January 2015

vacation pictures

 The boardwalk.  Photos from the beach, late in the day We went on one professional tour, and this was it, snorkeling and touring a nearby town.  This is a photo of the city against the mountain as we headed out.  The condo building on the left was our neighbor. We stayed in the flat building […]

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boca de tomatlan

We sort of blundered onto this destination the day we went to the zoo, and decided we should come back again and check it out. Today we did, headed there, told it was tiny, quiet, beautiful, with a few restaurants and trinkets, and not much else. The water in this cove was perfectly clear–the water

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riding the bus

I love riding the bus in this town.  The riders are a mixture of tourists and people who live here, young and old. Yesterday a little girl baby was on the bus in a bad mood.  Her mom didn’t scold or seem concerned. She smoothed back her bangs and blew on her forehead.  She lifted

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the zoo

Yes, the very formal Zoological Society. We went there today and spent several hours wandering around.  It’s interesting how much like Como this little zoo is. The monkeys on the island, Dannell.   At this zoo, they let people feed the animals specifically sanctioned food treats.   The monkeys do sign language, gesturing for food.

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we made it

We made it to the hotel, took the bus to Walmart to buy some groceries, and it was a beautiful evening, listening to the ocean, warm breeze blowing. This morning was bright and fresh. I miss you guys, and I’m actually pretty glad you didn’t have school today so you could spend a day just

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