As Marcileano at the gate would say…Hola Hola!! Marcileano is great. He smiles a lot and until recently all he ever said was hola hola (hello hello) or would mumble some other Espanol. We have started to have basic conversations with him (in Espanol) and I think he appreciates it. Esta noche (tonight) I told him about our movie dilemma and he was genuinely interested. On to the rest of the blog....
It is Miercoles Noviembre 24 and it is 815 de la tarde.
What a day. It started at 115am (yes...115am) when my alarm went off. I could not remember why my alarm was going off and then it dawned on me…drive M&P to the aeropuerto.
Earlier in the evening Padre had been keeping his eye on the YVR website and saw their plane had actually taken off at 740pm Van time, headed for Hux. Based on the 5.5 hour flight time, it should arrive at 310am or so and take off 4am or so.
I think I found out why the plane was delayed. Check out this link:
Prior to a quick siesta, it was a close game of Scrabble and if it wasn’t for the heroin, Bexico would not have won. Who knew you could score so many points on heroin? She is a triple crown Champion!!
The drive at 130am is quick, but pitch black. No highway lights here!! When we got to the aeropuerto the parking kiosk was closed and the big gate into the airport was closed. Doph…but then a seguridad hombre came and let us in.
As we pulled into the parking area, we could see people milling about, airport taxis waiting for the arrival and two big buses doing the same. Padre had been correct…all the kiosks in the airport were still open at 2am!! I guess not everyone had called to check the flight status as some people looked like they had been at the aeropuerto since 3 pm…the original time the airline had requested their presence. Yikes as it was 11 hours later.
Unloaded M&P, checked them in and said our fare wells. Quick drive home and then after 90 minutes of trying to fall back asleep…all was well. I did get a Magic Jack voicemail from M&P and they arrived at their Vancouver hotel at 10am. I guess there were strong headwinds as the 5.5 hour flight was now 6.5. Not the ending to the trip I would wish on them, but they had a good time other then that.
Falling asleep around 4 and then getting up at 930am did not bode well for the day. We rearranged the condo and moved our stuff back into the big bedroom and started up the washer/dryer. As we can only use one at a time (breaker trips), the dryer is still going at 830 de la tarde (830pm).
Hit the gym but was pooped so I gave up and had escolar time with Rosa. I wrote out a few sentences in Ingles, regarding the flight delay etc, and she had to write them out in Ingles. Once that was done, we had to read each other’s work.
Some words I learned today:
el horario is “schedule”
el vuelo (bwelo) regular is “scheduled flight”
muy retrasado is “very late”
salir (from salida…exit) del aeropuerto is “depart the airport”
avion (ab-ion) is “plane”
and tarde can be “afternoon”, “late” or used to tell time as in las sies de la tarde (6pm).
Slow walk back to La Crucecita and stopped in at Gabriels to chat up the boys. As much as I like having the internet in the condo, I do miss my daily chats with the boys. Spent a good hora there, saying high to Sergio’s hija (sies ano Daniella) and asking the vendor next door “como esta su nueva hijo” who happens to now be quarto semanas old (4 weeks). This baby was tiny!!
Talked with Sergio about going to see a movie for dos por uno noche (2 for 1 night) and we laughed at the guy from the Hangover, who is in the new movie with Robert Downey Jr, Here it is called Todo un Parto or All Delivery, and in Canada it is Due Date.
Bad news though…we went to the cinema at 6pm and the movie was only in Espanol, so no movie for us. Must get Espanol up to a decent level…so at least we can go to a movie!!
Here are some photos I took while at Gabriels. The shop is located on the zocolo (town square) and in the town square is Parq Central (yup…Central Park).
This hombre (and many like him) drives up with his pick up truck full of coconuts…cocos they call them. He has a big tree stump as a cutting board and with a few swipes of the machete, he cuts them open, pours out the milk into a plastic bag, throws in some fresh coconut and ta-da…a bebida for the peeps.
Headed home and had a quick alberca time followed by la cena…ensalada mixta and some Bubba burritos!!
As there was no movie for us, we stopped in at a small grocery store on Carrizal, just to take a look, as we had never been in it. Not a bad selection but the prices are higher then Che. We bought some OJ that we cannot find at Che, as well as these:
These cost $65 peso, due to the fact that they are imported from Alemania (Germany). We haven’t seen these ANYWHERE in town, but these Pepinillos Agridulces (direct translation is sour pickles…but they are truly gherkins) will be great on the Bubba burgers!! Score!!
Score uno limon paletta por mi novia and we came home.
So you are caught up in regards to the goings on in Huatulco. Manana…gym and then Mojon. I might stop in at the Huatulco Home Depot….
And pick up some nails and wire cutters so I can do some fence repair on the property. I am sure Jonathon will help me learn the words in Espanol!!
I hope all you BC’ers are not mucho frio!! Hit 32 degrees here today.
Hasta luego
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