The final week in PV

We delayed our return to Texas by a week for a couple reasons. We went on the trip to Quimixto with the RISE kids on Saturday and didn’t want to then have to drive all day on Sunday. Also, the construction on the cistern and roof coating weren’t down and we wanted to stay until they were done, and the last reason was that Luis’s birthday is May 5th and he wanted us to stay for his party.
You would think that for our last week we would spend extra time at the beach and pool. It didn’t turn out that way. Each day we went to Bucerias at least one time to see how the job was going. And each time we were there we had to make a trip to the store(s) for some part or another. When we left, the cistern was in the ground, the backfilling was done, the concrete poured over the top. The pressure tank and pump were working fine. There were only a couple small things remaining to be done on that job.
The roof was done, except for the sloping part over the bedroom needed the tiles put back on. And, Rafa had agreed to seal some cracks and paint some places on the outside of the house.
Meanwhile, Rafa had obtained two more jobs in Bucerias. One was repairing an incorrectly installed cistern and the other was sealing a roof.
Another thing that happened in our neighborhood that last week was the church fiesta. We noticed kids carnival rides, food stands and a brincolin arriving one day. The next night the fiesta started. Our street was packed with people. We were wondering how we would sleep with all that noise. Rigo assured us the fiesta would be over at 11 p.m. We sort of laughed to ourselves and said we’ll see. He was correct, at 11 p.m. a guy with fireworks strapped to his back (yes, you read that right) ran up and down the street about 4 times with sparklers, fire crackers and bottle rockets shooting off from a framework on his back. The church, which is named for Senora Fatima, will have the fiesta for a whole week.
The last night we were in Puerto Vallarta was the night of Luis’s birthday party. It was at the bodega/fiesta grounds in Pitillal. He has a friend who is a Spanish chef. Luis had him come cook paella for the party. We had a great time visiting with Luis, Monika, Monika’s parents and many of their friends. Many of the guests were kind enough to speak English with us. It was a fun thing for our last night there.
Saturday morning we finished loading the car, stopped at Gigante for a few snacks, stopped in Bucerias to say goodbye to Patricia and Joann and hit the road. First we were off to Tepic, then on to Texas.