Sometimes it feels good to be lost. Not forever but for a moment, surrounded by nature, with adventurous friends. A lovely group of San Carlos hikers helped remind me of the tiny slices of splendor found anywhere and that “anywhere” is always within hiking distance. Photos from multiple days hiking to Martini Cove. The hikes …
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#40 Rough Riders?
A few weeks before Christmas my friend, Anne, asked if I was a horseback rider. The assumption that I know a darn thing about horses is of course a common misnomer simply because I arrived in Mexico by way of 50 plus years residence in the great state of Texas. While I proudly claim a …
#39 Changing Seasons
Autumn entered San Carlos in a fascinating manner. Not with cooler nights, the ripening of acorn squash, the return of pumpkin spice lattes or colorful leaves raining down from the trees. Instead the changing season crept in as a shroud of mist blanketing the town. The proceeding summer months gripped the community with stunningly beautiful, …
#38 Dia de Muertos
Coco is a charming Disney Pixar animated film based on Dia de Muertos. Once again Dia de Muertos or Day of the Dead is upon us in Mexico. Last November was my first experience with this annual celebration. Since I had never seen Disney’s, Coco, I had imagined my own dark version of this event. …
#37 Never a Taco Tuesday
There is a fabulous new “taco stand” in town. La Calaca Tacos y Cerveza opened a few months ago and offers some of the tastiest tacos in San Carlos. This cute little place is not only pleasing to the palate but is an aesthetic beauty. Proprietors, Frank and Lisa, are owner of two lovely restaurants …
#36 Heroes Sometimes Drive Jeeps
Moving to Mexico has certainly reduced the number of times my cell phone rings. Most people communicate via What’s App text and I no longer receive those pesky calls from “Scam Likely” so a jingle from my phone often means a family member is calling or a San Carlos level “emergency”. So when my phone …
#35 Mexico Life
Image borrowed from my quick Google search for Mexico Life logos. In May of 2019 just months before we moved to San Carlos our Coldwell Banker real estate agent, Norene, asked if we would consider applying to take part in the HGTV show, Mexico Life. She had been on the show with other clients a …
#34 The Door
It’s always something. You move into a new place and you believe it is perfect until an idea pops into your head of how to make your abode just a bit better, a tad more ideal, or a smidge brighter. Such is the case with the door of our house that opens to the street …
#33 Essential Services
Sea spray, salt and sand is abundant. These wonderful features of the San Carlos area bring with them the need for essential services. By essential I am referring to the occasional mani pedi. Who am I kidding, these luxuries have nothing to do with living in Mexico but are simply a personal care service I …
#32 Three Hundred Sixty-Five
As of July 1, 2020 we have been living in Mexico for one full year. There are moments I can hardly believe 365 days have passed and other times when it feels like we’re fairly settled into life in our new location. Looking back it’s easy to divide the last year into three distinct parts. …
