• 29Apr

  Books make the difference

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  Paul and I read constantly. Before we moved to México, one of our issues was that we needed to be in a place where we had access to English language books. We were big library users when we lived in Washington State.

  Amazon and Amate Books ship to Mexico, so if we want to buy books, we can. We’ve had fast service from both online booksellers.

  One of the things that contributed to our decision to move to Mazatlán, though, was the English Library. It is a membership library, run by volunteers, and has thousands of books.

  Our membership allows us to take out five books at a time. Several times a year they have surplus book sales, and we always buy a bagfull.

  I’ve been keeping track of the books I’ve read for the last couple of years and have my list here. I like to print it out every once in a while so when I’m in the library I can remember to look for books by authors I’ve enjoyed.

  The library has temporary memberships also, so if you are here for a short time you can take advantage of their excellent selection of books.

  The picture above is Bliss and the Captain in front of the library.

  
• 28Apr

  Household chores

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  When you live in a warm climate like Mazatlán, sandals are the order of the day. I think I have worn shoes maybe five times in the last seven months!

  The streets are dusty and the dust and dirt gets everywhere, including your sandals!

  So, when I get into the shower in the morning, most days I have a sandal scrubbing session before I actually shower myself! I have a scrub brush waiting for that purpose, and shampoo does a good job getting them clean.

  It’s just one of the many things I had never thought about before we moved here.

  
• 26Apr

  Amigos!

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  While a lot of bloggers were lucky to attend the Blogger Meetup last week on Isla Mujeres put together by Wayne, we had another Meetup going here in Mazatán.

  Bliss and the Captain sailed into Mazatlán and we had several enjoyable visits. They were moored in an area just South of Centro – less than five minutes by car from our house.

  We ran over to the marina and picked Bliss up. We came back to our place and after a while she and I had a great romp through the mercado getting them re-provisioned. That night we went out to the Plazuela Machado and had a drink and got to visit with the Captain, too.

  They are such wonderful people. Funny. Inventive. Walkers. Dog-lovers. Readers. México lovers. Mazatlán lovers. It was just great to hang out with them. Bliss is a walking fool – one day she walked all over Centro on her own “walking tour.” (I’m sure she’ll blog about that when she gets back to San Carlos)

  Paul and I know very little about sailing, so it was interesting to hear what life is like when you spend months at a time living on the water. So much thought has to be put into everything – in advance. No running out to the store when you have an urge! The Captain is very inventive and capable with all the mechanical things – you can tell that he just loves figuring out a better way! A couple of his ideas sound like they might be very popular and even patent-worthy.

  We got to meet Sofia and Chica, too. What sweet little dogs, even when being somewhat intimidated by a roaming pitbull mix that was twice their size.

  Today we had a great breakfast together, traded some books, and had one last visit before they get ready to head out on Monday. We had a wonderful time and I am just so happy that we were really able to get to know each other.

  

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