Our Second Week (and a bit) in Puerto Escondido

It has been about a week and a half since our last post.  It isn’t that we have nothing to post about but the days go by fast despite the relatively slow pace of beach side life, and there simply hasn’t been much time (or inclination) to sit and write.

We have continued to enjoy our condo life.  We have neigbours from many different places but like many of the sun seekers in Puerto, most are from Canada.  We hear daily about the weather “back home” in eastern Canada and how the mercury dipped to minus 35 degrees the night before.  We do rub it in a bit reporting that the cherry blossoms are out in Vancouver but not so much that they hate us (to our faces at least).  Many nights we gather together on the roof, cocktails in hand, to watch the sun go down.

Outside of the daily joys of memorable sunsets, beaches and meals in many of Puerto’s outstanding restaurants, there have been other highlights in the last while.

We have enjoyed two walks to La Punta along the rock wall path and the beaches of Plaza Principal, Marinaro and Zincatela.  I had previously estimated this walk at being around 8 km in distance but Vivian’s new hand held device measured it as closer to 9 km.  It takes us about 2 hours and we follow it up with lunch in La Punta and a taxi ride home.

Start of Rock Walk

Bridge to Now Where

Start of Beach Walk

Beautiful Flowers Along The Way

Turtle Rider

Surfers in La Punta

Walk's End - Seeking Shade, Lunch & Bebidas

We celebrated Deborah’s Birthday on February 14 with a group dinner at Portis, on the beach in Zincatela.  Our group was increased by two with the arrival of Randy and Doreen’s son Stuart and his friend Melanie.  It was good to have a couple of twentysomethings included to bring our average age down to the 60-year mark.  The food was great and extremely filling.  We were surprised by the staff with a very large birthday cake and the singing of the Mexican Birthday song.  It is much longer and better sounding that the birthday song we are all familiar with.

Valentine's Day is Big in Mexico - These Two Girls Were Ready!

Our Birthday Group at Portis

Camerones (Shrimp) Pasta with Blue Cheeze

Fireworks Across the Bay for Deborah

Birthday Cake

We experienced a music concert for the ages (at least in Puerto terms) on the beach in Bococho.  It was an amazing night of great music with stars overhead and sand under our feet.  Puerto Escondido is a winter haven for musical professionals from around the world.  On many nights you can find these world-class musicians playing in the local bars and clubs.  On this night they all came together to put on a concert for the town’s orphanage.  The stage included: two lead guitarists from Milan and Venice, Italy, a keyboardist and mouth harpist from Toronto, a sax player from California, a base player from Argentina and a former American but current permanent P.E. resident drummer.  They had a wooden dance floor erected on the sand and the six hundred in attendance rocked from until midnight (quite late in oldie standards).

We Arrived Early to get Prime Spots by Dance Floor.

Ideal Setting

Russ & Viv

Doreen, Mike, Rita & Randy

Let the Music Begin!

Deborah has been busy taking numerous pictures of the food we are served and I have been busy consuming everything in site.  Unfortunately one of my few pair of shorts are already too small to wear.  Must get walking more and leaning over the food table less.

Fish Bowl Margarita Time at the Benzaa

Chilis en Nogada

Waiting For Fish Tacos at Tacos & Beers!

I'll finish by sharing that Deborah has found a weaver that will make us an extra large table cloth specific to her needs.  She is as happy as only Deborah can get about such things.

It will be Ready in a Week!