

Locals vs Visitors
The bee/wasp/hornet was black, huge, fat and about 3 inches long, and had front legs that hung underneath in a loose dragging, swaying...

Things are different here
When you arrive in Mexico for your first long term visit you might find yourself saying, “That’s not how they did it in Canada”. It seems...


Bugs....
As everyone reading this blog knows, we are very happy with our decision to move to a nice warm climate with beaches, palm trees,...


Laundry, lots and lots of laundry
I thought we were always touching laundry baskets and folding clothes when we lived in Canada but that was nothing - good grief. Here in...


Don't worry be happy...
When you retire to live in a place where most other people go to vacation you find that you go through a transition phase. You realize...


Crossing a Bridge - An Epiphany
When I started thinking about writing this post it felt like a rant of some sort, but in the end it sure felt great to write it down.......


Low Season in PV
The amount of tourist traffic on the Los Muertos Pier seems to have almost stopped, and sometimes when we walk along the Malecon these...

Ol' Town to Holetown
It took a bit of searching but we found our next stopping place – a nice apartment on the west coast of Barbados. In September we are...


Day trip to Tehualmixtle and Hotel Mayto
On May 16, 2016, we joined up with our friends Joe and Yvonne for an exciting day trip to the south-west coast of Jalisco to see...


Decision time - where to next???
Our lease in Puerto Vallarta expires at the end of September and decisions / new arrangements need to be made well before that for the...