Isla Mujeres 2014
Day 16 ~~ Saturday Feb.22
"FIESTARITA DAY!!!"
I really would have liked to sleep in today, but it's not happening….up with the dawn once again…
Ah well, who'd want to miss out on this anyways!
Something new today…..I look down to see an entire crew picking up trash from the malecon area...
It looks like it's going to be a gorgeous day so after a quick brekkie, we are off to Playa Norte.
It's hot and toasty already so we rent a parasol to go along with our beach back chairs…$60 pesos, which includes a free pop from Maria del Mar.
Another wonderful relaxing day and I wish we could stay until sunset….but…..we have to get home to get ready for Fiestarita!!!
Fatima, the amazing Caribbean Casa house cleaner has made our little home spotless once again. We get things all arranged for our guests….Cori…we need more chairs! :)
A swan by Fatima
Señor Frank is the first to arrive, bringing lots of delicious goodies with him...
More amigos begin to arrive
Just a few of the chicas
So busy enjoying the company that we almost miss the sunset!
Elisa and her mom-in-law, Arlene
How many people can you fit on the Isladise balcony?….
6th Annual Fiestarita!!!!
Another beautiful days sets….
We couldn't figure out where Danno and Steph were….she was bringing the much-anticipated bean sopa….turns out they were having a 'nap'….ahem, yup, sure….we're onto ya!
Lots of laughter and chatter...
Keith, Bruce, Arlene and Vince
Vince had picked up our jumbo take out order of sticky ribs from Asia Caribe. Elisa and I served them and they went like hotcakes…well, no, they went like sticky ribs! So quickly that I didn't get a photo! I do wish I'd gotten a photo of Elisa licking the plate! Thank you Asia Caribe!
Just some of the wonderful food…..over the years we have progressed and now the potluck is downright fancy!!!
Rotisserie chicken….yummo!
Steph's' 'better late than never 'cause we were napping' bean soup! ;)
Jan's broccoli casserole
Brian's garlic mashed potatoes
Amigos getting settled with food and drink
Deene and Lloyd whipping up another batch of margs
Faith showing us that she's still bendy!
Smile!
And then….surprise guests! The Newlyweds!!! Hola Capitan Tony y Betsy!!
Faith and John missed the wedding but got a photo with the honeymooners. We will celebrate their first anniversary next year!
And more amigos….Darcy and Barry arrive!
Once again, seeing all these people together, makes me so grateful that we could be here in this magical place together. What amazing friends! Thank you all for joining us and bringing such delicious food. We'll do it again in 2015 for #7!
With most of the amigos gone, a few of us decide to wander to Poc Na Hostel as there was a big concert there tonight. We don't have tickets but we should be able to hear something from the malecon. We walk up the malecon but run into security who turn us back around…darn! We don't give up easily though so we head into centro and head to Poc Na from that direction. More security, but we go through the check point…girls in one line and boys in another. The girls breeze through but the boys get a thorough pat down. We can now get to a fence and see into Poc Na and of course, the music is loud and great! Selfie time...
We probably looked pretty funny, standing there on tippy toes looking over the fence. We meander once again and go into Poc Na but it's all closed off from that side. The bass is thumping so I'm sure glad we're not trying to sleep anywhere nearby! We give up on crashing the party and settle for ice cream instead. Perfect finish for a very fun day with very great friends!
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