I made myself comfy on the patio, listened to some iTunes and edited photos.
The rain can go away now.
More of the same today and we're all happy campers. 
Repeat foot shot. (Michele R., my feet are copyrighted. No photos please.)
I watched the cute gringos have a little raft racing.
And then took some shots of the Bougainvillea.
...even practiced the BLURRY BACKGROUNDS!
Kath and I spotted a few whales.
And I shopped for my dreamy UGG slippers. 
Kathi worked on some smart person e-book. Something about brains and babies.
And before we knew it, it was HAPPY HOUR! Do YOU like Pina Coladas?
Time in the infinity pool...
and another gorgeous sunset.
This is what happens when you add just a cap full (or, say, an entire travel size) of shower gel to a bathtub and then turn on the jacuzzi jets. But I'm on vacation so I can do what I want.
Cathy and I took a little trip into town to find a nacimiento de la navidad ~ a Mexican Nativity Scene. We succeeded in no time (which is a good thing since Cathy despises shopping and was about at her limit when I spotted my prized handmade clay manger scene.)
Senor Sweets is the real deal. I chose the Key Lime Pie Gelato. It did not disappoint!
No melanoma for this kid ~ evidenced by the white sunscreen face next to bronzed beauty KSR.
We camped out at the lower pool.
I got pruned and wrinkled in the whirlpool hot tub that is the size of a pool!
Swam under and around the bridge.
A little politically incorrect spanish / english BINGO.
Las Chicas. Bob is fishing with the dudes, I think.
Foot shot.
Happy hour...
and some fish tacos with chips and guacamole. Oh, and watching for whales. For reals.
And a night cap in the jacuzzi.
A very happy and content girl...
...with a dear friend...
and the first sunset of February. This is all some good stuff.
A beanie and sweater in Mexico? Yep. Kathi is always cold!
We took a taxi to Club Cascadas this morning for a visit with friends of Bob and Cathy. Banana pancakes and a spread of yumminess greeted us!
My family stayed at this property when I was in High School. It is the same way that I remember it and is a close second to the paradise found at Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach.
Kath was a portrait model for me. I'm learning how to take soft photos. Don't you just love her look? I've seen it a time or two.
Senorita Bonita
Bob put his feet up for a bit...
The view from Medrano Beach
The best junk on the beach! I did speak some espanol with the vendors. Mucho silver (plata), sunglasses and sarongs a plenty. After a few minutes I was ready to get away from all of the bargaining!
Again. Nobody in the pool. No complaints here!
We took turns getting massages on the beach.
And then did some chillin' on the hammocks.
A flattering photo on a hammock? Next to impossible. But we tried!
We headed back to Sunset Beach for a bit and then headed back into Al Centro (downtown) for dinner.
The Happy Couple ~ Cathy and Bob. Is this the first photo of Cathy? I think she must hide a lot. We took the shuttle into town. The shuttle OUT of town is a lot more eventful though... nothing like watching the inexperienced and or underage drinkers struggling after a night of too much tequila. It's so much more fun to be the one doing the laughing versus being the one laughed out. I'm. Getting. Old. 
With Little Missy Glamour Girl. I so can't do the at-the-pool all day have silky shiny cute hair. So it's a pony tail fancy twisty do for me!
An Italian dinner in Mexico? I had that same thought. UNTIL I ate at Salvatore's. 
We enjoyed a brilliant home style Italian meal. It was affordable, the atmosphere amazing and the wait staff attentive and fun. I think I'll be a food critic in my next life. Hopefully I will learn to like vegetables. 
Kathi, Cathy and MMH
A little love for our server!
Pucker up!
My (poor) attempt to capture the beautiful Luna Halo that we saw after dinner. Science lesson: The ring around the Moon is caused by the refraction of Moonlight (which of course is reflected sunlight) from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. The shape of the ice crystals results in a focusing of the light into a ring. Since the ice crystals typically have the same shape, namely a hexagonal shape, the Moon ring is almost always the same size. Source: here
Nothing like ending the night with a scoop of helado from Thrifty ice cream. It's just like it was when I was a little girl (now at Rite Aid). Still rectangular scoops and still under a dollar. It was fun to translate all of the flavors from Spanish to English. I had a scoop of sorbeto de arco ~ rainbow sherbet. 
