It Never Seems To End

Here we go again. Street destruction.

This time around they are tearing up Avenue Abosolo. The only remaining street that runs west to east across downtown. Or from the bay to the open ocean.

At least when this is done, downtown will have all new streets and drainage. A needed thing.

Featuring......Aqui Estoy

If you ever find yourself downtown on Ave Matamoros and you are feeling a bit hungry, there is only one place to go for a quick little snack. Aqui Estoy is a cute little pizza by the slice place, located next to Aluxes Coffee Shop. In our family we just call it Paco's Pizza, after the owner of the place.

Friendly, jovial Paco will greet you in his native tongue of French, or English or even Spanish if you prefer. He sometimes seems to speak as many languages as he has toppings for his pizzas!




Choose a fresh slice, square or round, from the multitude of ingredients he has on offer. I usually get the pepperoni and chorizo. But any combination you want is available.




Naturally, whole pizzas are available for you to take back to your room or balcony also. Don't worry that it is all in Spanish. The friendly, helpful staff there are always available to translate for you .




Speaking of staff, they truly do believe that Pizza is Love. So should you!

Caribbean Snow Drifts

Well, at least our equivalent of it. It has been so windy here lately that we are loosing our beaches to the streets!

These sand drifts are so reminiscent to me of the snow drifts we used to endure in Minnesota. I think I like this kind better though!

And how do you clean this up? With a Caribbean Snow Plow of course!

It Just Keeps On Coming!

I am so happy that people are taking the Project Warm Hearts charity so seriously. The donations just keep coming in!

Richard and Joanne Grainger are back on the island for their yearly visit. Last year they brought down a ton of hats and mittens for the kids. This year was no different.

In addition to the wealth of cute hats and gloves and mittens, they took my advice about little toys. This is just part of the collection they brought.




Heck, even I would like to open some of them and play! The little blue faces at the bottom of the picture are actually the fingers on a set of gloves. Is that cute or what!

Receiving this stuff was a great way to start out a Monday and I am so appreciative to all you.

Something To Think About

Here it is the almost the end of January and not one blogger has stepped forward to announce plans for the Third Annual Latin American Bloggers Meeting.

As you will recall, I hosted the first one here on Isla Mujeres. Last year it was held in Mexico and hosted by Teresa, Jonna and Mimi and Lin. It far surpassed the first one in quality and events.

As I and the ladies from Merida can tell you, it is a lot of work but also a lot of fun. Seeing blogger friends and getting to meet in person people that you only know by their blogs is simply awesome. I have met some great people and made some fantastic friends through these meetings.

So, Latin American Bloggers, time to start thinking about whether your city would be a great place to meet and if you think you can help organize it. It is usually held the third weekend of April. Time is flying and people need to make plans.

Are you listening bloggers from San Miquel de Allende and Mazatlan????