We are Back!

I'm back! We have had lots of trouble with our wifi at our condo. I hope it's fixed for now anyway. I'll try to get an entry in before anything happens.
It's been a week since we crossed the river in the canoe. In that time we had almost 3 days of wind that reminded me why maybe it wasn't a good idea to live outside under the palapa! Many loose pieces of the palapa fell down on the balcony. It was difficult to cook on the stove and impossible to eat at the table. We managed anyway but are happy that the weather has gone back to perfect. We went into town a few times and it was much calmer away from the water.
We went out to eat with a large group of 18 at Fresh restaurant in Zicatela. There was a three piece band there that was excellent, Los Amigos. Good voices and they sang our generations songs. We would like to go back to see them again. It's so pleasant to sit at the beach to eat dinner.
My sister Pat arrived on Thursday and we are having a wonderful time together. We have been spotting lots of whales and dolphins. I've been taking spanish lessons twice a week. Aquafit also twice a week and Tom even joined in today! Lots of fun with a wonderful group of friendly people. We have a weekly "market" just a short walk away where a truck from the neighboring town of Chila comes and sets up and we enjoy great produce and great prices.Delicious!! We make fruit smoothies, great salads and eat fresh fruit-mangoes, grapefruit, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, bananas, oranges, avocados... I could go on and on. The freshest vegetables too!
We went our for pizza last night and enjoyed ourselves at Bananas in Zicatela. We are getting used to the drive into Puerto Escondido. I hope we have another turtle release when Pat is here. We will be going to the Laguna this week but haven't book yet.
We have made friends with Gary, the artist from NYC. And yesterday we had a tour of his fantastic house. It is so well done and shows a wonderful artistic/architectural flair- Colorful with beautiful tropical wood finishes. It's built around a courtyard pool. I love it!