Short update to keep in the habit of doing this. We got several complaints last week from our loyal readers about the frequency (or lack) of our blogging!

I took an unofficial day off on Thursday and we went to our favourite beach with Helga on her last day here. That night, we went to a concert in the downtown area featuring Terry Townson and local hero Daniel Tuchman (think Jerry Doucette in relation to Tsawwassen!). Pretty good sound and a nice stage that would suit Bradley McGillivray Blues Band very well in the future!

Leanne has been in to "the centro" most days this week. On Wednesday she was involved in choosing all the decorations for our local friend Myrna's wedding. She is looking forward to setting up the room next Saturday for their big day.

The house is really starting to take shape - literally walls are going up every day now that the grunt work of digging the foundations in solid rock is over.

Early night for me tonight... I have a big tennis tournament tomorrow. I finally met my partner Gene the other day, who asked me if we have cleared space on the mantelpiece for our trophies... (I think he may be disappointed!)

every piece of rebar is made by hand!

packing heat at Cafe Combate 

Balandra Beach

We managed to find a space to put up the umbrella

mariachi band off to a gig!

jack cousteau checking the tides

the burro maya

fish tacos and marlin empanada

they dug the foundations by hand through solid rock