Super Bowl Sunday
– every one here in the camground and hotel watched it. We watched from the Alfa.
Late post today - it has been pouring all day and have had no Internet until middle of game. [it didn't last long enough to post.]
Good first day of
February morning. It is a little cooler here in San Blas this morning. We had
very heavy rain and wind and thunder and lightening during the night. Enough that Bill got up and put the awning in
and played with the windshield wipers trying to get the travel bugs off the
glass. This morning there are big black clouds up there. The Alfa and our
friend John’s 5th wheel and his garden.
At least the rain
must be keeping the famous San Blas bugs away – have not been using any bug
spray – it irritates my skin – and have not received even one bite! Shush – don’t
tell the bugs!
We went into the
town of San Blas
a couple of times yesterday so took some pictures of course. Going through the
area that sells lots of different breads and beach supplies. At least the topes
are well marked.
Oh Oh – something
is wrong here. Lots of people standing around a wrecker looking into the river.
A couple of men on a boat in the river. More on that later.
Like I said there
was a lot of rain overnight yesterday too. And a not so good drainage system in
town.
Lots of activity
in town. This is the time of the International Migrating Bird Festival and the
day to celebrate the people from the town of Ahualulco. People who supported San Blas
during one of the revolutions.
Stopped at a
market and got a few things – no produce in that market. Then headed home. Had
to stop for this school band to cross the street heading for the plaza.
On the way home –
this time traffic was stopped completely. A big wrecker sat across the road.
Divers in the water attached chains to the vehicle and the wrecker tried to
pull it out. But the chains broke. So the truck pulled over and let traffic go
by.
It is a big
yellow truck – don’t know what happened to the driver.
Except for the
one area where he went in the water the entire highway is bordered by heavy
vegetation.
Stayed home and
sat out some more rain then decided we’d all – John, Shirley, Bill and me –
would go back into town for dinner. We went to La Isla. We’ve eaten there in
the past, always good food. And interesting decorations, the walls are covered
with shells in different designs.
Walking towards
the plaza. These buildings are on a side street and still have some color to
them.
Talking to our
Huichol friend in the plaza – Bill is watching her make another hatband for
him.
Sleeping under the
table.
A better picture
of the old church. Lots of plants growing out of it.
The extra crosses
are for carrying in processions.
Back at the
vendors. John, Bill, Shirley looking at things
A little info
about San Blas. It was founded in 1531 but settled in 1768 when 116 families
arrived. This was the port from which the Spanish pries Junipero Serra departed
for California
on a ship built in San Blas.
This last week
the town has been celebrating Jose Maria Mercado Day – it celebrates the
friendship between San Blas and the village
of Ahualulco who
supported San Blas during one of the revolutions. The statue of him is
surrounded by flowers for this occasion. The statue and some of the flowers.
More flowers –
all from different neighborhoods in and around San Blas.
And lots of
horses going up and down the street.
Before going home
we stopped to get some banana bread from the same bakery we bought it from
during our stay here in 1978.
Read all about
that in our book. Available as an ebook.
We did make it to the tangias [flea market] yesterday morning in Aticama. Wanted to get some more of the excellent coffee sold there. But the coffee man wasn't there. We just got home and the heavens opened up again and didn't stop until evening - and then for only an hour or so.
Really dark clouds Carol - too bad about all the rain. But could have been worse - did you see the snow outside of Mazatlan? Yikes! Great town photos - lots going on around there….
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