Sunday, March 31, 2024

Day 26 Getting to know the locals

True to his word, Juan made breakfast. Now this place is not advertised as a bed and breakfast but we don't want to argue. A couple from the states that moved nearby stayed the night and remained for breakfast.  Eric and Lillian work remotely and have moved to Baja full time. 
They could not quite make it home last night where their house is 2.5 hours drive and so ended up at the same place as we did, 4 Points RV Park in Ciudad Insurgentes. Juan's breakfast was just too much to resist so they stayed and chatted. 
After breakfast while Juan's son, Antonio, played with the dogs, Juan worked on getting the tire removed, repaired, and replaced on our motorhome. A misty rain just barely made the ground spotted with raindrops. 
Before long, the tire was off, Juan called a friend to come get the tire, and he took it, repaired it and brought it back in no time. The dogs were getting worn out by this active 6 year old and settled on their beds but not before they were subject to the creative design of the resident boy.
Antonio did a good job of keeping the dogs out of the way of his dad working.
After all was repaired, it was time for dad to take Antonio for a ride on the ATV.

Then, Juan's Dad Pedro, gave us a tour of his farm and house. He has 200 plus chickens and numerous goats as well as a captive child. .
Pedro was such a welcoming individual. He said that he and Juan and Antonio are our Mexican family. Yes, we think so too.
The goats are so gentil that they loved being held.

Pedro gets milk and meat from the goats and eggs and fryers from the chickens. I am not quite sure what product he gets from the captive child.
 Soon Juan was cooking again.
 This time kababs. Pedro entertained Antonio and soon another van with  3 people from North Carolina showed up. Pedro saw them on the beach this morning and told them that they should come by. So they did and we enjoyed talking and getting to know them. More food and beverage was consumed, laughter, games and more entertainment for Antonio. 
We eventually moved over to the palapa where the fire pit was and talked about our history and adventures while listening to music. The sun began to set leaving the sky in a pink hue. And surprisingly, a cool evening had formed. The decrease in temperature signaled that we needed to return to our warm abodes.
Comet always has a top row seat.

Boardman, OR to home Spt 26 2024

Unfortunately some locals at 5 am decided to be assholes and went roaring by us making sure they disturbed our slumber. But on the plus side...