Jan 26th to 29th - San Carlos

Jan 26th - Sat - San Carlos
Went with Rick & Pat to do some shopping this morning. Pat had purchased a couple of home décor items (mirror, metal 3-D “picture”) and had her eye on another metal wall sculpture which she bought. Very nice things. We made a trip out to ‘the lot” and then stopped by Tony’s for some veggies.
We bought some fresh crab meat from the fish man so invited Rick & Pat and Bill & Geri for crab tostadas for lunch. I used some of the remaining crab to make a dip to take to the lot for happy hour tonight.
After happy hour(s) at the lot, Pat & I decided we would go very fancy and make beans & wieners for dinner. I had baked brownies earlier so had them for dessert.

Jan 27th - Sun - San Carlos
A group of 10 people in the park wanted to go clamming so Rick said he would show them where we went. Rick & Pat and we led 2 other trucks to the beach and we dug more clams. It is kind of addictive! On the way back, we all stopped at the beach in Empalme where we had found lots of shells on a prior trip. The tide was not out far enough to get shells but a couple told us that further down the beach there were lots of shells so we all took a walk and did find shells.
We joined the clamming group for happy hour. One of the guys (Al Funk) is Rick’s first boss and he and his wife Dolly were here 3 years ago when Rick & Pat were here. It turns out that they know my aunt Barb in Chilliwack (Sardis) B.C. We continue to be amazed at how small the world is!
I made crab cakes for dinner and decided that I would not do that again. We were not crazy about them and the fishy smell took forever to go away.

Jan 28th - Mon - San Carlos
Today was Pat’s birthday and she wanted to spend part of it in Hermasillo (casino included!). So we left about 8:30 and got back about 5. We went to the Mercado (market) there. It had meat & produce for sale and lots of eating spots - mostly counters. It was very clean, unlike the market in Guaymas. The floors were tiled and clean and we would not hesitate to eat at most of the places that we saw. Then we strolled and shopped the small stores in the surrounding area. The sidewalks are narrow and uneven and are much higher (12 inches or so) than the street. But they are not nearly as uneven as the Guaymas sidewalks.
We found a different casino but it ended up being closed. So we went to WalMart right beside it, then ended up at Costco in time for lunch. Hit the casino next for a couple of hours. It was my turn to cover Terry’s losses so was a good day.
The “lot people” joined us (Rick & Pat, Geri & Bill & us) for dinner at a restaurant right outside the RV park - it is owned by Joseph who owns the park. It was OK but different than we expected, probably will not go back. We had purchased a carrot cake at Costco and took it to the restaurant for dessert so were home by 8:00. Terry was feeling a little puny so we went right to bed to watch TV.

Jan 29th - Tues - San Carlos
Not much sleep last night. It was warm but windy so just about the time I finally got to sleep, some fellow campers went out and put in their awnings which is impossible to do quietly. Then Terry was up several times with what he calls “the Mexican quick step”.
I did laundry and got it fluffed in the dryer and on the line to dry before Pat & I had to leave for dentist appointments. We also changed the water on the clams before leaving on the bus. The dentist was still working on a patient so Pat’s appointment was late. Then she took longer than scheduled so my appointment was an hour late. Luckily, we are now smart enough to take books to read while we wait for each other.
Terry did not feel well all day. Good day for him to just sleep on the couch. We asked Steve & Linda and Bill & Geri to join us for a clam dinner. Geri must have forgotten as they did not show up . We have a couple of containers of clams to freeze and use for chowder or linguine - yum!