December 28, 2010

Adios Troncones.

Sitting in the Zihuatanejo airport having just checked in and what a process that was!!! It took a full half hour for the two of us to get our boarding passes. Security is super tight here and we haven’t even passed through security yet! Our checked bags had to be searched completely (along with every other passenger). Have no idea what they’re looking for but whatever it is…neither of us had it – whew! We’re both very thankful that we’re travelling with small bags….some of the other passengers are carrying veritable condos so their bags take even longer to empty and search.

Two of the people staying at Casa Caprice were coming into Zihuat at exactly the time we had to leave for the airport so…..as seems to be our pattern….we lucked out again and caught a ride with them.

Thought of a couple more stories that were missed during our blogging in Troncones. One just happened the other night as we were walking home down the little dirt road in the dark and enjoying looking at all the stars overhead. Just a short distance in front of us there was a small fireworks show going on and it looked like they were welcoming us home. When we got closer it became clearer though…the fireworks weren’t really for us….it was a father and his two little boys (ages 2 & 4) and guess what?! It was the little boys who were setting off the fireworks! The dad would light the wick and the boys would hold it till the last minute and then throw it up in the air just like they’d been doing it their whole lives…which I guess is quite possible given their ages! By the time they can talk they’re very capable with both a machete and fireworks!

Another story was just this morning when the sound of a violin filled the air. It was absolutely beautiful! One of the guests is a concert violinist and so had to do his daily practice. No complaints from anyone in Casa Caprice I am certain! In fact…..I just crawled back into bed and finished reading my book while enjoying the sensation that the music provided.

We also figured out just how many Mexican States we’ve visited and I have 13 under my belt and Lynda has a whopping 18 under hers! Not bad – I think we’re almost ½ way to covering the whole country. The states we’ve both spent time in include: Sonora, Guanajuato, Michoacan, Queretaro, Hidalgo, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Estado de Mexico, Distrito Federal, Veracruz, Guerrero (the state where Troncones is,) Oaxaca, and Chiapas. On top of that Lynda has also visited Baja California Sur, Nayarit, Jalisco, Yucatan, and Quintana Roo. Yep….we’ve seen much more of Mexico that 99.9% of Mexican’s have. Considering there are as many people living in Mexico City alone (that is the same as there are in all of Canada!) nosotros mucho suertudas!!!

This morning while dining on chilequiles con huevo por me y Hot Cakes por Lynda we enjoyed quite the show with a whale (two actually) breeching and playing not too far out. What a send off!!

I will miss the little dirt road, the consistent crashing of the waves on the shore, the wonderful feeling you get from a dip in the cool water when you’re sticky and hot, the smiling faces wishing you a buen dia or total strangers saying buen provecho as you sit down to eat, and quite simply the effortlessness and uncomplicatedness of life in this special little pueblo. Lynda on the other hand will be returning in a couple of weeks once we’ve uncovered the next in our exciting adventures that will give us some great memories to kick off 2011.

And the adventures have already begun!! Just came through security and Lynda’s carry on caught the attention of the guards due to her little Canada pin on the strap. When they asked about it she simply said….”te gusta” (you like?) and when they nodded…she just pulled out the bag and handed them out like candy (thanks again Gail!!). The guards were appreciative and about 20 minutes later they had located us in the waiting room having brought another of the guards who would also like one. It was like El Chepe (the train) staff all over again.

The other thing that we’ve seen a lot of sitting in this waiting room is people fighting….not all out fisticuffs but just that “I am tired of spending time with you on this vacation” kind of fighting. Both Lynda and I are very thankful that we’re not tired of one another – we’re still good to go – wahoo!! Look out world!!

L & L