Sunday Mar 21, 2010
We were told by Dolores’ maid, Armita, that in the nearby pueblo of Tezal, there were going to be horse races at 3pm. “Hey, THAT sounds like something different to do! Especially since we never go to races of any kind in the states.
We thought that might be fun to see how they do it here; how many horses at once would race, how large a participation from surrounding pueblos & how rowdy it might get. We figured we’d go early enough to see a race or two & get the heck out of there before things possibly got out of hand. Ya know; Drinking, loud music & shooting at the sky in celebration.
We hoped to see the “dancing horses” again & they certainly would need music for that!
We ran into Lise & invited her to go with us, picked her up & were on our way. On the road towards Navojoa we were able to find the hand painted “Tezal” sign & made the hairpin turn to the right onto a bumpy dirt road. We were not sure how far to go but Armita told us it was “not very far”. After about a 2 mile drive (maybe not even that far but it felt like it because of the slow speed we took the bumps) Joey decided to pull into a ranch where we saw some people sitting on their portal & ask about it. They’d know for sure because it’s in the “neighborhood” & usually the people around here know everything that’s going on. They didn’t disappoint us. We were told we came on the wrong day. It would be next Saturday right there at that ranch. We all laughed about showing up on the wrong day & we’d see them next week. At least we now knew exactly where to go.
We stayed at home & watched a DVD that Jason had lent us & that was all we did today.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
The Amazing Women of Alamos
Saturday Mar 20, 2010
Today at the Museo on the main plaza there was a showing of the many products a small group of women from Alamos have made.
All of the products are items made from recycled plastic bags. Yup, those awful bags that we cannot seem to live without but are a blight to every city & countryside. What they have done is to find a way to crochet them into hats, purses, placemats, flowers even rugs.
I bought a hat & 3 bags.
It's not so easy taking a photo of yourself in a mirror. Oh, well, you get the idea.
They served wine & snacks to what seemed the whole population of Gringos here. The hat I bought was about $20 & the bags were $14 & $15. In one way it seems a bit high for plastic bags but they are actually very pretty and the work they put into it in a 3 week period is pretty incredible. They did very nice work & I’m happy to support them in my small way. Yeah, Joey needed to twist my arm!
Here’s one that got away but I’m happy that my friend Emily got it. It looks way better on her anyway.
Here’s another friend, Joan, that let it get away too.
This is a photo of two others….I was considering buying the blue & white one but decided I’d already spent enough.
Oh, I forgot to mention St Patrick’s Day Irish Stew Dinner at Casa de Maria Felix. We all wore our green & drank green beer. There was Irish Music piped in & there was a nice crowd.
When I saw Deb there without Dewey I asked where he was. She told me he’d gone fishing & had been due home at 2pm so he could partake in the Irish night celebration. It was now 7pm & we were all worried. To make a long story short; The police were called & eventually they got home about 10pm. While they were out fishing all four tires on their car had been slashed. Dewey walked 3 miles to a little town where the police or someone drove him back to the car. They took the tires to Navojoa for a fix & then back again. WHEW, it was a long day but at least they were home safely with a tale to tell.
One more thing, Deb makes beaded jewelry & had a showing. I bought this one.
Today at the Museo on the main plaza there was a showing of the many products a small group of women from Alamos have made.
All of the products are items made from recycled plastic bags. Yup, those awful bags that we cannot seem to live without but are a blight to every city & countryside. What they have done is to find a way to crochet them into hats, purses, placemats, flowers even rugs.
I bought a hat & 3 bags.
It's not so easy taking a photo of yourself in a mirror. Oh, well, you get the idea.
They served wine & snacks to what seemed the whole population of Gringos here. The hat I bought was about $20 & the bags were $14 & $15. In one way it seems a bit high for plastic bags but they are actually very pretty and the work they put into it in a 3 week period is pretty incredible. They did very nice work & I’m happy to support them in my small way. Yeah, Joey needed to twist my arm!
Here’s one that got away but I’m happy that my friend Emily got it. It looks way better on her anyway.
Here’s another friend, Joan, that let it get away too.
This is a photo of two others….I was considering buying the blue & white one but decided I’d already spent enough.
Oh, I forgot to mention St Patrick’s Day Irish Stew Dinner at Casa de Maria Felix. We all wore our green & drank green beer. There was Irish Music piped in & there was a nice crowd.
When I saw Deb there without Dewey I asked where he was. She told me he’d gone fishing & had been due home at 2pm so he could partake in the Irish night celebration. It was now 7pm & we were all worried. To make a long story short; The police were called & eventually they got home about 10pm. While they were out fishing all four tires on their car had been slashed. Dewey walked 3 miles to a little town where the police or someone drove him back to the car. They took the tires to Navojoa for a fix & then back again. WHEW, it was a long day but at least they were home safely with a tale to tell.
One more thing, Deb makes beaded jewelry & had a showing. I bought this one.
A Follow up re El Pedregal w/Links
EL PEDREGAL:
We had a brunch here & I didn’t take photos but these are two links that show way more that I could have.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD3pWvWgNwc
http://www.elpedregalmexico.com/
PS Jason, a friend of Dolores'& Mirea from Phoenix is now hooked on GeoCaching thanks to Emily & Trish! I gave him the print-outs from Emily on the 4 caches in Alamos. He didn't even have a GPS but found the one on the steps behind the Palicio just from her notes.
We had a brunch here & I didn’t take photos but these are two links that show way more that I could have.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD3pWvWgNwc
http://www.elpedregalmexico.com/
PS Jason, a friend of Dolores'& Mirea from Phoenix is now hooked on GeoCaching thanks to Emily & Trish! I gave him the print-outs from Emily on the 4 caches in Alamos. He didn't even have a GPS but found the one on the steps behind the Palicio just from her notes.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Filling in Social Schedule here, Whew!
Now the Alamos weather is getting nice & warm. About 83 in the daytime & 58 or so at night. To me that’s PERFECT!Let's see: Last night we ate again at Las Palmeras. It's our favorite restaurant. Good food, fair prices and great Indio draught beer (by Tecate) for 20 pesos (about $1.80) in a cold pint mug. We usually end up with two each because their salsa is so picante that we NEED that beer to keep from dieing.
They have nice recorded music in the “background”. Que Raro! AND they have an internet hotspot so I’m usually online while waiting for the dinner to come and for Jose Luis to finish eating. Remember, he’s a slow one so it gives me more online time & I can read emails to him while he finishes up.
If they only took credit cards we’d be ecstatic! In the few places that DO take credit cards here we always get a good exchange rate…better than the local bank is giving.
Notice how tan Joey’s is, eh? He’s been working hard in the yard every day. I cannot stop him he’s on a roll. Here he is in his work clothes checking out what's going on
in the street. A few nights ago we were on our way to La Capilla barrio to find a guy that can make a shade shelter for our car. On the way back we were planning on stopping by to visit some new found friends that were house/dog sitting. They are from Bisbee, AZ; Alyce & Donald.
We ran into them on the way TO find the the shelter guy & they jumped in our car and after finding “the guy” we all went to Las Palmeras for their last night in Alamos.
Joey tried on Donald's new cowboy hat:
Another night we went out to Rancho Palomar for a BBQ. It was a charity function for the school kids. The teenagers presented some folk dances & it poured cats & dogs. They ran out of chicken as well as tortillas; other than that it was great fun to see so many of our friends. My name retention is a joke but all the smiley faces gave & got hugs. Little by little the names are coming back into my brain. (Especially, after I ask someone "What is that person's name over there with the black top?" or whatever.)
Another happening was a lovely brunch out at El Pedrigal. For those of you that remember Elizabeth Nuzum & her straw bale house out in the countryside; well it's now owned by Jen & David & they've REALLY created a beautiful space. They have several small casitas for rental & 3 foot stone walls defining spaces & walkways. I didn't take any photos....duh. Maybe if we go again I'll take a few so you can see how beautiful the huge palapa we eat under. BTW the name of the place means lots of stones.
We may be going there again next Sunday so if we do then I'll be sure to take some photos to share.
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