Whacky Melaque in Port Alberni, chapter 1 July20-23

The Melaque week began with the arrival of Dave and Cathy from Nanoose Bay on Saturday, July 20 and wound down, Sunday July 28

They set up their fifth wheel , we had dinner then were joined by Jack and Sue from Gibsons. An evening campfire and a good Melaque catch up visit was a great beginning to a week of friends, fun,and food, food, food.

Thanks Hosea for the Mexican flag

O Canada

The red, white and green of Mexico

Best friends

a campfire every night

Sunday breakfast then a walk down to our creek after Paul and Elaine arrived

Regina cooling off

the uninvited guests!!

does not matter how much ham Dave is cooking, those 7 deer are not welcome!!!

cooler by the creek

folks from dry country were impressed by the moss

Happy camper

folks trickled in over the next two days........from North Dakota, Richmond, Fort St John, Nanaimo, Qualicum, Parksville, Victoria, Sproat Lake and Port Alberni friends who visit us in our winter home.

By Tuesday, 39 of us were ready for a fiesta......great food, music and dancing, all in the great outdoors!!

Cathy entertained us through happy hour

Yes! We all look like our mothers!

Marilyn's photos of the buffet table of incredible salads, pollo mole, bbq ribs, pork loin. half a 30 pound salmon caught by Jim ( that would be 15 pounds!) and the desserts... Three kings cake, fruit salads, dream squares  and then the surprise gigantic triple chocolate gluten free cake!!!

corn on the cob anyone?

serious cyclists

another great harmony!

Not so serious cyclists

would that be one of Shauna's creations?

YUM!

Visiting this November???

Marilyn's Mexican art. Yum

Was it washer toss or ladder golf???

Shauna's laughing tonic??

Ron put on the spot

stir that mole ...

We MUST dance off that dinner!

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Well into the night

Thanks to the awesome music and a man who took a break only to eat a small dinner.

These two musicians had never met before but were harmonizing in seconds!

End of chapter one, the first three days of Whacky Melaque. 

If anyone has photos they would like to add to the collection, I would be happy to include them.

Thank you Elaine, Shauna, Marilyn, Rosemarie and Nancy for sharing some of your great shots.