Pics from Mexico and El Salvador

50 Pesos for a Puppy - the kids begged all night long!

  

                                                                               

            What do you think these are? They are cashew nuts!

                                Trinity and Tequila

                                   A  Happy Coconut

   Avalon at "Dale Dale" Cafe in El Tunco - owned by fellow blogger.

    The professional bra fitter at the Mercado.

                           Douglas climbing down.

Car Vandalism

Douglas was bored and sent me this email today from his iphone of his car having some work done on it.  He parks it on the street outside his house - someone tried to break into the lock of the car on the driver's side of the door, but couldn't quite get in.  I think the same guy came back for more a couple of weeks later and tried the driver's side - again no luck getting in. With no locks on the passenger's back doors, how does one get into the car? He had to climb into the trunk of the car! Ya, quite a sight.  So, here he is getting the locks fixed on the car only to park his car on the same darn street where it keeps getting vandalized!

Family Reunification

We have spent the last few weeks in El Salvador with Douglas. It has been absolutely wonderful for him and the girls - and me too.  Our journey there was not a direct flight - big mistake! The first flight out of Toronto was cancelled due to a snow storm in Chicago.  We then got a flight out the next morning to Mexico City - stayed there for a day/night and then got a flight out the next day to El Salvador. Avalon was so ecstatic to see her Daddy that she left her carry on luggage at customs and flew out to greet him - we didn't realize until that night that we were short a suitcase.  Thankfully some good-hearted person handed in her suitcase to security.

We escaped the smoggy city and spent our time on the coast - we caught the Bohemian vibe of El Tunco and stayed in our favourite resort "La Roca Sunzal". It was HOT!!!! We stayed in the ocean and pool from morning to night. We had ice cream, limonada and palettas (popsicles) by the pool. We loved it so much that Douglas is moving out of the city and moving to El Tunco.  He has leased space on the main vortex of this little "happening" place to open a funky little Hair Studio.  Apparently, there is a real need by the locals for a hairstylist - they have to travel into the city to get their hair done.

I'm posting some pics of our wonderful time there. Just counting the days until we return. My contract ends August 1st, so it has bought me some months to see what happens with the ineptitude of this Immigration process.