We had an invitation to Peggy and Don’s home for happy hour; or appie hour as it turned out. I don’t like driving in the dark so it was a short visit of about an hour and a half. We seem to be popular all of a sudden as we went to Mike and Pat’s the day before. Both times we were well fed.
Returning to the Ranch the new neighbours came over for a distanced nightcap so that we could get to know each other. We have to live close to them for a month so had to find out what we’re in for. It turned out they are really nice people.
He’s from Nelson and she is a flight attendant with Alaska Airlines and lives in Washington State. Because of the Covid, they haven’t seen each other for sixteen weeks. Neither could cross the border without quarantining one way or another so they decided to come down here for a month. A really interesting conversation about US politics developed and it rapidly became obvious that she’s not a trumper.
The usual afternoon at Papa Gallo’s was a little different as we invited Brett and Hauna and sat there for three and a half hours swapping stories and devouring margaritas. After, Rosalie and I went out for some dinner, then staggered home.
There have been no Covid deaths in Cihuatlan for over thirty days; that’s great news. Most people down here are observing the rules, although there was a party at Tito’s a few days ago where people were dancing with no masks on. Some were recognized as Quebecois. They seem to be quite disruptive down here. At time of writing Mexico had dropped to 13 th on the WHO list.
The roads here are not the best and we’ve noticed that already the ball joints in the car are a little wobbly.
Us driving into town
The mosquitos have been a bit of a problem for a while. We take all the precautions: lots of smoke, mozzie coils, and of course spraying our selves with toxic chemicals. I had a few bad nights of itching because I sprayed every inch of myself but forgot the soles of my feet.
When we left Canada I was happy to leave behind all my usual chores. Down here I can relax and not have to fix anything. Then, Rosalie decided that we need a light over the kitchen counter. I said “absolutely not. For one thing I don’t have the tools” I was adamant about this and determined to stick to my guns.
Now that we have this light I have to find a way to attach it to the underside of the cabinets. I tried double sided tape but after about half an hour we heard a thump as it broke loose. “Great” thought I “perhaps it’s broken so I don’t have to deal with it.” No such luck! Now I have to figure how to fit it more permanently. This may require a whole blog of it’s own.