Diegos Baptism

On Sunday we were invited to attend baby Diegos baptism. It was held at the Sagrado Corozon church here in Guaymas.

Diego.

The proud parents.

Roy and the family of one of the godmothers.

Some of the family.
After the ceremony at the church, everyone was invited to a fiesta at La Barca restaurant. If you have ever read anything here before you know that this is one of our favorite restaurants here in town.

We were served a great meal of a Chili Relleno, chicken enchilada and a tostada. As usual the food was good. Snacks and drinks were plentiful also.

At one point during the party they gathered all the children together and threw coins out into the midst of the group. It was a wild scramble for all. I am not sure of the significance of this and will have to ask.

A good time was had by all.

Change being thrown out to the children.

Diegos cake.

Gifts for Diego.

Steve In Mexico

Many of us Mexico bloggers have long been reading Steves blog, Same Life-New Location, he has been planning his retirement move from Salem, Oregon to Mexico.
Well, the day arrived yesterday. He, along with his travelling companions, brother Darrell and dog Professor Jiggs crossed the USA/Mexico border yesterday morning. They landed in Guaymas in the late afternoon and Roy, I and Bliss met up with Steve and Darrell for dinner, (Professor Jiggs decided to stay at the motel and have a nap).
We met at La Barca restaurant, one of our favorite places, that I have blogged about many times. The restaurant was set up for a private party, possibly a quinceanria; but they still allowed us in to eat. This is not the first time that they have allowed us in to eat when they have been getting ready for events. You sure can't beat that service!
We had an enjoyable meal and good conversation. It is nice to meet people that you have known online for so long, and somehow they don't feel like strangers. I didn't take my camera with me; but Steve and Bliss both took a couple of pictures so if you want to see a photo you can head over to their blogs.
Steve et al are carrying on for Mazatlan today. We wish them a fun and safe trip.

Placido Domingo In Guaymas

World famous tenor Placido Domingo arrived in Guaymas yesterday. Unfortunately he is not here to sing.
He was greeted at the airport by all of the local news media and we saw the interview on TV last night, and that is the closest that we will get to him.
Apparently one of his sons married a lady from Guaymas and he is here to attend the baptism of his newest grandson.

Picture from El Vigia newspaper.

Another piece of interesting news is that Steve from Oregon has begun his long awaited retirement trek from Oregon to Melaque. He may be in our fair city by this evening and we along with Bliss are hoping to dine with him tonight. Hope he has a good day on the road.

Semana Santa/ Easter

They are expecting insane amounts of people at the beaches over the Semana Santa holiday.
Crowds are not my thing, so this is where we will be spending our vacation days.
Hope everyone has a great Easter.

Four Legged Friend

Our friends had visitors here from England, so they wanted to take them to Alamos for the weekend. We agreed to keep their dog, who is our best 4 legged friend. We and they both had a good weekend. We were sad to say farewell to them all last night, as they left to return to Canada this morning. So no more doggy visits til next fall.
Hope they have a good trip home.

Delivery Right To Your Door

I have mentioned before about the trucks that come around selling things throughout the neighborhood. At different times of the year they have different things. It is easy to tell what is being harvested by what the trucks are bringing around.
Right now it is still oranges and also watermelon. The prices are reasonable (3 kilos of oranges for 10 pesos or about 6.6 pounds for less than $1.00), not sure what the watermelon is as we don't buy them. They are just way too big for the two of us to eat and I am not a big fan of it anyway. Also right now for the lenten season there are trucks out selling Capriotada, a wonderful bread pudding with nuts and dried fruits in it. It is very good, also very rich. Not something you want to eat if you are on a diet. Prices vary for this depending on what size of container you want to buy. Naturally all the normal vegetable, tamale, water, tortillas (both corn and flour), etc. trucks are still around also. Very handy service, right to your door by friendly salesmen.
Our landlords banana tree is just beginning to flower and the mangos are forming, so I guess it is spring.