Another week of incredible progress on the house.

Because our property is on such a slope, trucks and trucks full of dirt are arriving everyday to be used as “fill” for the outside patio areas. It is moved wheelbarrow by wheelbarrow…. This coming week we expect the wooden supports for the ceiling/roof to come out which will really give us a feeling for the space. The workers are such great guys and we continue to keep them fueled up with baking and beer.

Paul went to the first La Paz Big Band Rehearsal Tuesday afternoon.  The Cultural Centre is providing rehearsal space and, once they have some tunes under their belt they hope to do some events/shows.

I have no idea how it happens, but my days have been full. The gym 3 mornings per week, Freeman Design accounts, and this week some new discoveries in the neighbourhood including a local Mexican seamstress Daisy, who has a thriving business out of her house nearby.

Paul played golf yesterday with a group at the Costa Baja Golf Course - very scenic, but very difficult! 

Last night was the Jazz gig in town.  Great night - the place was packed and the audience loved it! The keyboard player Friedrich lives on his sailboat in the bay and came to shore in his dinghy with his bike and pedalled his way to the bar!  Apparently he has a quite few keyboards on his sailboat!

The drummer Willie is retired now, but has had a very accomplished musical career in LA playing with many famous bands (Al Jarreau, Larry Carlton) and TV shows - Sonny and Cher to name one! Nice guy and still plays really good drums. We have been invited to his birthday party in April and many of the musicians he knows will be flying down from LA to jam and celebrate. Woohoo!

Tonight we are eating dinner with the Mexican/Tennis crowd so I am off now to make Apple Crumble for 20 people.

I am also looking forward to Volunteering this week at the Orphanage - an organisation put a call out for helpers and I will be going 3 days this week. This will be a real test for my Spanglish too!

First rehearsal for the 'new' big band

cruise ship leaving

Leanne has put in a lot of time at the gym, and the results are starting to show

Millionaires golf (literally)

Chowen and son on the roof

fretless 'bass face'

loading the bricks on to the roof (each weighs approx. 30 lbs)

Santos planning the outside stairs

one of many daunting tee shots!