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Buddy. Troublemaker.
Kaweh, our flamenco guitarist neighbor has been learning to windsurf. The wind has been light (2 days no windsurfing for me) and has been good for learning. Friend Arney leant him a 12' long board to use for this. Every time he goes out, some new person gives him advice/instructions on how to sail. It's gotten comical. At least 12 people have done this. You never see people learning to windsurf here since wing foiling is the rage now. He's making progress though and can sail back and forth and turn around. Kaweh is an organizer for a camp in the annual Burning Man celebration in Black Rock, NV. He bought a kite buggy for sailing on the lakebed there.
Yours truly on friend Kaweh's kite buggy.
Mica's been having trouble with cows in the campground lately. A small herd of them will walk through the campground at night, pooping everywhere and breaking things. One got half way into his tent garage before he shooed it away. We've had dinners at his campsite a couple times.
Dinner at Mica's camp with Kaweh and Dave.
Had a fairly raucous evening yesterday. After a dinner of seared yellow fin tuna, I wandered over towards Kaweh's camper with my ukulele and second margarita (heh heh). He and Mica were visiting their neighbors Jacinth and Dany. J&D are from Quebec like many of the other Canadians here that make up approx. 60% of the campers. They're both excellent windsurfers, camping here in the winter, then at Isle de la Madeline (an island 5 hours by ferry from Prince Edward Island) from July to September. During shoulder seasons they stay at their home on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Dany likes to sing, so we went through my song book, singing many songs for a long time with Kaweh on his guitar. We attracted some other campers, I think during our rendition of Love Shack by the B-52s. I like visiting J&D because I get to speak a little French. Bon matin! Comment ca va? A bientot!
That seared yellow fin tuna.
We're in a low-wind weather cycle now but real wind is predicted to return in the next couple of days. So, lots of lounging around in the sun chatting with friends. For me, it takes quite a while to learn to relax on a vacation. I have reached this point now. Our last day here will be March 13th and it feels like time here is getting short. It'll take a day and a half to pack up. Dave's friend who we drove down with plans to meet us on the morning of the 14th for the drive north. We'll take 2 1/2 days to reach the border, overnighting at beautiful Playa Santispac and Bahia de Gonzaga. I'm looking forward to coming home, but a picture Deb sent me of our snow covered deck makes me glad I'm still here. My main propane tank is down to 79% now. I started my van and ran it for a few minutes this morning just to make sure it'll run when the time comes. Started right up.
Someone landing a big ram-air kite.
A heart attack breakfast in my van with Mexican sausages.
Inside Marisco's restaurant where they serve the too-rich dish of big shrimp with cream cheese wrapped in bacon, grilled with a spicy sauce on top.
