September Finale

It's not raining everyday to cool things off, but i'm not complaining ... it's sticky gooey hot,
during the day at least.  Puerto Vallarta is nice, but you can't beat the swinging bed in the yelapa breeze.  I took the hoe and the big tooth rake down to clean the rocks from the old
root canal ... treacherous getting home.  Path maintenance said Bev, and she gave me a pat on the back ... nice ...

I have been taking photos, stay tuned next week ...

One of the local families has a newborn baby in the hospital in Guadalajara.  He has survived two operations so far, so everyone is hoping for the best .
We also lost a young man who made his presence known around here ... he worked hard at the resort close by, and was my neighbour for a time , he made a lot of friends ...
He died in Yosemite, California.  Gone too soon.

We are settling into September.  Quiet.  No one around, until the September 16th fiesta begins ... don't know exactly what party this is, but the flags are flying already !

The best place to catch up is the taxi.  Still a lot of people coming and going, to visit family
and the dentist !  Not sure how many full time residents .. northerners i mean ... take a guess
at 20 ??

I have a new ESL student tomorrow, I hope she shows up. She's 18 years old and ready to go
to College/University in PV, but saving for the funds.  It's going to take a long time !
I asked her to bring me a detailed list of what it cost to attend for a year.  It's too late this
year, but maybe down the road a group of us can support one or two ..... vamos a ver ...

I finally have a dentist i love, in the right location, it's perfect.  Lots of Yelapa people use her
and I'm so glad I checked her out !  What is it around here that if one is a dentist, the whole family are dentists ... they really take it seriously and make a fine life.
This woman has her family practice in the original house her father built 50 years ago ....
when they moved out of Old Town .... imagine.   She was 8 years old.

It isn't the same Puerto Vallarta, that goes without saying, but more and more time I am there it feels more and more like Cancun.  There is new construction right on the beach in front of the condo ... right on the beach , while buildings are falling down empty around us !
Go figure.

It's going to be a quiet month, but will check in every week with some updates and photos.

Sitting pretty at 21 degrees at 10:00 pm.  Lightening over PV.  Not too many bugs, ie.
scorpions, but skunks on the move, a family last night and the toads are getting friendly ...

I'm trying to keep up on the news, Happy Labor Day weekend ...
Have a good time at the PNE everybody ! 

xxoo
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