Got the doors so will soon be on the move.;

We have the doors so will be leaving right after breakfast this morning. Plans are to go about 240 miles and stay in a Pemex gas station over night then continue on to Mazatlan the next day. Another 250 miles.We decided against going to Huatabampito because of the new paint on the doors. Don't need the sand there blasting them.  Of course with us you never know.

Yesterday morning we went out to breakfast at a restaurant within walking distance from the campground. This is our view from our table. Plan to go there again this morning.

Part of the restaurant. We both had coffee, fresh orange juice and a delicious fruit cup. Bill had a ham and cheese omelet and a hot cake. I had two eggs and bacon. The meal costs US $12.

Around 3:30 the guys showed up with the storage bay doors. The two big ones are on.

Putting the three smaller ones on. They look very nice. Just hope the blister problem was taken care of for good.

While the doors were being put on I prepared the inside for travel. Putting away all the stuff we drag out when parked for a while. So didn’t want to cook. We decided to go back to the restaurant where we had breakfast. A quick shot of the sunset from the street in front of the campground.

And another one a little later from our table in the restaurant. Our friends Ron and Janet and Joe and Carole joined us for dinner. Good food and good company.

Coming back to the RV park we noticed the moon. The picture doesn’t do it justice. Big and yellow. 

Looks like it is going to be another nice day - hopefully no wind. A good travel day. 

Cool cloudy day

Days here in San Carlos are starting to drag. We want to move on but are still waiting for our storage bay doors. And the weather being cooler and damp isn’t helping the situation any. We’re paid up for tonight so really hope we can be on the road tomorrow, Monday, morning. We’ll see.

Yesterday morning we took a trip into Guaymas to check on the progress. Bill talking to Gilbert the painter. 

He said he’d deliver the smaller doors in the afternoon and the bigger ones today, Sunday.

Work being done on the doors. – No none were delivered yesterday. Sooooo…

Driving in Guaymas – the main road is in the process of being resurfaced. It is fun driving with no lane markings. Everyone just makes their own lane depending on where they want to go. But the road is really nice.

At a light we were next to a bus. That is the window on the bus – things you wouldn’t see in the U.S.

After getting back in San Carlos we went to the marina where there was an Arts and Craft show raising money for charity. It was cooler than it’s been and the sky was quite overcast.

Some hammocks for sale.

Lots of people there. Mostly North Americans except for some vendors.

Beautiful embroidered pieces and crepe paper flowers.

She is working on a Christmas wreath.

Didn’t buy anything but enjoyed walking around and checking out things.

Then back to the RV to wait for the doors…
I met another blogger yesterday afternoon. She and her husband and two dachshunds winter in Mazatlan on Stone Island every year. Her blog is 5C’s Que Pasa. We’ve exchange comments on each others blog but have never met before. They have already headed south this morning.

Today there are no clouds in the sky but it is much cooler out than it has been. Finally had to resort to the TelCel to get this posted. 
Might post later or edit this if we get the doors - 

Ocean and Birds - lots of birds

WOW managed to get on line with the TelCel.

It looks like it will be another nice day in San Carlos. The sun is up but there is a slight overcast right now.

Yesterday morning Bill and I took a little walk up along the ocean it was so pretty out. Very calm seas and no wind. This guy was sitting on the rock all by himself and running other birds off that tried to land there.

We walked a ways up then turned around to come home and lo and behold he was sharing his rock. Kind of cozy looking there. Maybe he was just saving her (?) place.

When we got back to the RV I put a load of laundry in and we decided it was too nice to stay there so we went out to breakfast at a favorite restaurant. Can’t beat the view. And for a while we were the only people there. Good food and soft music in the background. 

Outside of the restaurant in the patio a Christmas tree of palm fronds was being put together.

Then it still being to nice to go home we took a drive up to the sand dune beach. Passing these guys putting in curbing and a sidewalk.

Driving out to the san dune – Giving Willie his adventure for the day. Half way in we discovered we were going in the "out" road. Oh well.

At the beach looking back towards the town. The back side of the mountain that is in all my sunset pictures

Sign on the beach – hum? Aren’t those tire tracks on both sides of the sign?

Now that has got to be a BIG bird.

I stuck my feet in the water and got right back out – it was colder than I thought it would be. A picture of the dune.

On the way home we stopped at a small estuary to watch the birds.

A couple of years ago it was almost completely dry. Now it is full of water and hundreds of birds. Pelicans, sea gulls, a duck looking thing, cranes and herons. And they were chasing fish all over the place. You know Simple things amuse simple minds. Spent quite a while there watching them.

The birds would sit in the water letting the flow or tide move them then they would take off after the fish. Amazing to watch.

I took a video but don’t imagine I’ll be able to upload it as I can’t even get on line this morning – not even with the TelCel. But we’ll see. [finally the TelCel is working and wouldn't you know it - Bill has managed to get on-line with the park's Internet - there goes my electronic gremlin again I guess.]

Read a laugh out loud book yesterday called “Choosing Charleston” by T Lynn Ocean. Just a fun book with a little bit of intrigue thrown in. Going to look for more books by her. This one was free for Nook. 

Some of the compartment doors were supposed to be brought back yesterday – but didn’t happen. We’ll get them when we get them I guess. And I see a cat has taken up residence in one of the open bays – will have to make sure it is gone when the door is put back on. No house work today. After all it is the weekend!

Cooking and cleaning and sunset

Yesterday was a busy day – well kind of. Because it was cool and cloudy I did make the Empanadas. We bought the dough last week in Sam’s Club and last time I made empanadas at home I’d made too much filling so I froze the excess and used that yesterday. The filling - hamburger, sausage, olives, hard boiled eggs, corn, potato and spices.

The dough being filled

Ready to cook - brush with egg

Almost cooked – just a couple minutes more to get browner. Still relearning to use this oven.

After the empanadas were all done I actually drug the vacuum out and cleaned this place up a little. By then it was getting warmer – end of work for the day. Also very humid out yesterday.

The painter came by and said he will bring some of the doors back today. Anxious to see them. And sure hope it works.

By late afternoon the overcast was breaking up – so we had a beautiful sunset last night. Did I take pictures? Is the Pope Argentine?

The campground office with its Christmas decorations. 

Looking east down the beach away from the sunset. A family enjoying the beach and a fisherman. And yes he did catch something. A little fish of some sort. 

Usually we weren't able to find and shells on this beach - just really interesting and pretty rocks. But this year, I guess because of the bad weather earlier in the year there are lots of whole shells. 

Doing a load of laundry this a.m before it gets too hot out. No other plans for the day. Bill walking up the beach 

 Looking out at the little island

 Playing with the camera again - set on oil painting.