Travelling Granny Pants: March 2015

Mea culpa for the infrequent updates to the blog. It's really just that we have been living our lives here in Zihuatanejo. We wake up, go shopping, go for walks, groom the dog, pick ticks off the dog...just the day to day stuff. We don't go to the beach everyday and drink the day away but will go down maybe two to three times a week, sometimes have some breakfast or lunch at our favorite spot, Rossy's. When 1 o'clock rolls around we hop on the collectivo and head home. We usually cook dinner at home but go out to dinner at least once a week, sometimes twice. On Wednesdays, when Isabella comes to clean our apartment (yes, we have an Isabella and she is awesome, don't judge me), we pack up Roxy and the beach bag and head to Barra de Potosi or some other beach for the day. Its hard to believe we are on the last stretch and will be home in less then a week.

We've started taking Spanish classes twice a week, something we meant to do when we first arrived but time just seemed to slip on by. Our teacher, Jaime, was wonderful and extremely patient with us.
Early evenings we head on up to our rooftop balcony with some drinks and watch the birds and iguanas. There is wonder and magic in each and every day. Lately the Hummingbirds have been making a daily visit. They are brave little things and often come and just stop in front of me, hovering. We share a moment and then off they go.

We had family from Calgary visiting for the past two weeks and it was so nice to get to know them better. Most of our visits over the years have been at busy family gatherings where one on one conversations are short and sweet.

We just returned from a two day stay at Playa Larga. We stayed at Hotel Marbella which is right on the beach. After some confusion with our room booking and booking.com we were eventually settled into a third floor room with a balcony overlooking the stunning and wild Playa Larga. You cannot swim here as it is open ocean, her roar is loud and her force is something to behold. We saw whales and dolphins and glorious sunsets. During the day, we parked ourselves under the shade of a palm and still managed to get sunburnt. The sun is relentless and the sand so hot, you cannot be on it without shoes. Shade is limited to the palapa restaurants so if you venture here make sure you have lots of sunscreen and a hat. We were up early and parked ourselves under a palm, the only shady spot right on the beach which we happily shared with a group of Mexican children building their sandcastles. Life is slow and quiet here, unless of course it's someones birthday and the mariachi band comes. There is not much to do but gaze out at the ocean, sip a Margarita and build sandcastles. I don't have a problem with that at all!