We have stayed close to home this week as we have had workmen here since Monday. We have made arrangements for hurricane shutters to be installed but before they were able to do so we had some windows that had to be changed so that we could reach the shutters to pull them together and lock them. The work is almost complete except for the patio doors which will be done tomorrow. We are definitely getting close to the wire for timing and (of course) Mexican time frames don't help; the work was supposed to be completed by Wednesday, then extended to today and now tomorrow.
On Tuesday we found ourselves very close to the lower end of acceptable liquor levels so we headed into Playa for the evening. We bought 3 bottles of Kahlua and 2 bottles of Bacardi - all were one litre in size with Kahlua costing 113 pesos each (marginally under $10) and Bacardi a whopping 105 pesos each! As we were just across the road from La Pesca Restaurante we decided to have a return visit for supper. It was much more busy than when we went there for lunch and there was a good selection of fresh whole fish laid out on display in ice. We selected an appropriate size fish and had it cooked with garlic and chillies again as it was so good last time. We were not disappointed.... yum!!
Malcolm took the boat out of the water on Wednesday and for want of a better description, 'winterized' it ready for storage. It is now parked in a lot directly across from the office of the previous owner so I think it will likely have a few people keeping a close eye on it when we are not here. The Durango will have to be prepared in the same way (fuel stabilizer, cover etc) although the vehicle will be left directly outside of the condo.
One more day....
