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The Costa’s Hummingbird is a mainstay in San Carlos. They can be seen flitting around from cactus flower to chiparosa plant (hummingbird bush) is search of dessert sweetness. Hummingbirds are incredible creatures.  These little fairies are almost the length of the palm of a hand and have the weight equal to just about three raisins.  […]

Tuna.  Numerous people are staunch fans of tuna.  There are multiple recipes that include this main ingredient, each with its own distinctive taste.  Grilled over a smoldering barbeque, pan-seared Ahi, tossed with avocado for a crisp salad or simply swirled with mayo and veggies for a modest meal.  Imagine my surprise finding a sign for […]

Interior of La Casa De Paja, The House of Straw, a wonderful yoga studio in San Carlos, Mexico.   The studio was established in 2016 and has a wonderful following of community members. The studio hosts a variety of weekly classes.   All are invited to attend for the cost of $5 USD or 100 […]

A typical cobblestone street in the Caracol Peninsula neighborhood. Several years ago the HOA began a “Beautification Committee”. This committee has completed many improvements throughout the area including adding common area gardens of native plants, updating to the guard entrance and installing paver stones as a portion of the cobblestone streets. While the cobblestone streets […]

A few images from our home in San Carlos. Lola has obviously adjusted to the move. Let us know when you want to visit. Arranging an international move is not straightforward.  You can’t really call Mayflower Transit and get the ball rolling.  That might have worked for the Pilgrims almost 400 years ago but it […]

Scouting Pelicans at San Francisco Beach After sixteen months of, “Next year at this time…” we are finally doing it.  The house sold, boxes packed, goodbye dinners enjoyed, and the week of living out of a suitcase is over.  We are loaded to capacity for the three day road trip in two cars with our […]

Stepping away from an enlightening career, packing up twenty-three years of memories, leaving behind family and friends, vacating a perfectly wonderful home and moving to a quaint town in Mexico probably sounds like “stepping off a ledge” to many. Trust me, we had plenty of advice as to why we should not head south of […]