This is pretty boring stuff but I have been scanning all of our slides and photos..I am now down to about 100 photos. When my parents died I took all of their photos and of course there are photos of great grandparents, etc whom I hope I have correctly identified..if not who will know.
Our house is getting a bit bare looking as I take painting off the walls. There are now even empty cupboards..yipee.
Bob and I have gone on a 'fitness kick' and we are now in week 4. Bob has lost about 10 lbs and looks very svelte...me not so much but then I have much flab to work on than he did. We are walking for over an hour a day and cycling as well. Bob has quit drinking whereas I have the occasional glass of wine ...this has turned our to be a real money saver!!
For once we have had 2 lovely days in a row. It is strange to see a cloudless sky..nothing beats that Manitoba blue sky.
We had a great evening with my nephew Dwayne and his wife Shirley..we celebrated our mutual anniversaries.
The family gathering is on for Aug 28..should be a ball...a great time to renew family tied.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Sold the house and boat
I have started this blog to keep in touch with family and friends. Although I do email sometimes I forget to whom I have sent what...old age I guess.
As most of you already know, we have sold our house and boat. Possession date is Sept 3 so we will leave here Sept 1 and start our trip south. We plan to leave Manitoba on Sept 10 and that should get into Patzcuaro (our Mexican hometown) on Sept. `5.
We are taking our car and van. Whatever does not fit into the car and van will have to find a new home in Manitoba. A friend of ours will drive down with us and has bought our van. That simplies our lives greatly as we do not need 2 vehicles in Mexico.
We sold our place furnished and that has cut down on what we have to sell/take with us. Still it is amazing what a person collects...and we have only been here 5 yr...we haven't accumulated much while living here but we did have 'stuff' from our last place at Richer.
Bob bought a 35 ft Spencer sailboat in Jan 2010. It is moored in Mazatlan. We plan to sail it as far south as Ixtapa in 2011. This will be my first long voyage so I am somewhat apprehensive. We will make some short trips around Maz in November so Bob can get more proficient in handing a bigger boat and I can ...hopefully..get my sea legs.
Apparently there is some great anti-nausea mediction now so I will be investing heavily in that.
Our plan is to anchor every night at a mooring close to shore so that Patches and I can get off the boat and go for a walk. If we can do this I think that I will be okay. If this doesn't work for me Bob will be a solo sailer or be looking for a sailing partner. I really like his new boat and would live on it happily..as long as it is moored somewhere as it is in Maz. The marina in Maz is lovely...close to restaurants, nice places to walk, lots to do..friends nearby. Of course Bob wants to sail. He spends hours on line looking for 'trinkets' for his darling boat....worse than a mistress.
As most of you already know, we have sold our house and boat. Possession date is Sept 3 so we will leave here Sept 1 and start our trip south. We plan to leave Manitoba on Sept 10 and that should get into Patzcuaro (our Mexican hometown) on Sept. `5.
We are taking our car and van. Whatever does not fit into the car and van will have to find a new home in Manitoba. A friend of ours will drive down with us and has bought our van. That simplies our lives greatly as we do not need 2 vehicles in Mexico.
We sold our place furnished and that has cut down on what we have to sell/take with us. Still it is amazing what a person collects...and we have only been here 5 yr...we haven't accumulated much while living here but we did have 'stuff' from our last place at Richer.
Bob bought a 35 ft Spencer sailboat in Jan 2010. It is moored in Mazatlan. We plan to sail it as far south as Ixtapa in 2011. This will be my first long voyage so I am somewhat apprehensive. We will make some short trips around Maz in November so Bob can get more proficient in handing a bigger boat and I can ...hopefully..get my sea legs.
Apparently there is some great anti-nausea mediction now so I will be investing heavily in that.
Our plan is to anchor every night at a mooring close to shore so that Patches and I can get off the boat and go for a walk. If we can do this I think that I will be okay. If this doesn't work for me Bob will be a solo sailer or be looking for a sailing partner. I really like his new boat and would live on it happily..as long as it is moored somewhere as it is in Maz. The marina in Maz is lovely...close to restaurants, nice places to walk, lots to do..friends nearby. Of course Bob wants to sail. He spends hours on line looking for 'trinkets' for his darling boat....worse than a mistress.
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