I slept through the sunrise on this morning, trying to kick some chest congestion. I felt better and better as the day went on so I did spend a bit of time in the sun.

In the evening we walked to R & M’s to pick them up on route to Chilito’s by Ruben where we enjoyed a fabulous and decadent dinner (see details and photos in this link).

R & M returned home with us for drinks on the seaside patio. Even though I was under the weather, it was a fabulous day in paradise. I have never taken so few pictures in one day since visiting for the first time in 2005. I must have been sicker than I thought.

Kath’s quote:“Food is not about impressing people. It’s about making them feel comfortable.”-Ina Garten

Love never fails.

I never get bored with the sunrises (and sunsets) on the island. We enjoyed our coffees while watching this amazing display.

We picked up R & M so they could join us at Limon for an amazing breakfast (see link here for all the details and scrumptious photos).

We often visit Joyce and Bob when we are in the neighbourhood and stopped into say hi. We cabbed home and took it easy by the ocean at Luna D’Miel for the afternoon.

Later that afternoon we walked into Centro along the sea wall to meet friends J & B at Morgan’s for a drink. They are two of many good friends that we have met over the years on Isla. Afterwards, an entire gaggle of us met at Fredy’s to eat him out of pork chops (see details of the visit here).

D had his turn running into J & M our friends from PEI. They were leaving the island the next day so we had to have one last drink with them and turned into El Patio for a a nightcap.

Kath’s quote: “There is poetry in a pork chop to a hungry man.”-Philip Gibbs (NY Times 1951)

Love never fails.

We awoke to a lovely sunrise. It was Sunday and our plans were to catch the English church service at the beautiful church across from Mango.

There turned out not to be services in English any more so we just spent some quiet time in the sanctuary

and then met the gang at Mango’s new garden area (follow link here for the details).

As soon as we walked “home”  we got a text saying that lifelong friends from another part of Canada would be on the next ferry.

So we jumped in a cab to meet them. They were hungry and thirsty, as well as being tired from an early morning flight. But they had the energy to stay in Centro for lunch so we pulled their luggage to Bally Hoo (see link here for details).

Their cab dropped us off en route to their hotel further up the airport strip.

We spent the afternoon by the sea until they rested and walked to join us for supper in Centro.

We caught this glimpse of a sunset as we walked along.

We started at Nash’s because there was another Jets game that evening. But the place was extra loud and then a jazz trio turned up to perform, so we made our escape. We knew that we were being old fogies but we couldn’t hear/see the game or hear each other.

So we made our way just further along Hidalgo to Angelo’s. We had a big feed of seafood (see details in link here).

It was the evening of the Oscar’s so we watched the last of the presentations on TV with a Spanish voice over. Many of my family and my good friends were now on the island. I was feeling very blessed.

Kath’s quote: “Do not overcook this dish. Most seafoods…should be simply threatened with heat and then celebrated with joy.” –Jeff Smith

Love never fails.

For my last sunrise from the malecon, I was treated to a glorious display.

About 10 am my neighbour G from Luna d’Miel said that her friends had vacated “our” room so I hopped in a cab and got settled at my home for the next week.

I was able to get caught up with G and H while spending some time on our sea side patio in the sun. That day called for popcorn and beer for lunch!

Sister #3 and Dona picked me up in a cab on the way to Chedraui so I could stock up on some treats (i.e. Kahlua, wine and beer) for D who would arrive later in the day.

We were enjoying another Happy Hour at Xbulu Ha when Sister #3 was checking her email and realized she was supposed to be at a reception for the Isla Scholarship program.

Later they joined us at Abuelo’s where we had an exceptional dinner.

Word from D was that the timing of his arrival was working well so we all headed over to the ferry dock to meet him. I had bought some churros from the zocolo en route and he sure appreciated the treat. We cabbed it back to Luna D’Miel for a glass of wine by the ocean and tales from home. I felt overwhelmingly blessed to be in this place with him by my side.

Kath’s quote: “Every long separation is a test: A test to see how powerful or how weak the will of reuniting is!”― Mehmet Murat ildan

Love never fails.

I spent the entire morning in the shade under the palms of Playa Norte. The rest of our gang went to Captain Dulce’s for the day. Since it was my last day staying in Centro, I wanted to be on the beach and shopping at Hortencia’s.

I was getting pretty thirsty browsing the stores of Hidalgo so I decided to take a break and have lunch at Qubano’s (for details following this link).

After enjoying a wonderful afternoon nap, I was hungry and ready to venture out again. This time Sister #3 and I were off to Chaya & Cacao (for details and photos follow this link) which we absolutely loved! I got my things from the first week reorganized for my move to Luna d’ Miel.

Kath’s quote: “Everybody’s a pacifist between wars. It’s like being a vegetarian between meals.”-Colman McCarthy, Columnist, ‘The Washington Post’

Love never fails.