We Leave Tomorrow

Reflecting back on this week, our last one at Vivo, I realize that we have had many wonderful experiences that I will remember for a very long time. It has been pretty windy in the afternoons and swimming in the ocean was impossible but that same wind kept us from being very hot as the temperatures were around 32C. We were able to walk comfortably along the pristine beach most days. We still see the occasional whale heading north and dolphins still put on a show for us. But the best wildlife experience was seeing a sea turtle laying her eggs on the beach and then covering up the large hole she had dug and returning to the sea. Maybe she had been one of the turtles released from this beach years ago.We don't usually see that in the day time but we were lucky enough to be here when it happened this week.
We have had many dinners out with friends this week as well. We said goodbye to Jamie and Denise at their favorite restaurant, Pascale's. We will see them next year back here I think. Then 17 of us went out on Sunday evening and ended up at the best spot for tacos in Puerto, La Olita, in Zicatela. It's a small spot and while we looked like a Canadian invasion, we filled up the whole restaurant and made the owners very happy on a slow night. The fish tacos that I had were delicious and everyone enjoyed their meals. It was a great night followed by another on Monday when we all went to Ben Zaa for their famous margaritas and pizza. Again we overwhelmed the hosts with our number but they coped very well and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves again. Last night we went out with Liz and Dave G., and Cindy and Dave S. to the Chinese restaurant in Chila. It was again excellent -especially the chicken wings. This time I had the sweet and sour ones and they were delicious. We have arranged to get together in Kitchener in June when our friend Gary will fly up from NYC. we will have a group of 11 or 12 there. I hope our plan works out.
We leave tomorrow and plan to go to Oaxaca to stay overnight. Our friends Bruce and Tracey are there right now and we hope to catch up to them for dinner tomorrow. They will be in Oaxaca for 3 days before flying to Mexico City and then home to BC. We will see them all next year-at least that is our plan.
We have had a great winter here due to the fantastic weather and especially the wonderful people we have met. It's a great community and we look forward to returning.