One Hell Of A Storm Blew In

Last night the weather went from 83 degrees to 68 degrees in no time. The wind began to blow and it rained rained rained. This morning the streets were littered with strewn about stuff (most of which was grabage) and it was still cold.

David however braved the beach. I knew it was bad when only he and a Canadian couple were the only fools on the beach. The wind had not calmed much (was still blowing at 18 miles an hour) so David rigged up a shelter to keep from being pelted by the sand.

I on the other hand spent the morning walking around town with camera in hand.

These are for you Jan.

The island cemetary that I like to visit at least once a trip. It is beautiful and very peaceful.

This side of the island didn't look at all stormy

But this side had 6 foot breakers coming in.

The main 'drag' before the crowds began with sand drifts to boot.

A look down a 'town' street with the ocean in the background.

David posing in the ocean (or was he really taking a leak??)

The paparazzi caught the two of us this week as we were walking on the sand bar

Well OK so it was only Jessica but she thought she would be the paparazzi and sneakily get a piture of us. BUT, in trying to be sneaky so also got lost....good thing the island is small and one can't be lost for long.

The Olivia, a Mediterranean eatery across from our hacienda.

Just another day in paradise....reality soon to hit, too soon we say!

Experiencing Isla

With a tatoo..nope not me but Jessica-

How to go about finding a tattoo artist.

1-Wander the streets looking for someone who does tattoos

2-Run into a totally inebriated islander

3-Follow him as he says, "You come with me I show you". But follow carefully as it seems to be difficult for him to walk

4-Go into a closed up shop with this stumbling fella

5-Have a Cervasa, or two

6-Watch closely as the tattoo is painfully etched on your foot

7-and walah, the finished product
And then on to getting a hair cut

Our 'beauty parlor' and the chariot that brought us here

My beautician and me...and the before head of hair

All said and done after unloading more hair than I knew I had as well as four whole dollars (and that included the tip)!

Jessica's turn. No cut just a highlight-for six dollars.

And I kept this little cutie busy taking her picture, over and over again, and showing them to her.

At Home You Have Blowing Snow

Here in Mexico we have blowing sand.

Winds one day this past week were blowing at 40 miles an hour. Beaches were deserted, apparantly no one but David and I wants to be pelted with sand. Palm trees were whiping in the wind and the waves were high.

BUT, a windy day on Isla is so much better than a cold snowy day back home.

Today the weather was good. We took a trip to Isla Contoy, a national park and bird sanctuary that is only habitated by birds and other creatures. We have always wanted to do this trip but never wanted to miss a day on the beach. This year we decided we could miss a beach day and we are glad that we did. Lenny and Kelly flew home on Saturday and now we have Jessica and her family, who joined us on the Contoy trip

We had our captain-Tony the wonderful person behind the wheel. The couple sitting right in front of him are from Arizona. They are an older couple who just got married two weeks ago and were on their honeymoon.

And believe it or not his first mate...David. I dont know Mikey, do you think it's first mate or would Anchor Yanker be more appropriate?

There our tour guide David is pointing out the beautiful floral on the island with "And there's another fu--ing tree over there".

Tony is not only the capitan but the chef as well. He his brother and Uncle put on quite a spread. We had fish and chicken cocooked on a large open pit, guac, rice, chips, salsa, fruit, beer and pop. It was oh so yummy!

This island is a photographers paradise-

Being a bird sanctuary, there were many-

We were lucky enough to spot some newly born (or hatched) white babies. This guy is being fed by his momma.

The water is so clear that you can see the fish without a snorkle mask. The come right up to you, rubbing against your legs in hopes of getting fed.

This is one ugly dude.


And then we have the island favorite. A huge sting ray that is so tame he too comes up to you in hopes of getting fed.

He swam right up to me, about 6 inches from me. It did make me a little nervous but he posed quite nicely.

And allowed David to pet him.

Hermit crabs were all over and not a bit shy about coming close

And the ever present iquana. One can never get enough pictures or them!

Alrighty then, I have spent enough beach time in this room blogging! Off to the beach I go to do what we do best.....sit in the sun, relax and watch people. There are some interesting ones here...and of course it's a good thing we are so damned normal huh?

Oh I am going on another adventure today....going into the colonial (where the islanders live) to get my hair cut for 30 pesos or 3 american dollars...yup I am going to try it...we shall see huh?

And What Did You Do Today?

This is what we did all day...come to think of it this is what we have been doing the past couple of days. How nice it is.

Oh my goodness Shell, I look like my momma more and more every day don't you think?

And then there was time spent watching a fello beach go-er feed this guy a banana bite by small bite with a stick.





He was so full that rather than run away from me he struck a pose.





Well tomorrow is another day!

A Special Lady

On her special day.

Lois loves to tell stories about her two oldest boys that were only a year apart.

It seems these boys were quite the little devils...no no all of you that know David are saying....

Sweet David a little devil.....yup he was!

Now Grandma gets to enjoy great grandbabies!

Happy birthday Lois

And many many more

They Seem To Like Heights Here!

Or they don't mind them and there is no OSAH in Mexico it seems!

This is our entertainment every morning while we are sitting on our back porch drinking coffee.

These guys are working on the building next to us. They are about 50 feet up and dont mind leaning over the edge to get the job done!

And these guys are at least 50-60 feet up on a boat mast!

Not me no nadda not me!



The weather continues to be wonderful, the days are hard sitting on the beach...but somebody's got to do it....Jean, Auntie Jo and Jess where are you???

Hola From Isla

The weather is better than expected, the water is blue, the sand is white, the company is of course fabulous and the digs are good!




Here we are in the land of relaxation. It was a long day of traveling...well not really but we were up at 2am to get to the airport by 3:30am. First things first-

A nap on the beach

This year we are trying something new, staying right in the heart of downtown. The price cannot be beat, very close to the beach and even closer yet (right out our front door) to the resturants and shopping.

David sitting outside our little hacienda last night. I had to watch my feet when taxi went by....the roads are very narrow and I almost got a foot run over!

The inside of our little room. Kitchenette, living area and a small patio out back.

And Mikey guess what the very first thing we did today was???? No trip is complete without a trip to Walmart. David wants me to let you know Mikey that getting to Walmart cost us $40! Ferry to Cancun, taxi to Walmart, taxi back and ferry back to the island. I wont even talk about the money that we dropped there! We were like two kids in a candy store shopping for the deals. We plan on eating out less this year and cooking more in our room. So Walmart was sort of necessary...I guess.

Looks yummy doesnt it? Fried shrimp, garlic butter and steamed beans.

All made in the comforts of our room.

More updates to come from paradise.

A special hello to Judy Faye.

Dave and Bobbi

When Your Doctor Calls You At Home On A Sunday!

It makes you a tad bit nervous.

My oncologist called this afternoon......I did manage to get, "Hello" out but then immediatly said...."What, what's wrong"! I mean come on it is Sunday for one thing...can't be good news can it? Did the bloodwork show some additional problems? Did they find something else on the chest X-ray?

Why no, absolutly not. Very good news in deed. My type of cancer is hormone fed. The treatments that they gave was intended to throw me into menopause in order to stop those crazy hormones that cause cancer in my case. That wonderful man called to tell me that I am oficially in full menopause (it just took a little longer than was hoped) which is very very good in regards to being less likely to have the cancer return.

That is not to say that I need to stop watching etc...but it is one more hurdle that we have scaled.

When Your Doctor Calls You At Home On A

February Is A Busy Month

It is the month that Rachel was born, on this very day....just a few years ago...haha.

Happy brithday to you Rachel.

You are a wonderful mom and we are proud of all that you have accomplished.

You stand by what you believe in and we respect you for that.

I wonder if you fully realize how special you are.

Have a great day Rachel.

Dad and Bobbi