What can you get for 100 pesos?

100 pesos
We have spent a lot of time in the area of town called El Pitillal. Monika and Luis live there and Luis’s bodega is on the other side of Pitillal. The central part of the town is just filled with shops of all kinds. Our dentist is also there about a block from the square.
You can find almost anything you need in Pitillal and the prices are usually good. Here are some of the things we have found there for 100 pesos (less than $10 US)
We had our teeth cleaned for 100 pesos each. Unlike the US, the dentist himself did the cleaning. Harold’s wedding ring had shrunk over the years and he couldn’t get it off his finger. So we went to a jewelry store to get it resized. They had to cut the ring off his finger, add material to it and resize it. This took about 45 minutes and cost 100 pesos.
Our camera stopped working while we were here. We took it to a shop that opened it up, examined it and determined we needed to take it to the Fuji repair center in the US. He didn’t have access to Fuji parts. The cost to check the camera – 100 pesos.
I had a pedicure at a shop recommended by several friends. It was a very good pedicure and the polish lasted for a long time. Cost – 100 pesos.
Harold got this hair cut at a shop near the dentist office. The cost – 35 pesos. He would have gone to the 30-peso shop, but they were too busy.

Cooking lesson
Until a couple months ago, neither Harold nor I had eaten ceviche. The thought of eating raw fish didn’t appeal to either one of us. But then we ate at Beto’s restaurant in Pitillal. They served a ceviche tostado with the meal. We didn’t realize what it was and ate it. Both of us liked it. We mentioned to Monika that we liked it. She said it was easy to make and she would show us how.
Sunday we picked up Monika to go buy fish. We went to the Aramara market. It is on the road that goes between Sam’s and Pitillal. We bought a type of fish called “bota”. They have a machine right there to grind the fish up for ceviche. We also bought some shrimp. They were headless large shrimp for 125 pesos/kg. That is about $5.50 US a pound.
Back at Monika’s house, we made the ceviche. We squeezed many limes on the fish, shredded carrots, chopped onions, tomatoes, cucumber and cilantro. A dash of Worchester sauce and some kosher salt were also added. It was all stirred up and put in the refrigerator to “cook.” We all enjoyed plenty of ceviche with tostados and avocado slices. Everyone ate so much that only Luis and I had any room for the shrimp scampi he cooked.
After lunch, Monika and I took the kids to the Krystal to the pool. Harold and Luis went to pick up a large round wooden table top for the fiesta grounds. It had been discarded by Carlos Slim in a vacant lot near ourhouse in Bucerias. It will now be used for parties at the fiesta grounds.