Saturday Wild Life -

Okay... all you men who may be reading this... don't go away!! There is a reward. I promise!

First off, Darryl and I have realized that without our children around we are very, very boring. You know, kind of like Jesse and Kelly. :-) Just kidding J&K. You couldn't possibly be as boring as us. You have a Wii!

On Saturday we decided to take the Kayak out on the ocean again and this time look for some of the birds for Skye's wildlife project. There are no birds in this picture, just the condos.But there are these cool ducks here that dive under the water and stay under for a long time. They fly very fast too. That's why you can't see the duck in this picture very well, he was flying too fast.

Ah, well,..... maybe we will see more wildlife as we paddle along the shore.
If you look very carefully over the beach you will see the wild eyes of "Motorhomussaurus Rex" staring at us.
And in this picture you can see the lone seagul as it stared at the strange white 'object' moving the kayak along.
Of course, this is the wildlife most often seen on the beaches of San Carlos. This creature was accompanied by two dogs. The one in the picture and the one......
who came to take a closer look.

Oh, and to the guys... that last picture was the reward for reading the post. But don't stop now, you never know what might be coming up.

This specimen of wildlife is rare on this beach. It only comes out on Saturdays and can be seen scouring the sand for shells.

It used to be extremely pale and pasty looking, but after 3 or 4 Saturdays it is starting to look a little more wild and colorful!

And these little guys with their bright red, very long beaks, are very fun to watch.

As opposed to watching paint dry or corn grow that is.

Just to prove that we were in the kayak on the 'Sea of Cortez'.

This Brown pelican was too tired to be concerned with us. I do love to watch them when a whole flock of them will dive bomb for fish. Splash! Splash! it's great!

Oh look! Two more of the speeding diving ducks flying away so we can't see their markings!

I did have a couple of pictures of the two of us in the kayak. Darryl took one look and said.... "Uh, let's not ever let those be seen in public. I agreed (although I thought I was looking pretty good, then the bikini gal came by).

So.... you are spared having your brain killed with the sight of white pasty fat people kayaking and the world is safe once again!

Hasta la Vista Baby!!!!!

Our Halloween Treat!

On Halloween Darryl and I dressed up like respectable folk and went to the Hermosillo Temple.
Okay, I really want a tree like this.

Darryl taking a break in the little plaza by the temple.

On Sunday we saw dozens of dolphins in the bay in the early morning. We fed the missionaries after church and then went out to take a new picture for our profile. He decided he needed to take some pictures of me.

That's our apartment building and the wall where I exercise every weekday. Being Sunday, I was just watching the sunset, not doing crunches.

This is not a very flattering picture of me, but I wanted my girls to see the cute new shoes their daddy bought me.

He's looking good!

Our new profile picture.

It was 5:35 and the moon was out. We turned around 180 degrees and....

saw the sky on fire with the sunset.

Ah, Paradise! :-)

Islands, Shells and Sun

Last Saturday Darryl and I rented a Kayak and paddle out towards the island. It was farther than we thought. We didn't make it out to the island, but we did find a secluded beach where we swam and snorkeled and found pretty shells to add to our collection.
Yesterday Wednesday Oct. 28th, the Wind blew very hard and we had quite a dust storm. With all the dust in the air one could look straight into the sun as it set.
It made for a very picturesque view.
Sometimes I sit on the wall and see such beauty and wonder what I ever did in this life to deserve this?

Then the answer comes, it's not what I did or what I didn't do for that matter,

but I must learn to recognize my blessings and give thanks for them. So I will give thanks to the Lord.

You really should come down to see us soon.

Have a wonderful day!

The Work, The Fun, The Good and The Odd

We went to work one day this week to find that our trailer had been knocked off of it's jack stands by a forklift driver for Cortez Transfert. Darryl and the guys put it back in it's proper place. I also played with McKenzie and Fox. They love to dance,
And they are BIG camera hams! Fox gives me lots of hugs and kisses. "Kenzie" will be 5 next month.
On Saturday the 4 missionaries from our ward came over for a late lunch.
We had a lot of fun! I fed them spaghetti. Three of them had never eaten spaghetti with meat sauce. Back row from left: Elder Lopez, Elder Sanchez, Elder Estrada and Darryl
Front row: Elder Del Val and me.

Saturday, in the late afternoon Darryl and I took a drive to Canyon del Nacapule. We weren't able to get there because of washed out roads from the hurricane, but we did drive around and see some big houses. There are 4 houses in this picture.

A mountain bordering the Canyon del Nacapule.

And now.... something to file in the "Well, now I've seen everything" file. Yesterday evening while I was emailing Cody, Darryl stepped outside to look at the sunset. He came in and said... "Cindy, you are not going to believe this, but there is a girl outside on the beach in a bikini playing the bagpipes". To be honese, I thought this was a ruse to get me outside to watch the sunset, so I went....

....and sure enough, there was a young girl in a bikini standing at the waters edge playing the bagpipes, and playing them very well. We listened for a while and then I thought... no one will believe this, so I went to get my camera. By the time I got back she had moved to her tent and was putting her pipes away, but at least you can see we didn't make this up.

Adios Amigos!

The Romantic Mountain (sort of)....

There is the beautiful Mountain that looms over the little town near our home. It is the first thing you see as you drive along the caretera (highway) to the west.

It's twin peaks reach for the sun and inspires a person with grand ideas about taking a day hike to it's summit.

Although the elevation of this mountain would be looked on as more of a foothill back in Utah and Idaho,
a mere 400m or 1312 ft. above sea level,

it is still beautiful to see as nature surrounds her with clouds,

and the mountain takes on the look of a smoking volcano,

giving one the impression of the power of nature.

In the early morning as the sun rises the mountain is gently kissed with the warm colors of Aurora,

and as the rain moves in the mountain looms as a Zeus, a Rain-God, there to protect the village from droughts.

So, as I sit on my wall and wonder at the romantic imagrey this mountain brings to my mind of gods and goddesses, of valor and love, .....

I lean over to the love of my life, nuzzle his ear and ask, "What is the name of the craggy hill, that wonderous bulwark that protects our little village, my love?"

"Tetas De Cabra". The magical name just rolls off his tongue in his fluent Spanish.

I started to think "Ah, that's pretty", and then the translation hits me.

It is my express opinion that women should have accompanied men on their explorations if for no other reason than to come up with better names for mountains.

Because there is nothing in the least romantic about a mountain named "Goat Tits".

Did those French Trappers that named the Grand Tetons make it this far south?

Pictures of Our Mexico House!

I have been trying to load these pictures on my blog for 10 days. I am glad they finally loaded today. But I was in such a hurry I didn't really put them in order. Oh Well, .... our Apartment has 2 bedrooms and two bathrooms with a 'great room' /living room/dining room and kitchen combined. I am sure you can tell what rooms these are. The entry door is on the right, almost out of the picture.

The little wall out there past the yard is the sea wall that I exercise on every day at 5:00 a.m.

Look girls!! Four burners, a grill and an oven!!!!! Wish I knew where to buy a turkey.....

We may have shrimp or fish for Thanksgiving. Wasn't fish on the menu when the pilgrims had their Thanksgiving? Okay... we'll make due with pollo asado!

A luxury I did not have in Manzanillo..... A washer and dryer. Of course I did have the luxury of a laundry lady who did all of our laundry. I think I would prefer her as these are the noisiest appliances I have ever heard, and they are GE appliances. Figures!

The spare bedroom.

The Master bedroom has 2 queen size beds, a huge walk in closet ......

..and the master bath has 2 sinks and a shower.

Well, that's the house and this is the early morning view from the sea wall. Now that you know how much room we have I extend an open invitation to all family and friends to come and see us. You will have a place to stay, and we would love to have you with us!

Sunday Scenes

On Sunday, after General Conference, Dad and I went for a Sunday drive to the peaceful little coastal town of San Carlos. It is about 4 miles from our house. The floods from the hurricane did quite a bit of damage here, taking out a large section of the main road. I will have another picture at the end showing the hole from a different angle. We drove to the end of the road on the coast where the Paradise Resort is located. This is the entrance.

We drove up to the look out. This shows another big resort next to the Paradise Resort.
At the look-out there are great vistas of the Sea of Cortez (or, if you are in the U.S., the Gulf of California).

Looking down at the rocks.

Later this week I will do a post on this unique mountain (Quit laughing Skye).

Looking out onto San Fransisco Bay over to Bahia Delphin.

This is an unusual tree. Those are the longest bean pods I have ever seen.

This is the same hole that you saw at the first. Yes, many places on the roads around here are washed out, but the people are coping.

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A LEISURELY STROLL!

We returned from San Carlos around 5:30 and went for a stroll on the beach.

(Yes, that is Darryl in shorts and flip-flops)

The best sea shells lie just at the edge of the water.

He makes another find.

And what have we found???

Well, that is pretty!

At this point I hear him say... "Cindy, what are you doing?"

My shell finding skills are not as well honed as his.

But I like watching him more than looking for shells anyway. :-)

Vaya Con Dios!