Xochipilli's Wedding

Here are some pictures from the Xochipilli and Juan Carlos' wedding. It was a lovely wedding! The church was beautiful and the reception was at Playa Larga. They had a mariachi band in the church and at the reception. The food was great! We had pork, chicken and beef. All delicious! The cake was chocolate on the bottom and white on the top. Juan Carlos and Pilli were the perfect hosts.





This is Pilli dancing with her Aunt. They danced a whole song with the bottles on their heads.

A Wonderful Evening

Yesterday was our 26th wedding anniversary and when we arrived home from Zihuatanejo we found that Carmen had decorated the bed with flowers, it was beautiful.
We invited Yves and Madeleine to join us for the dinner that Carmen had prepared for us. We had a white fillet of fish with shrimp and octopus plus veggies on top. It was done in foil and was absolutely delicious. I had made an apple pie for dessert - which was also delicious, I might add! We played cards and all had a bit too much wine, it was great! It sure beats last year when we spent out anniversary in the cold and dark during the storms in Bamfield!

Sunrise on the Lagoon

Our Puppies

This is Osito (little bear). He is a rescue dog from our beach here at Barra de Potosi.

This is Terra, our rescue dog from Canada. Terra had around four families before we finally adopted her in 1997.

And this is Kiwi, he is the 'community dog' here. You'll find him walking the beach with any one of the locals and he knows his way into your heart (and right to your dinner plate!).

La Playa

These pictures were taken today from in front of our property (Casa Puesta del Sol).

El dia de Guadalupe

Syd is disappointed because he took his new camera to El dia de Guadalupe in the village last night and decided not to take the flash. The flash on the camera wasn't adequate so his pictures are a little blurred.

All the women looked beautiful and the village was brightly decorated.

Some more celebrations went on today.

Kindergarten Fundraiser

Yesterday we attended a fundraiser in the village for the local school. The school, which is just down the beach from us is needing basic supplies, including pens, pencils, books and other learning materials.

Last year, one of our neighbors donated fans to help keep the school cooler while the kids are in class and Syd helped install them.

This fundraiser was for the kindergarten class and was well attended, even Betsey Johnson was there!

If you would like to donate to the school or bring along some supplies on your next trip to Casa Puesta del Sol, please feel free to contact us.

Bad Advertising

This the hotel at Barra de Potosi, Syd captured their new 'advertising campaign'!

Karla meets Jeff!

We had a visit yesterday from our neighbor, Madeleine, with her new grandson, Jeff. As you can see from the pictures at six months old, Jeff is almost the same size as Carla!

Home Sick. . . Not a Chance!

Here's a little comparison between the weather in Mexico this weekend and the weather outside Danielle's apartment in Vancouver. . .

I think we'll stay put in Barra de Potosi a little while longer!