We have settled into the slow rhythms of Puerto Escondido
life very successfully. The
mornings usually involve drinking coffee, catching up on the news via the Internet,
and some exercise. Deborah has
joined sister Rita in daily Tai Chi and Water Aerobics while I stay at the
condo to occasionally stretch something.
The big questions to be answered each day are whether it is a beach day
(and then which one of five in the immediate vicinity) or pool day, and then
the big ones, whether lunch and dinner are at-home or out, and if out, which of
the many restaurants to choose, and finally where the sunset drinks will best be
consumed. The evenings are spent
wandering the town in search of live music or staying in for even more drinks.
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First Sunset in Puerto Escondido
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New Arrivals
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Rita - Unofficial Town Ambassador
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Margarita Time
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And Of Course - New Beers to Drink
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We have rented a furnished condo near the beach for the
month. We are the first renters
and everything is brand new. Even
the towels are shedding their fluff for the first time. We have gone to the market to pick up a
few missing essentials (a cork screw being number one) but most everything else
is on site. Anita is our personal
helper who comes in each day to clean, make the bed and do the laundry if required. I still do the dishes but I am sure
Anita would take care of them if I left them. Laudio is our on-site helper who is a jack-of-all-trades. Laudio is known to reorient your
lounger when it is time to turn over while sun bathing. Lupita is the manager and lives in-house
to ensure Anita and Laudio are on task.
Our neighbours are Bub and Cheryl, sister Rita’s friends from Port
Alberni.
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Our Livingroom
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Our Spare Bedroom - In Case Anyone Wants to Jump on a Plane
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The Queen of the Kitchen
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Red Snapper - The First Supper
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View From Kitchen Window
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Our Pool
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Our Neighbourhood
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Puerto Escondido has been a winter home for sister Rita and
brother-in-law Mike for the last eighteen years. There is little Rita does not know about the area and is
eager to share the wonders of this little area they believe to be the most
special in Mexico. We have been
introduced to their large circle of friends from across Canada and the US, all
of which are very friendly and make this place their winter retreat.
Cousin Randy and Doreen arrived in PE for their first time
last Friday. It takes some effort
to get here. Most flights leaving
Vancouver or Seattle have at least one stop before arriving in Mexico City in
the early morning and everyone must wait for a connecting flight to PE. Randy and Doreen were like most new
arrivals, dead tired, but troopers that they are, we were off for a sunset,
drinks and dinner overlooking Carrazililo Beach. By the time the first evening concluded we managed to find a
Blues Bar on Zicatela before they both crashed for the night. By the end of the second day Randy was
able to sit in for a missing Blues drummer at another bar (the Split Coconut)
and by the end of the set, was offered a paid gig at the Split. He makes his debut this Thursday for a
three-hour set.
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Mike & Rita Delivering Doreen and Randy to the Villa del Sol
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Chilies Rellano at the Espadin Restaurant
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First Randy & Doreen Sunset in PE
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First Dinner at Espadin
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Randy & Deborah at the Beach Club
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Rita, Doreen and Laurie at the Club
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Divas in the Pool
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We enjoyed Seattle’s first Super Bowl win at a party hosted
by Rita’s friend Yvonne. While the
game was dull, the food and view from the deck was awe-inspiring.
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From Yvonne's Deck on Super Sunday
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We are off the beach.
We will write when there is something new to report.
