I was telling Mel and Carl that this experience of living in an actual mexican town is in an observing way kind of like peeling an onion. First you notice all the standard things like the main streets, the beach area and the Old Port where all the restaurants and tourists are. I have been lucky enough to spend some time walking around the sandy streets with their dog Shadow and really taking a look at the locals and how they live. Mel and Carl are the only gringos in this neighbourhood. Shadow and I walk around the streets and I can't help but have this big wide grin on my face. So I am mostly smiling and everyone smiles back. The little kids want to pet Shadow and he is very gentle with them. I walk with my favourite music on my MP3 and feel like I am walking in heaven! Half my duty though is to fend off the other dogs. They are friendly enough but love to bark and run after Shadow. They never come all the way and Shadow just prances along like they don't matter a bit. It's funny to watch.
The next thing I have noticed as there are a ton of small mom and pop stores on every street. Mel thinks you don't need a permit as they are everywhere and cheap! I bought a burrito today for 60 cents... unbelievable.
Yesterday Mel and Carl were busy and I decided to go to town on my own and shopped and had something to eat on the water. The pelicans were swooping hunting fish and the sun was hot, hot, hot. I shopped and bought my niece and nephew some things then took a cab home. Two dollars for a cab - it turns out that is the price for any local taxi's!
Today Mel and I went to the beach. 91 degrees and very humid. Shadow and I walked some more and later this afternoon it was hammock and book time. We are off to go to the Old Port to a restaurant I discovered yesterday. 1/4 of the price of the fancy one up the road and the only real difference seems to be the quality of the chairs. Heck - we'll stand for 75% off!
Good times!
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