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Saturday, March 31, 2012

El Palacio del Rey del Maíz en la Mazorca Asado en un Palillo

 

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Boca de Tomatlan

Off-Leash

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I made a few purchases yesterday while the womenfolk were indisposed. Most of this stuff will be glued to Tom’s helmet, maybe.



Magnetic! Kinetic! Frog, armadillo, cowboy on burro, caterpillar, tortoise





Kinetic! Grasshopper, octopus, grasshopper, wasp.

Other stuff I bought, at the hardware store.
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Friday, March 30, 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Boca

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Gin Rummy Under a Palapa. Photo by Cathy Mosbrucker

 

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Bruce, Mary, Cathy.  Photo by some nice lady from Seattle

 

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Skarch sparkling mineral water.  Because what could be more fortuitous than pouring gas into Bruce?

 

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View from our table

 

Palapa Frame

Palapa Frame

 

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Palapa construction with cute puppy. Photo by Cathy Mosbrucker

 

Shark Thing

Shark Thing

 

River View 1

Rio Tomatlan

Crazy Blue Cantilevered Moon-Viewing Pavilion

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Sketch made after first sighting

Moon Viewing Hut
On the road from Puerto Vallarta to Mismaloya and Boca. Photos and video were taken out the window of the bus.

Moon Viewing Hut 2




Moon viewing pavilion footage (rare)


Puerto Vallarta to Boca de Tomatlan w Pavilion

Puerto Vallarta to Boca de Tomatlan with Pavilion


Pabellón de la luna del ajuste map

Here it is.

Puzzling Evidence

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How did this avocado get from the plate on the counter to the floor way over near the door?  Who ate it?
  • Geckos?
  • Some very organized ants?
  • We suspect a raton.
3/30/12 UpdateCathy saw the critter last night.  She thought it might be an aardvark.  When pressed for details, she produced this chilling rendition of the beast:

    Monster

    Louie is presented to give a sense of scale.  You can see more of Louie here.


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    Further evidence after the wine-cork incident.  Photo by Cathy Mosbrucker.

    Cathy pitches in:
    According to a thread on Trip Advisor, what I saw wasn't a rat but an
    opossum. According to Wikipedia, opossums are known in Mexico as tlacuache
    or tlaquatzin, which sounds something like the couple at the botanical
    garden was trying to tell us.  Here's a link
    http://www.ref.pemex.com/octanaje/octa29/29tlacuach.htm

    Collage?

    Hable Oso Negro 2

    No, it’s supposed to look off-kilter, I guess.

    Wednesday, March 28, 2012

    Palm

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    Palm, near dusk. Nice structure.

    Too Easy

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    The new paper that I got is full of shrubbery of some kind.  Just tracing the inclusions makes a great little composition.

    Too Easy (backside)

    A Stroll Down the Island

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    I like this tree.

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    Despite being in a city, we’re also in a jungle.

    A Trip to the Supermercado

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    We took Fred Flintstone’s car.

     

    Free Hep-C with Each Purchase

    Free Hep-C with Each Purchase.

     

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    I’m pretty sure this says ‘Floor and Ouch’. Not the best marketing for shoes that I’ve ever encountered.

    Juicer





    Baffling machine.  I like ours better.

    Tuesday, March 27, 2012

    Mismaloya

    We took the bus.  Just getting to the bus was an adventure.  Check out this knife sharpener dude.  Could that wheel be more out-of-true?  I'm bringing my pocket-knife to him tomorrow.



     


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    Shack
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    That’s one cheeky pelican…
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    …but the chihuahua is cheekier.
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    Alejandro brought us everything we needed.
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    Bus ride home.  I had sand stuck in places that I didn’t know I even had places.

    Sexy Luchador Collage

    Sexy Luchador Collage

    Desde 1940

    Monday, March 26, 2012

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