last Days in San Carlos-Spring 2018

Because our 6 month visa was up mid-April and we have a $400 All Mexico Pass to turn in and get our money back, AND discovering that we needed more time for our summer Alaska trip, we  left early-April 12th-this year.  Bummer, as the weather and the water were just perfect.

A smattering of March/April memories:

Art Exhibition at Belles Artes

Judy and Laura
Laura was exhibiting

The Yaquis came to perform and collect
funds for their people.

Another artist's ceramics

Loved this one

The Fun Run Kids Cooling Off On Our Beach

These kids come to San Carlos to run down the main street
and get painted with various colors as they run.

Joyce's Birthday


Sisters

Wine Tasting at Bonifacio's

Wines from the Baja

Plein Air at Piedras Pintas

Where Zorro was filmed



Soggy Peso Memories

Susan is a favorite of Lupita's

A bunch of us listening to Omar

Jimbo relaxing with 2 pair of glasses

Julie walking on Algodones (Cotton) Beach

David and Susan @ Soggy Peso

Kayaking Shangra La and Posada Bay



Where the blue footed boobies and the great blue
herons nest

Our place from the water

The bat cave below
They keep the mosquitos down

Hattie Annie Sunset Cruise 



Cormorants and Pelicans resting


The Lion

Julie at Our Home


We loved having Julie visit for the first time!

Castaway Kids Beach Party





Cheryl and Judy, "our" belly dancers"

A Great Night with Friends at the Searsons 

Dee, Win, Susan, Cinda, David, Jim and Karen

Jim's Birthday Dream Day



Alone, at last



Some of Diane's herd



Susan at Happy Hour at Shots

Semana Santa Neighborhood Party


Trying out having the bar outside

Our terrazzo is full!


Lorena

Susan and Rachelle

Lehigh

Full Blue Moon

Easter at Pilar/Estuary

Funny way to spend Easter but great fun to see all the Mexican families!

Last and Only Beach Bonfire









First and Last Sail With Kathi and Ron
Our Captain

I don't think he wants to jump but he does like looking.

How cute is this!

Martini Cove-Last day of Semana Santa
There must have been 20 people on this boat!

Last Day Feeding Frenzy

We absolutely love watching the birds (this time it was pelicans and cormorants) dine on traveling groups of fish-usually sardines or mackerel.  It was a special treat to see this our last day, from our
balcony, right before we left.


It was on to Green Valley, to Albuquerque, to Golden and Longmont to see the kids.
Until October.......

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Jason's Visit and Art Exhibition-February 2018


Jason, who hardly ever takes a vacation or a day off from work for any reason, saves up every year for a trip down here for his birthday.  He turned 43 this year.  We spent a few quiet days at home but most of the time, we were going out, listening to various musicians around town, as music is his passion.  We hit The Country Boys, Omar, Nat Yet, Sensa Nova, & Assterisko.

On our terrace

His very favorite place:  JJ's where he always is encouraged by JJ to eat the
"Big Donkey"-a huge burrito!

At Bartina's to hear Assterisko
J at the art show

A Day in Guaymas to watch the cruise ship come in


And it's a small cruise ship-looks pretty big to us

Roamed around market where he got a couple of shirts
and we ended up at the Panaderia-big surprise!

The most fun was a birthday present from us on the Hattie Annie.



Susan, Jason and I






My two handsome men



The Birthday Boy gets a special sombrero

The Commisario and his wife

Bill and Cheryl

Susan Anderson

Bobby and Leslie
They were celebrating their wedding anniversary.

Talk about embarrassed but secretly pleased!!

He had to try out a Mohawk.

Yours truly-I kinda like it!
El Capitan


Jim dancing with Araceli






Plein Air Art Exhibition at El Bronco

Beth, Rosi, Me and Judy getting ready to hang our art

The owner of El Bronco and Rosi, who arranged all this

Joyce (Diane's sister), at Exhibition

Yvonne, at Exhibition-Jason bought one of her paintings of our place.

Beth, Margene, Yvonne and Rosi just before opening the doors
Rosi with her exhibit

My area

Some of what I exhibited:

Almejas in Bloom

Kodachrome Desert

El Viejo

Eye on the Desert


Cabeza de Vaca

Judy, Laura and I
And, to close, a really cute picture of Jim and Boo on the Hattie Annie.