another week gone by

After meeting Pam and Scott, the sailors, we were interested in seeing what kind of boat you would sail around the world on. We went to the Marina and got a tour. They have solar panels to generate electricity, a small (galley) kitchen and of course everything is carefully organized. We gave them a bag of Skittles, M&Ms and Starburst to eat while crossing the Pacific.
While at the Marina, we also called on one of the restaurants that are donating food to the orphanage fundraiser. Christian, the manager of Las Palomas Dorado was very glad to sign up to help. He even gave us each a T-shirt as we left! It looks like a very nice restaurant, too.
Friday, we went to La Cruz for the Bubba and the Bottom Feeders. The place was super crowded so we ended up sitting our on the sidewalk. The best part was that we ran into our Bucerias neighbors Rita and Oliver and had a chance to visit with them.
After that, we went to CyC (a bar on the beach in town) to see which All Vallarta board members were there. We ended up seeing some old friends and met some new ones. After that, our friend James, who also lives here in PV, came over for dinner.
We did get to the pool at the Krystal this week. The weather has been really good, clear and sunny. We plan on taking the dogs back to the beach this week.
Saturday evening, we attended a pre-wedding dinner. One of our All Vallarta friends, Jeanie, is getting married on the beach on Valentine’s Day. She and Dennis, her fiancé, hosted a very nice dinner at Café Bohemio. We met lots of her wedding guests and heard about their fun, but rough day out on a boat tour. The ocean looked pretty rough and they verified that it was!
Sunday is market day in an area called Remance. The tianguis are street markets which set up in different areas each day. Brenda, the All Vallarta web goddess, went with us and a couple other friends to shop the market. There were some great clothing buys (Harold got a pair of Dockers shorts for 50 pesos, or about $5 US). We also bought some vegetables.
In the evening, we had volunteered to help at the Rhythm and Ribs fundraiser in Bucerias. A few people in the area are raising money to build and run an orphanage. We ended up helping at one of the two bars. We served probably 25 cases of beer. I almost got good at pouring a beer quickly without spilling or running it over. We had intended to leave early, but were there until after 9. It was lots of work, but very fun.
After the event, we went t see in Rafael’s fiesta was still going on. We figured that since it was for one of the kids, they would be all done. Boy were we wrong! We got to the party and it was going strong. There was food left, and cake and plenty to drink. We stayed until close to midnight before we wore out. The singing and partying was still going strong!