Another day in the neighborhood ...

Well ... not entirely! We started out in "Rustico" Mexico and then hopped another local bus and adventured out to "Americano" Mexico after breakfast! Our friends have friends staying in a luxurious condo at the Marina and our plan was to meet up with them first ... and then ... meet up with other friends from back home for drinks at one of the lovely restaurants that frame the edges of the horse-shoe shaped marina.

GOODIES: We didn't want to arrive empty handed so we stopped at a grocery store to get some wine ... and that was when John discovered the bakery! So, after observing the customs in the baked good section ... John put his selections onto his silver tray and waited in line for bagging. I'm not sure why he did so, though, 'cuz one this items didn't land in the bag for more than a second before he was happily wandering the store sharing his large cookie very generously! Oh ... and it was fun to see that the Mexican people are wise enough to put the whole party in a box! You can buy one bottle of wine with four stemmed glasses! I've never seen anything like that before! Clearly, they realize that wine never tastes quite as good out of a cup. Well .... except if it's your go-cup when you are on vacation! 😉

GUFFAHS: One of my Mexican missions for today as we headed to the more touristy area was to find a really, really good margarita! The one I had on the beach was pretty good ... but ... not 'to-die-for delicious like the ones I remembered having in San Antonio when I first discovered that I could actually even enjoy them. So, when we reconnected with Rod and Janine I ordered a margarita, but then, remembering that I am a top shelf tequila girl, I pointed to the Patron on the menu to ensure I got the tequila that pleased my picky palate. Somehow .... when all was said and done, I ended up with a tequila highball in a short glass. It was tasty .... but nonetheless ... I'm still on the search for the ultimate fish-bowl shaped stemware filled with a slushy cold margarita! 🍹🍹

GRINS: Every Thursday they line the edges Marina with a fabulous market! It was phenomenal to sit on our friends balcony, sipping cool beverages on a warm, sunny day (no rain!) and watch them set up endless rows of white tents filled with marvelous Mexican markerables for the event. Gosh ... it was so fun to wander and shop and eat and enjoy! John discovered a taco stand ... loved it so much we went back for more! The vendor even asked if they could put a picture of us on their Facebook page. We smiled for the camera but were were so eager to gobble up our goodies that I never even asked what the name of their company even was .... duh. 🙄

GRIPES: I also forgot to mention that the humidity has been so high with all the rain that John's phone alerted him that his phone or his charger had moisture in them. So .... it refused to change until we got it dried out!! 😩😵 It actually took the better part of the day for us to get it up and running again! But ... at least it did! Yahoo!!! 🤩

All in all, it was such a great day ... we never got home until about 9:00ish. And, I was too tired to post this blog .... so ... here I am doing it with my morning coffee instead. The weather is supposed to be great so I can hardly wait to see what joys await us today!!! 🤗Leer más