Well, our first week here was pretty much a matter of getting settled, getting things like phones and computers to work and getting ready for our friend, Lynne McDougal to come down. First we did some decorating:
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| And relaxing |
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We walked down to the little beach club in our neighborhood, La Palapa Griega, and climbed down the rocks to let Boo play a bit at the beach and then enjoy music by local favorite, Mark Mulligan.
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| Walking home is a little precarious climbing up the cliff, so we brought head lamps and made it home in good time, safe and sound. I really did have more fun than I look like! |
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| I loved the black and white cell photo. |
The highlight of the week was a lovely biscotti and coffee party given by Norma Nunez (far left).
It was a great mix of Mexican and American ladies.
I joined my first birding outing, which was very successful-I added to my list of birds I saw last year and now have a very full list.
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| Some of the birders at the Esterito. There definitely is a "birder look"! "You've seen them, sheathed in Gore-Tex, their heads thrown back under black binoculars, foot-long Nikon lenses bouncing off their replaced hips like billy clubs." The New Yorker |
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| Smooth as glass this morning. Lots of herons and pelicans and a black hawk which excited everyone. |
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| The country club settlement pond. We saw all kinds of ducks here. Particularly adorable were the Scoters and Buffleheads. |
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| We drove out to the sand flats and saw lots of white and brown pelicans, cormorants and other assorted wonders. This is also where the Roseate Spoonbills come later inthe season. |
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| This was at an old abandoned oyster farm. Check out the Cormorants lined up in the water on old traps. They sounded like bull frogs. |
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Tomorrow, Lynne McDougal arrives. We are so excited! Stay tuned.
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