North of Puerta Vallarta for New Years

Settled in at Tony and Gayle's , wonderful home made vegie soup for dinner  on this cooler day. First time to wear capris since October in Port Alberni, temperature below 30!
Puddles on the streets but the vegetation is so happy to have their dusty leaves washed
Today is overcast again so sketch book, knitting needles and a good book all on standby!.

http://jaltembajalapeno.com/ will give you a good idea of the area

As well as
http://jaltembabaylife.com/
And the newsletter from our RV park is
Http://serape.wordpress.com/

Different sounds here at night and in the morning and a different buzz around the town. That is what makes Mexico so interesting......every place is unique.

Dec 31 Happy New Year everyone.

We will be having a special dinner at Hitem,s tonight and moving to our RV tomorrow in La Penita RV Park.

Reconnected with Ron and Cathy, folks will remember her from the Whacky Melaque party, she did the before dinner music for us.Still singing .... While setting the table last night, washing dishes and just sitting around. Great voice. Great dinner.

New  Years Day

Hitem and Lucy have arrived and everyone is on deck for dinner prep except Lucy who cooked for the whole new years group at their restaurant last night.

Table set on our deck

Hitem ready to go

Ron has the bread rising, his specialty, Armenian bread

Kathy just did all the garlic

Gayle and I are going to mend Hitem,s pants!

Dave has the wine ready

Actually, he already opened one for him and Paul

Lucy's day off!!! 38 for dinner last night, deserves a break today

Washing the chicken now

We certainly are getting a taste of Tunsia tonight!!

The ginger plant

Ron's daughter from Amsterdam is spending Christmas with her folks here in La Penita

Lots of garlic!!

and peppers

and onions

lime and parsley

Ron adding design  and salt to his bread

the couscous is growing

Fresh dorado from the fish coop

and of course there is music!

Prospero Ano Nuevo

completed couscous meal

part of the buffet

Hitem from Tunisia y Lucy from here

Final touches before we are seated

Next door

Lucy's famous salad

to the third floor rooftop for luminaria

It is lit and filling with hot air

Off it goes

oops, drops to the second floor ramada!

Then up it goes with our silent wishes for the new year

ooooh and aaaaah

Buenos noches Lucy!