Feb 26th to March 1st - San Carlos

Feb 26th - Tues - San Carlos
Lovely day, just right for being lazy and reading - and a bit of cleaning. Not such a good day for talking to Marg on Skype - got cut off a couple of times. Found out that she has an early set of twin lambs and is all set for the rest of the ewes to start lambing the beginning of March. Marg also thinks she is invincible with her new knees and crashed on the cross-country skiing trails. Had to remind her that she is getting older with the rest of us!
Terry & Rick went golfing. I still felt iffy about going so Pat made a bunch of phone calls and we both got to visit with Cathy when she dropped in from the lot.
Terry finally beat Pat at Canasta. Guess he is a pretty good student - and lucky with wild cards!

Feb 27th - Wed - San Carlos
Errands today including bank and groceries. Seems like the nice weather is making everyone a bit lazy so we visited with several neighbors today.
We went out in the kayaks late this afternoon as Pat wanted to see if she could get some good sunset pictures from the entrance to the estuary. The tide was out too much so we didn’t get very far when we were grounded. Terry towed his kayak and me for a while but as the birds were wading all the way across the estuary we realized we wouldn’t do better further on. So we turned around and soon had enough water to paddle back in.
It was nice enough to sit out for one drink with Rick and Pat and by then it was 7:30 which is a late dinner hour for us.

Feb 28th - Thurs - San Carlos
Washed one load this morning and had to wait to get it on the line until a couple of men finished spray painting a repair job on our neighbor’s motor home. We went to Guaymas with Pat & Rick to make dentist appointments. We all had appointments previously that were cancelled when the dentist had a car accident and had to get his car repaired. We stopped at the Ley for a few items on the way back. Pat had seen a guy selling strawberries on the street when we went in and we saw him at the bus stop in front of the Ley when we drove out. Rick pulled over to see if we could buy some strawberries and the guy asked if we were going to San Carlos and if he could get a ride. A bus pulled up behind us and had to wait while the guy carefully put his 4 flats of berries in the truck and hoped in the back with them. When we got back to the RV park, Pat & I both bought 3 cartons of berries which are very good.
I just had time to boil up some ribs for dinner while I made lunch before we had to leave to play golf. Rick & Pat and Terry & I played together for a change and it was very nice. We all played decently (as opposed to brilliantly, which we were hoping for!) and had a good time.
Got together for the shared rib dinner and then Terry & I headed home when Terry started nodding at 8:15!

Feb 29th - Fri - San Carlos
My ankle was complaining today about playing golf yesterday.
We got an early start this morning and went kayaking with Rick & Pat, Cathy, Diane and (neighbor) Virginia. Actually, I ended up not kayaking as the tide was out, the spot to put in was rocky and all I need to do is twist my ankle again. A couple of seals were swimming near the kayakers when they first went out. Terry did not stay out too long as he had urgent need of restroom facilities (or a large bush!).
Terry & I took Dolly on the bicycles and rode to the lot to visit and get some exercise. Dolly was not really happy as there are too many bumps - I bounced her right off her feet on the speed bump (tope) in front of the park office.
Fog rolled in just after 3 and it was very damp. Pat & I were watching “Ellen” and “Oprah”. The guys ended up joining us inside where we stayed until we set up the camp stove to deep fry some prawns and french fries for dinner.
Pat & I vs. Rick & Terry at Canasta after dinner.

March 1st - Sat - San Carlos
The internet keeps being down when I am ready to post my blog - hope it stays up a while today.
We did some neglected chores and organizing in the rig today while Pat got some laundry on the line. After a shared breakfast of pancakes & bacon, we all went for a drive to find a place to Rick & Pat to try some fishing. The tide was way out so the first place we stopped was no good. They tried a few casts on both sides of the next rock outcropping but kept getting hung up on the rocks and seaweed. Terry & I picked up a few shells. We went to another beach to sit and have a snack and then headed back.
Claude & Val (friends from Canada who have been traveling on the Baja) had arrived and set up right next to us. It is so nice to see them again - I am sure we will spend many hours swapping stories.
We tried to go on the glass bottom boat ride again but this time the captain said that there needed to be some “paying” customers in order for us to go out. It was also breezy by the time we went to the marina so, once again, maybe not the best time to be on the water. We spent time visiting with neighbors and admiring shell collections. Our neighbor Bill is a goldsmith and has his rock saw with him. It is fascinating to see what shells and rocks look like when they are cut.
We stumbled onto a movie on TV (Secondhand Lions) which turned out to be very good. I threw a brownie mix in the oven and we had brownie sundaes with ice cream provided by Pat!