4 Wheelin'

In the desert - everyone goes 4 wheelin. The roads here in Mexico are bad, like really bad. You turn to go a short distance and suddenly you're on a road that has grit your teeth and pray washboard or potholes or mysterios dips out of nowhere. Driving a 20 year old VW van makes these adventures sometimes a bit more nerve racking. So, for fun, a neighbor has leant us some 4 wheelers! Steve has been taking the bigger boys out together for small forays into cactus land. Ryder says it's more fun than Legoland (but then he says that almost everyday). Everyone has dune buggies and Baja bugs too.

Is Mexico Cheaper?

The answer is yes! Here are some prices to compare...

5lb. cantaloupe $2.15
5lb. bag of navel oranges $1.00
six pack of Corona/Tecate $4.00
1/2 gall of fresh squeezed OJ $3.25 like fresh squeezed!!!
3 fish tacos, beans and rice $2.50
1lb. fresh, just off the boat giant shrimp $5.00
30 fresh corn tortillas $1.00
1 giant, as big as your head, apple fritter 50 cents
1lb. cactus $1.00

Tonight for dinner I made cactus salad. Steamed cactus is kind of like a citrus green bean. I'm sure it has some sort of goodness in it but I thought we ought to start eating it regularly as it is found everywhere down here. Ryder almost barfed while trying to eat it. It's got an okra kind of sliminess to it. I think next time I'm going to add it to some meat and fill a tortilla with it.

The Weekly Photos

We're having technical difficulties loading photos. I don't have the mental energy to figure it out right now so this is all I've got. I can tell you that we saw dolphins today completely jumping out of the water, right off our deck. It was fantastic!

We've been hanging with Deirdre and Alex for the weekend and like usual, it is easy to just "be" and drink mucho margaritas. Thanks Alex for bartending. We took them to shell canyon yesterday, showed them the giant cactuses and we walked a beach with whale and dolphin bones on it. We ended the day by howling at the moon over the ocean. It was a good day! Everyone was pooped by 8:00. For more pictures of our house and beach check out Richard and Marlene's blog at www.rmdopp.blogspot.com

Seriously old Cactuses

What these photos don't tell you is that these are 1500 years old! I'm not joking. When they're Phelan's size, they're 50 years old. They were all in this one valley and Richard, Steve and I went for a hike around the valley to check them out. They come in all different shapes and sizes and they were really quite incredible.

Panaderia visit

We have a favorite panaderia (bakery) here in San Felipe and last Saturday we went on a tour of the back room. Eduardo was very kind and served us freshly baked cookies and coffee while we watched. The kids got to help make pineapple pies and we stole their secret recipe as well. Do you see the fancy imprint maker (a coke bottle)? It was really fun but Omy said she didn't think the room would pass inspection in the U.S.

We got a New Camera

Nothing better than holding your baby, drinking some tea and watching the sunrise over the sea with the ones you love. Peace to all.

P.S. Thanks to R&M for the camera.

The Weekly Pictures