New Year on the beach

I have 8 visitors down from Jocotepec and luckily we got our two perfect beach days in over the weekend on the west end in Melaque. Today the remains of a North Pacific storm just blew in and it has been raining since 10am. They are out checking out Barra de Navidad like tourists need to do since they are lucky to get to the beach once or twice a year.

Four adults, four kids and my neighbors family rented two tables with a shade umbrella. They had made up a lot of seviche so we just bought coke, beer and a few goodies from beach vendors. Lots of fun playing with the kids, dodging the diving pelicans who were after the sardines. Even fishermen in boats came in for the sardines with their throw nets. Haven't seen pelicans for almost 6 months. Ocean is starting to get chilly but still swimable. Next month it will probably be too cold for me.

Diving pelicans

Beach crowd from the water

Raspados (shaved ice) in the shape of a Xmas tree

He just had to do it

Caracoles (sea snails) the kids caught

They also caught some chocolapas (sand crabs)

Perfect Sunday on the beach

Bought shrimp in the morning to make ceviche and the other group must have done the same. We ended up with two large pots of shrimp, one finely chopped and the other larger pieces mixed with pulpo. Both different veggies.

Had to talk Hugo into no futbol in the afternoon so the kids could go to the beach for a change. Here in Mexico you can bring all your own food to beach restaurants, use their tables and umbrellas but you have to buy their beer. We bought about three buckets.

Water was perfect and the kids were well behaved. Lots of birds, people fishing from the beach (even catching a few) .... and lots of people cooling off in this heat. Birthday girl Yari got her hair braided (trencitas). Perfect Sunday.   Little video below

Melaque Playa

Yari checking out her trencitas