A trip to the Panteon

Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) observance at the Panteon was last Sunday and it was decided there would be too many people on a non-working day. We went Monday on the way to school so the kids could visit and Euriel left a small shrine he made. Lorena makes her own wreaths (oferta) rather than buy the expensive ready made. I've done this a number of times but it's always interesting.  Lots of dedication and money some people have put into the grave sites .... while others extremely basic and seemingly forgotten.

There was lots of evidence of a party the night before and two groups were still at it. Passing time with old friends or family!!

Panteon entrance

Lorena's oferta for abuela

Interesting new roof

Nice clean ones

Size of a house for husband and wife

How basic can you get

No visitors this year

Shoe's ashes on the Malecon

Shoe told Silvia to spread his ashes where he could watch people, at least that was her interpretation. Last week the family was here for this occasion and Pepe and family came along.

A tearful Silvia lead us out the malecon and beyond to the rocks at the end of the bay as she sprinkled Shoe's ashes all along. Manuel, Silvia's son, took the last bit of ashes out on the rocks to let the larger part of the Pacific Ocean have them.

The throwing of the wreath was the end of another short story of life here on earth about one of us.

Beginning of the walk

Out past the Malecon

Ashes in the Pacific

End of a short story