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January - April 2022
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  • LadyandtrampMajahua, Guerrero, Mexico
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    Day 9

    Walk to Boca de Lagunillas

    January 9, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Three weeks ago, I sprained my back. The doctor suggested that I see a physiotherapist who kindly saw me on an almost daily basis for the 2 weeks before travelling. She used a variety of methods to relax the muscle including dry needling and she gave me a belt to wear when walking. At the end of the two weeks, I was feeling that I could handle the flight and it all went well. Today, we went for a 6 km walk and it wasn’t too bad! Thank you Hilary for your care. It worked!

    We decided to follow the dirt road that we live on, to the end. It turned out to be a pleasant and Interesting walk in the country. At first, we saw hotels, El Munro was one. The little houses with dogs, chickens and pigs. Mango orchards and areas with tall coconut palm trees . Most of our walk was in the shade.

    Then we were surprised when we came to a large and beautiful river. Across the river was a village, Boca de Lagunillas. The birds here were plentiful! We happened to see a couple of hanging cacique nests and the beautiful bird himself. At a later time, I will do a bird blog with our friend Pat’s help. We may need our real camera to take those photos.

    Walking along the river, we heard a big splash and then saw a truck fording the river to cross to the other side. The water came up to its floorboards! On the other side of the river are kayaks that belong to a eco travel company in Troncones. Birding trips down the river with a guide can be arranged.

    Walking a little further upriver, we encountered an elderly man who was digging something in the river. We said, hi, and he was happy to talk to us when he realized we spoke and understood Spanish.

    He told us that there had been a concrete bridge at one time (we saw the remains of it) but floods during rainy season had destroyed it. Now, to cross the river, vehicles had to drive through it to the other side. He showed us a place that we could cross that was much shallower. The other options are to take a horse across or a little boat.

    Walking home, we saw several little houses with kids, dogs, chickens and pigs playing outside. Motorcycles seemed to be the main mode of transportation here.. We even saw a tiny ‘corner store’ with cold drinks and a few necessities.

    We will definitely do this walk again, early in the morning. It was lovely and mostly in the shade.    Read more

  • LadyandtrampMajahua, Guerrero, Mexico
    Day 10

    Sara and the Iguana

    January 10, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    There are big, medium and small iguanas here. The smaller ones move too fast to take a photo of them. The medium ones are pretty fast too but the big ones are slow and lazy.

    Today, was our first day with Sara, our housekeeper, even though, Chris and I are pretty tidy people. We really appreciate the help we get in Mexico. Things are done differently here and it is great to give hard working and dependable people work. Sara is that type of person. She knows how to clean thoroughly and she does it with a smile.

    Our house has 2 bedrooms at the front and 2 bedrooms at the back. Sara was cleaning one of the back bedrooms when she was surprised by a medium sized iguana. He quickly hid and the two of us armed with brooms tried to shoo him outside. But he kept running and hiding, under the beds and behind a bedside table. When Sara moved a table, the iguana got caught and his tail broke off! The tail was about 15” long and it started to wiggle like crazy for at least 15 minutes. Ugh.

    Who knew where the lizard went. I called for Chris to come and help so he grabbed another broom while the tailless lizard scurried around frantically and we shouted, “There he is. There!”, in Spanish, English and sign language. At one point, Sara jumped up on the bed when it ran towards her. Chris followed! Haha. What a sight we were!

    Finally he was swept out and went scurrying away.. And the wiggling wormlike tail? Sara bravely picked it up and threw it as far as she could, into the bush. Apparently, shedding a tail is a lizard’s defence mechanism that enables them to escape the clutches of a predator. The tail will grow back.

    I didn’t get a photo of our encounter, but we certainly would have looked funny!

    A little later in the day, I got a photo of a bigger iguana seen while we were eating lunch in Troncones. Still not the biggest one we have seen.    Read more

  • LadyandtrampMajahua, Guerrero, Mexico
    Day 11

    The Little Village of Majahua

    January 11, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    Majahua can hardly be called a village. What’s smaller? A hamlet? It is tiny.

    We went for the 1.5 km walk from our house to the village to see if the lady who bakes bread, had fresh bread this morning. She didn’t but we were able to take some photos of the walk and the village itself.

    The road to town is a dirt road. At one point, we have to cross a small stream that runs across the road. A friendly burro lives on the other side of the stream and it may be nice to bring a carrot for him the next time we do this walk.

    Entering the village, one is greeted by lots of chickens and dogs. They all mind their own business and seem pretty friendly. You can tell that the dogs are mostly related. Haha.

    On one side of the road, there are little lanes that run to the ocean. Fishing boats with nets are parked there and there are a few little restaurants close by. Seabirds sit on the rocks waiting for their next meal. Houses are open to the sea breezes and as we passed them, we waved and said, hola. People here, in general, don’t speak English.

    We passed a two or three roomed school and a nursery school, both empty of kids. Kids can go online, if they have the money to afford to do this. I doubt if any elementary kids go online here.

    We think that there are 2 little variety stores but we have only see one that is open. The lady keeps it very clean and it has all the basics, including specialties like Magnum ice cream! Btw, they are much cheaper here.

    At the curve in the road, there is a condo development. We really don’t know anything about it but maybe later on we will visit it.

    At the end of the village, the dirt road changes to a paved road which goes to Troncones.

    We turned around and walked back to the house. When we got home, we realized that all of our power was out. Our handyman, Jaime, came to turn off the pool pump and we unplugged various appliances. Apparently, a line came down across the road in the area that we were just in. It was fixed by 5 p.m.    Read more

  • LadyandtrampMajahua, Guerrero, Mexico
    Day 13

    A Pinata for a Crocodile?

    January 13, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Today is Thursday, the organic market day in Troncones. We loved the samosas that we bought there last week so we thought that we could get more this week, but they were all sold out. We got their tasty lentil soup instead.

    We discovered a tiny stand where a lady was selling paleo blueberry granola. She gave us a sample and it was delicious! Walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds, shredded coconut without sugar, coconut oil, agave, salt, and dehydrated blueberries. We bought some as we can also get natural yogurt at a nearby fruit and vegetable store called Zamora. Breakfast treats.

    We had heard that there was a bridge at the edge of town over a river where crocodiles lived. We drove to the bridge and saw a crocodile sign so got out and checked out the river below. We could only see one big guy, sunning on the bank.

    A truck pulled up behind us and two Mexican men came out of it with a big bag, calling, “Papillon, Papillon”. Apparently they were called the Big One. Funny name for a huge crocodile!
    Anyways, they said that they had a piñata for Papillon. Okay… one man pulled out a big filleted mahi-mahi fish out of the bag, tied a rope around the existing tail and dangled the skeleton over the bridge. They jiggled the fish like a piñata while continuing to call Papillon. The monster never came but a smaller croc appeared and checked it out without snapping at it.

    Crocodiles like living in this river because of all the overhanging branches that lizards like to sun on. When lizards get too big and heavy, they often fall or the branches break and down they go into the river. An easy meal for a hungry croc!

    We figured that we would come back to Troncones another day to see if we can spot the Big One. Maybe we could dangle a carrot piñata for him?    Read more

  • LadyandtrampMajahua, Guerrero, Mexico
    Day 15

    Pat and Gail Arrive

    January 15, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Yesterday, was spent some time preparing for Pat and Gail, our long-time travelling friends, to arrive. We met them 22 years ago in Zamora, Michoacan where we were all teaching English. Since then, we have tried to meet once a year, always in different places - several different places in Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, Bolivia, Guatemala, Colombia, Namibia and Botswana. And also in Canada and U.S.A.

    Last year, due to covid and ‘no travelling’ restrictions, we did not travel. We spent the winter in our Fergus condo. Pat and Gail were able to spend the winter in warm Arizona. But we weren’t able to meet up.

    Recently, they bought a new truck, El Burro, and a trailer, La Quinta, and decided to explore Baja California in a safe and away-from-people manner. They left Bellingham on December 1, 2021 and now, 6 weeks later, they were in windy La Ventana in south Baja. They decided to store their trailer and spend a couple of weeks with us in Majahua before flying onward to Puerto Vallarta and the little village of Chacala. They planned on spending the month of February in Chacala, the last place that we had seen them two years ago. Then back to their trailer to drive home to Bellingham.

    They caught a plane in La Paz at 6:30 a.m., flew to Mexico City and then arrived in Zihuatanejo at 3:30 p.m. right on schedule.

    We drove to Zihua in the afternoon and stopped at the Mega store to buy some food before picking them up. We also stopped at Jonny Cash’s car rental place to pay for the month of February. Jonny is a great guy and wants to upgrade our car for the same price. Not that we are having any issues with the one we have now. They will bring it to us in Troncones next week. Good service.

    They look exactly the same as always and were thrilled with the warmer weather here.

    As soon as we got to the house, they put their bathing suits on and jumped into the pool. But … Pat forgot that he had his new hearing aids in! Adjusting to hearing aids is a big challenge in so many ways, as Chris has discovered. Out came the rice and in went the aids. Thankfully, they survived their short dip in the pool. I am sure that several of you can relate to this incident. Lol.    Read more

  • LadyandtrampMajahua, Guerrero, Mexico
    Day 16

    Morning Walk on the Beach to La Barra

    January 16, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Morning are wonderful here. The perfect time for a walk on the almost empty-of-people beach.

    We woke up and had our coffee on the porch while watching the almost full moon make its slow descent. Mornings are cool as the sun has to come up over a mountain. We were able to head down the trail for our first walk together to the beach at around 7:20 a.m. , and it was lovely!

    Watching the pelicans diving into the water and the little sanderlings scurrying away from the incoming waves was a treat. In the distance, we could see grey whales flipping and splashing and having a great time. Every time they surfaced, someone would yell out, “There they are!” And we’d check them using our binoculars. Of course, we couldn’t take photos of them.

    We walked to a spot, a sandbar, where people were surfing in the ocean on one side and birds were congregating in a fresh water pond on the other side of this sand bar or La Barra. We had taken our binoculars so could see all the wonderful wildlife in the pond. We just took a moment and enjoyed what we were seeing as the sun started to come up.

    We walked back to a resort called Majahua Palms and enjoyed a big green smoothie. We had lots to talk about and enjoyed the beautiful views from this resort.

    It was definitely a good start to our day in Majahua.    Read more

  • LadyandtrampMajahua, Guerrero, Mexico
    Day 17

    Music and a Movie Night

    January 17, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ 🌙 23 °C

    Our days are full, yet relaxed. A routine has been started.

    We get up, have a coffee, a 6 km walk down to the beach and back, have a swim to cool off, make a big breakfast, read, swim, have lunch, a siesta and more swimming and reading, prepare dinner, practice a little ukulele music, eat, drink and tonight we watched a movie, Being the Ricardos.

    Jeremy told us that there was a projector but we had to get a HDMI cable and adapter to hook up our computer to it. There is a Radio Shack beside the Mega Soriano so Chris stopped in and was able to buy those two items. It worked! In the living room, there is a big empty wall that we can project onto so that is what we did.

    Someone had recommended the movie about Dezi Arnez and Lucille Ball so that is that is we watched. It was great! We had brought a bluetooth speaker with us and that enhanced the sound. All that we were missing was the popcorn.

    The geckos, a few moths and a dragonfly loved dancing on the screen.

    Btw, we are reading some great books - Chris just finished Power of One by Bryce Courtenay and I read Daughter of Fortune by Isabelle Allende.    Read more

  • LadyandtrampMajahua, Guerrero, Mexico
    Day 18

    A Walk on the Beach to Majahua

    January 18, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    This morning, Monday, we all decided to do our own thing. Pat went boogie boarding near La Barra. Chris took Jeremy’s bicycle to Troncones and did an 18 km. ride.

    Gail and I decided that we would walk the 1 km to Majahua on the beach and she would would take some photos for me. I took a bag of empty cans to Andrea, the local baker, who can get money for them.

    Andrea bakes her bread in a wood-fired clay outdoor oven. She heats up the oven the night before and at 3 in the morning she starts the bread making process. Between 7 and 8 a.m., she is ready to sell her buns, not loaves of bread. It is very rustic. She hurt her back recently so when we went she hadn’t made any.

    As you have seen in another footprint, Majahua is a tiny village. I think that there may more chickens and dogs there than people. Fishermen go out early every morning and the little restaurants on the beach serve up seafood at lunch and dinner time.

    Except for the animals, a few houses, the bakery, the 2 little stores, the school, the nursery school and the restaurants, there isn’t much more to see. It is tiny and dusty with friendly people ekeing out a living.    Read more

  • LadyandtrampMajahua, Guerrero, Mexico
    Day 19

    Birding Walk with Pat and Gail

    January 19, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    For the past two mornings, Pat has gone to a good spot that he found to go boogie boarding. We had heard the news about the volcano erupting in Tonga and the anticipated tsunami waves headed towards the west coast of North America, including this area. Well, the waves never reached tsunami height but they were a bit bigger, a good size for Pat.

    Today, Tuesday, we took a break from our new routine, and decided to go for a early morning walk to check out the birds in the area. Armed with our cameras and binoculars, we headed on the road to the river and we were not disappointed.

    Jeremy’s son loves looking for birds, insects and animals and had been gifted a Mexican bird book. It was here and we have been using it daily to identify the birds that we see. I also got a compact pamphlet that shows common birds of the area. Great resources.

    Our walk took us through the jungle, farmland, palm tree groves and beside a river so we saw a variety of birds. The highlights of our sightings included a wood stork, several caciques and their hanging nests and a tiny green Kingfisher. The photos below are ones that Gail took with her camera.

    We came home for breakfast and I sadly realized that I had lost my new sunglasses, an Xmas present from Chris. We weren’t disappointed by the birds but I was very disappointed about my sunglasses. While I made breakfast, Chris took one of the bikes that Jeremy has here and retraced our 8 km walk. He miraculously found them on the edge of the river close to where we had seen the kingfisher. He was my hero and I was a happy camper!    Read more

  • LadyandtrampMajahua, Guerrero, Mexico
    Day 19

    Last Day Together

    January 19, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Pat and Gail have been here for 4 days and we have only eaten out once - a breakfast at the Majahua Palms resort. It was time for us to try some of the fresh seafood that people on the Troncones Chat Facebook page always rave about!

    We decided to have a late lunch rather than a dinner. It gets dark early here and if we had a dinner we would have to walk home in the pitch dark. There aren’t any street lights. Not our idea of fun.

    We walked to Majahua. Chris and I took the high road, which is the dusty, rocky main road and Pat and Gail took the low road, which is the walk on the beach. We arrived about the same time and picked one of the little beachside restaurants to eat in. We were the only customers.

    Chris had mahi-mahi fish tacos, Gail had Majahua shrimp, Pat had Mahi-mahi-mahi in an avocado sauce and I had garlic shrimp. Was it ever a good meal with great service! We will have to do this more often!

    We walked home on the beach and saw a dead yellow-bellied sea snake on the beach. Apparently, they are venomous but not aggressive and very pretty. Their tail is flat and used as a rudder for swimming.

    When we got home, Gail called her daughter and found out that she was in the hospital. This was not expected. Due to covid restrictions and hospital protocol, Gail was not able to find out exactly why she was there but both Pat and Gail felt that they should go home. It was pretty stressful.

    Flights were arranged. They found out that rapid covid tests could be done at the airport (Americans don’t need the same covid tests as Canadians) and they packed up to go.    Read more

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