Slap my hands and call me Shorty.
As hard as I try and stay current on our blog, it is becoming more difficult to
do with so many distractions that pop up at a moment’s notice. So, daily I must
choose between doing “something”, or writing about what we’re doing. With that said,
I’ll try and catch up.
We had visitors from
Cheyenne, WY; our friends Tom and Trudy, with whom we try and see if our
travels take us close to their place. They were accompanied by their daughter,
Pam, as we introduced them to Nuevo Progreso (NP). We all had a wonderful time,
and one of us had a few too many margaritas. I’m not one to name names, so I’ll
just leave it, and chalk it up to the fact that they were probably just young
and inexperienced with such beverages. (Click on any image to enlarge)
Every day since we arrived,
CC continues with exercise classes at 8 am, now moved to 7:15 to allow for two
classes each morning as more Winter Texans arrive. She has also virtually
eliminated margaritas from her routine in NP when she realized that one
margarita contained over 700 calories, about half of her total daily target.
That also got my attention, as we are both trying to shed a few LB’s, and after
some extensive research, we have both switched to a healthier alternative; gin
and diet tonic, which has 130 calories and zero carbs. Since tonic water (agua
aquina) is not available in NP, we must take our own. No problemo as our
favorite bartender, Tony, is only too happy to oblige!
The weather has been
cooler than normal, and has drastically curtailed our favorite daily activity; “pool
time”. Occasionally, we bite the bullet and venture to the hot tub to relax and
ease my aching back. This is an extremely difficult lifestyle we live, and is
taxing the limits of my sciatica. For those of you who may be considering full
timing, please take this into account before making any life changing decisions. J
Fellow blogger HeyDuke50 (http://zeetraveler.blogspot.com/) commented a few weeks ago to notify them the next time
we were going to MX, and so we did. John and Sharon embarked on their full time
lifestyle just a few months after we began ours, and our travels over this past
summer covered many of the same places, albeit in the reverse direction. We
made plans to meet them at the border and walk over the bridge into NP
together. Rather than being redundant, I just realized as I’m writing this that
John & Sharon already beat me to it and posted about our trip to NP. Log on
to their blog and read all about it. Their rendition is much more eloquent than
mine could ever hope to be. I will only add that we had a blast and when we met
John & Sharon, we felt an instant connection. As my Dad would say, they are
good people, and we hope to see them again on Friday. Cheers!
To further illustrate the
challenging aspects of this lifestyle, last Friday morning CC and I had our day
planned, only to be disrupted into total chaos by Carl & Carla, when the
phoned us around 9 am and informed us that they and 4 others from South Padre
were going to NP for dental appointments. We already had our daily plans made,
but, sacrifice if we must, after all, what are friends for? They would
reciprocate if the tables were turned. Right? Aaah….maybe not! So I tell CC,
“We have to suck it up, and take one for the team.”
After lunch, a few in the
group wanted to get manicures / pedicures, so we ventured southward and dropped
them off as we continued to Arriba’s, located across the street from the school
in Progreso Plaza. As luck would have it, it was Happy Hour, which meant 2 for
1 drink specials. I think we all agreed, the margaritas were definitely not as
good as Tony’s. Pictured below, left to right, John, Sharon. CC, Carla Jack
& Cindy.
I know it seems that we
spend ALL of our time in MX, but that is not true. We do have a lot of fun here
in the park as well. It’s just that several of our neighbors are either on the
LAM or in the Federal Witness Protection Program, and wouldn’t take to kindly
of us if we published their names, pictures or event accounts. Just one more
reason this lifestyle is so taxing; you really got to be on your toes 24/7.
Until next time, take care
and stay well………………….
