The insanity of holiday weekend continues! There are sooooo many people here. The beaches are packed, the roads are packed, the restaurants are packed. And people drive sooooo badly. I did not go back to the beach today; maybe tomorrow, but Sam and I did go down to the park where I play ball with him and read. The back of the park was pretty empty as usual, but down one side is the main road out to Las Conchas- the beach I went to yesterday, and there were so many people, trucks with the backs filled with screaming young people, loud music, weaving in and out. On the way down there I saw the turn for the beaches at the other end, like Sandy Beach, and the cars waiting to get onto that road (Calle 13) were backed up for about 3 blocks. Calle 13 goes for about 8 blocks before the turn to hit the beaches, and I guess everyone was a vacationing tourist cause there's a couple of other ways to get there, but maybe struggling thru the most popular street is part of the fun. I saw a friend who has a hot dog stand, which he moved to Calle 13 for the long weekend, and he said he didn't get home this morning until 6am!! So people are partying all day and all nite.
Everardo is napping on the couch next to me, it's about 8:30 and he got home about 7pm, after heading out about 9am this morning. So he walked his ass off all day. People aren't buying alot of souvenirs; they are buying beer, and food, but he's doing ok. We are trying to make enough to live on, and that's working. (So it's all good) We had no hot water today- I found out when I jumped in the shower after exercising this morning...wow! So when he got here we turned around and went back out to get gas. Yeah, you don't get a gas bill and it's not piped into your house. You have tanks outside; one for hot water, one for the stove...and when it was really cold we had a little one for a portable heater we rolled from the living room to the bedroom. For the hot water tank, I think about 200 pesos lasts us a month or maybe a little more, so that's about $16. We just got the gas bill for 2 months and it was 432 pesos I think, so about $17 a month....this I can deal with! ha ha
Anyway after getting the propane tank filled, we went to grab some tacos for dinner. Everardo couldn't find the place he thought was by the gas place so we went to this corner stand near our house where they make the tacos in these thick tortillas, carne asada or pork. They serve them in these paper cones, and I ask for mine with just the guacamole and the meat; Poppi gets everything. BUt they always give you a little plate that has tomatoes, limes, radishes, and some spicy hot sauce so you can add whatever/how much you like. They are very filling and the place is very popular. Anyway we're sitting there after a table opened up (everywhere has the plastic tables and chairs), and I see this big suv trying to parallel park at the curb right next to where we're sitting. The license plates are Arizona. They get out, a couple, the man was driving, and he gets out with a cigarette in one hand and a beer in the other. These were not kids; this guy had to be in his late 50's, at least. Drinking and driving. And he's from the states so he knows it's not ok. What the hell is the matter with people??? He wasn't stumbling or slurring his words, but you know- that's not the point. From the kids? (and I mean over 18) I expect it in a sad way...but come on buddy!
Yeah last nite again there was music all nite, but it was faint and so kind of soothing. So I'm thinking it will all continue for another week cause the kids are out of school for 2 weeks. Then after that alot of people will go home, but the tourist season has begun, so we will see what that means. From the articles I've been reading about the area, this year seems to be shaping up better than last year; the Christmas season was better than last year....and so far the tourists are higher in number as well. It felt like a ghost town when we got here, and now it's kinda overflowing....so maybe after next week there will be a happy medium....wow we've been here 4 months next week. The time has flown by.
Viva!!
Everardo is napping on the couch next to me, it's about 8:30 and he got home about 7pm, after heading out about 9am this morning. So he walked his ass off all day. People aren't buying alot of souvenirs; they are buying beer, and food, but he's doing ok. We are trying to make enough to live on, and that's working. (So it's all good) We had no hot water today- I found out when I jumped in the shower after exercising this morning...wow! So when he got here we turned around and went back out to get gas. Yeah, you don't get a gas bill and it's not piped into your house. You have tanks outside; one for hot water, one for the stove...and when it was really cold we had a little one for a portable heater we rolled from the living room to the bedroom. For the hot water tank, I think about 200 pesos lasts us a month or maybe a little more, so that's about $16. We just got the gas bill for 2 months and it was 432 pesos I think, so about $17 a month....this I can deal with! ha ha
Anyway after getting the propane tank filled, we went to grab some tacos for dinner. Everardo couldn't find the place he thought was by the gas place so we went to this corner stand near our house where they make the tacos in these thick tortillas, carne asada or pork. They serve them in these paper cones, and I ask for mine with just the guacamole and the meat; Poppi gets everything. BUt they always give you a little plate that has tomatoes, limes, radishes, and some spicy hot sauce so you can add whatever/how much you like. They are very filling and the place is very popular. Anyway we're sitting there after a table opened up (everywhere has the plastic tables and chairs), and I see this big suv trying to parallel park at the curb right next to where we're sitting. The license plates are Arizona. They get out, a couple, the man was driving, and he gets out with a cigarette in one hand and a beer in the other. These were not kids; this guy had to be in his late 50's, at least. Drinking and driving. And he's from the states so he knows it's not ok. What the hell is the matter with people??? He wasn't stumbling or slurring his words, but you know- that's not the point. From the kids? (and I mean over 18) I expect it in a sad way...but come on buddy!
Yeah last nite again there was music all nite, but it was faint and so kind of soothing. So I'm thinking it will all continue for another week cause the kids are out of school for 2 weeks. Then after that alot of people will go home, but the tourist season has begun, so we will see what that means. From the articles I've been reading about the area, this year seems to be shaping up better than last year; the Christmas season was better than last year....and so far the tourists are higher in number as well. It felt like a ghost town when we got here, and now it's kinda overflowing....so maybe after next week there will be a happy medium....wow we've been here 4 months next week. The time has flown by.
Viva!!
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