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Relaxing at Ixtapa Island

I was really happy to be going back to Ixtapa Island with a group of friends. We were going  a little earlier this time when the tide would be in and better for snorkeling.  I have my new “go pro” camera for under water video photography and I’m anxious to share pictures of the fish.  The go-pro is a tiny camera and I have a strap that mounts it on my head so I should be able to swim and the camera sees what I see.  That part works well. The difficult part is getting it set to video, as I said it is tiny, about 2 inches by 3 inches and the settings are also very tiny. So I cross over to the Coral Beach from where we all like to gather, sit at the edge of the water, put my fins on and try to turn the camera on.  In my “golden years” I have become very farsighted.  This translates to I can’t read anything close up with out my glasses. So I take off the fins, cross back over the trail, put on my glasses and set the camera, take off the glasses and walk back and start over on my swim to photo the fish.  I do get some nice pictures of fish, but there is more footage of the trail and me putting on and off fins and mask than of the colorful tropical fish. There has to be an easier way.

There is something about the beach that relaxes everyone. It is more that just the drinks and good food, combine that with sunshine and a cooling breeze, gorgeous scenery and everyone laughs, aches and pains melt away,worries disappear. We share stories, tease one another and even the Senor looses his grouchiness.

My wish for everyone is, find the time, make the time to enjoy this kind of happiness. Time is too precious, none of us know what tomorrow brings. Yesterday is a memory, tomorrow is unknown, but today is a gift, and that is why it is called “the present”. Enjoy your every gift.

Still waiting on my new internet service to arrive,  so no new pictures. I’m learning the patience of the Mexicans, there is always manana.  Signing off KO

 

 

SAIL-FEST AUCTION

We always look forward to Sail-fest, when the cruisers  come to town and the bay is full of sailboats of all sizes and shapes. These people are always interesting to visit with with, hearing of their adventures sailing up and down the pacific coast and some have sailed world wide.

During the week of Sail-fest there are daily activities to fund raise for the “Por Los Ninos” fund which helps to educate some of the areas poorest children  Lat night was the auction which is always a fun event. While waiting for the auction to begin I hear the clown horn of

Galvanized tub ice cream man
Galvanized tub ice cream man

the ice cream man and it was the one I like in the galvanized tub, this time I got my vanilla ice cream which is a glorious shade of gold.  Most excellent!  There were many interesting items to bid on and the name of the game became win,win,win. The bidding was lively.  There were some good bargains and also some generous bidders knowing it was for a good cause. The Senor loves to bid, sometimes he actually wants an item other times it’s just to bid someone up. I get nervous that he will win something we have no earthly use for, but last night we did OK and won the bid on an all inclusive 1 night stay at the Pacifica resort in Ixtapa, all inclusive means food and beverages.  Sure hope they have lobster!

Cute VW painting with carona beer cap hub caps
Cute VW painting with carona beer cap hub caps

I’m always wanting the paintings, but there are people there with my same great taste in art but with far deeper pockets than I. During the breaks they did raffles, and I really like the way they do them.  Your tickets are  good for all events, if they call out your ticket and you aren’t there your name goes back in the pot and that item goes to the next person.  I bought 15 tickets and was the recipient of a great prize a bottle of Tequila and a set of leather coasters and another set of more disposable type coasters and I still have 14 more chances to win.  I think I will have a Margarita party with our friends and neighbors on the roof top some evening.

My raffle winnings
My raffle winnings

We had really worked up an appetite at the auction so we headed out to Casa Elvira and shared Red Snapper. It was almost 10 PM, which at home would be a strange time for dinner, but the evenings here are so nice it’s really a great time to sit in a lovely outdoor restaurant. The Senor was planning to finish off dinner with a banana split, but the fish was to big and he was full.  We decided some evening we would return for just the banana split. Casa Elvira is about the only restaurant that has ice cream.  Most of the ice cream shops don’t have seating, or the seats are in the sun. Just another great evening in Zihuatanejo. Signing off KO