Settling in

Good grief, we’ve been here a week. Settling in has been slow as I’ve been a bit under the weather. I’m feeling a lot better now though.

Our weekly market visit started on Wednesday and we bought a few things. After that, I was craving a beer on the beach but we had a hard time finding anywhere open at this time of year. So we called John and Ronda who met us for a couple of drinks in Barra at Sunset Bar. It was good to see them again after six months.

There was an arrangement to go to Coco Beach on Saturday but a new hurricane is going to sweep up the coast on Saturday and Sunday. The road is often washed out there when it rains so we won’t take a chance. Melaque will be on the edge of it but we’re expecting a few inches of rain each day.

The locals say to battery down the hatches, tie everything down that’s loose, hide under the bed and make sure we have enough supplies for a week at least. I checked Windy and it looks as though the worst is going to pass us by. However, we will watch and be alert. I hope it’s not too bad as we can’t get under our bed, it’s on a concrete base. I support there is always the closet. I don’t think it would be a good idea to spend too much time in there with Rosalie; she may want to get into my T-shirts.

Our next big decision is whether to get StarLink or not. It’s pretty expensive but we’re finding that although the WiFi is relatively fast (for here) it drops off a lot which can be frustrating.

It took me two washes to get the car even a bit clean. I still plan on getting it done in town but that will have to wait until next week. It’ll cost about $10 Canadian to get it done inside and out.

The price of gas has gone up to 22.87 pesos or $1.57 Cdn. Fortunately, wine, beer, and tequila are still about the same. What? food? Hell, I don’t know, ask Rosalie.

Rosalie Got her manicure, pedicure and haircut, all for about $35 CDN. In Canada that would cost about $130 plus tip.

The bakery in Barra was open on Thursday. Rosalie had already placed an order online so all we had to do was pick it up. Their food is delicious. I love the bagels so Rosalie gets six and freezes them so I have one for lunch each day.

Off to the dentist for our inspection and cleaning. After, there was a nice restaurant open on the beach where we had a couple of margaritas. The waiter, El Luterio, was an old waiter friend from a few years ago.

Okay, this starting to sound too much like a Facebook personal diary so I’ll end it and come back after the hurricane…if we haven’t been blown away.