Happy New year every one…. Oh my a lot has happened over the last few days.

Got some good beach time in, but it’s been a bit cloudy here and there, and has rained a few nights. Not quite the Mexico weather we have been accustomed too over the last 7 or 8 years!

Monday December 28^th – Breakfast at the villa, as you know I made Banana pancakes!  It was a beach day.  The waves were good and the sun was out, the smoothes were good and the company was fine. We baked in the sun till about 3pm. We had fresh coconut on the beach, the cut the top off so we could drink the milk, then he split it and dug the meat out and we has it with lime, chilli sause and salt.. mmm good stuff. After the beach we went up to the villa cleaned up and went shopping!

Shopping: We had all been eyeing things over the last week or so and it was time to go get em. WE took Eric to a few places he didn’t know were there and he just lit up! Oh I saw another carry-on bag in his future.  It was I who ended up buying stuff, a bet for Tom and a belt for me. On the way back to the Villa we stopped and bought chicken from the chicken lady as you go up gringo hill. Man what a dinner, the hot sauce was incredible and the coleslaw was right on and the chicken, well we didn’t talk much through dinner, we just ate and ate and ate. Never seen Tom eat so much, then went out for you guessed it desert something about vacations and desert, they go together well.

 On Tuesday the 29^th of December we took a boat trip out to the Marietas islands. And what I trip it was! We were on a tri-maran called Syulita 1, nice boat, cut a crazy crew and company. I must say swimming in the pacific is great, far from shore, out by the islands or by Puta Mita where the waves are a surfers dream. 

When we started out the song from Gilligan’s island played in my head, and I started to sing it, and some girl said stop that’s not funny… well it was like the cast and crew of the SS Minnow with way too much pasifico beer and weed!  We seen lots of whales, listened to some great radio station out of Guadalajara University ( http://www.radio.udg.mx/portada.html ) Eric worked on his tan and is getting quite dark, and Tom was working the crowd and crew, taking pictures and just being Tom. I was my jovial self very quiet and reserved! NOT..

After a shared taxi ride, we got back to Syulita later that day and had dinner on the street and a nice place called Carmelita’s. It was another night of strolling deserts, ice cream and street tortes, there was a Brazilian band of drummers in the square with fire dancers. Nice show got some OK footage and god sound.

Wednesday December 30^th we kind of took the day off from the beach and lounged around the villa and read, we made breakfast of pancakes and juice. Around 2 in the afternoon, we took a walk to los metros, what a fine walk through the jungle and down to a secluded beach; the waves were crazy and fun. Eric and I swam for about 20 min or so before we headed back. We took the beach back and cut through the grave yard, very cool grave yard. It made me think of my grandmother who recently had passed. (Hi gram!) Tom went to meet some friends about 5 and Eric and I cooked dinner. What a dinner it was. Shrimp fajitas and chicken fajitas, chips and salsa, and chicken from the chicken lady.. burrp

Thursday December 31^st new years eve… it was a beach day, we headed out for breakfast at the crêpe and waffle stand. Tom had a strawberry waffle and bacon, Eric had a pecan waffle and I had crêpes, yep 2! I should have ordered 1 but no I had to have 2 they were only 40 pesos. Nutella on one, and one with peanut butter and plantain, not bad but I couldn’t finish them. After breakfast I went and go a hair cut! Yep a haircut in Syulita Mexico. I think it looks good, but that’s my opinion (view picture below) I met up with the guys on the beach and the waves were rolling in. Eric and I got boogie boards for the day (they wore us out fast) Waves were a good 5ft and slamin, we had some good rides and got tossed a few times too. What fun. In-between riding the waves we bought beach souvenirs. Tom was first, he bought a wooden bowl, then Eric got wooden spoons, then Eric got a blanket, pesos were flying on the beach it was fun. Tom and I took a walk to look at tee shirts on the side streets but were reserved enough not to buy anything. Yet!

Well it was time to go up and get ready to for the evening festivities’!!!! Tom booked us in at Mr. Iguana for dinner and a show. Yea you think syulita can do new years eve over the top! Your right. We knew going in it might be a bit dicey, but I knew the girls in the show (the dirty bitches from blue chairs over in Puerto Vallarta) so it had something going for it. Well there were only 8q1 people who showed up for dinner ( they were expecting 60) dinner was on the lame side, a small salad, Tom aI had the snapper, more like 2 pieces of lake perch, Eric had the stuffed pork, and we had a baked potato and a mixed vegetable medley. After the dinner we had a piece of cake, it was not memorable or very good. The show was about to begin! The show was good, Diva, Jacqueline, Angelica and a new girl.. the new girl was hot.. I forget his name! Oh yea did I say this was a dag show.. it was a hoot and they did them all Cher, Bette Middler, Tina Turner, Pat Benatar and more. After the show we said time to go, the place was vacating fast. We talked to the girls for a bit and headed to the beach. ( I used the girls 2 years ago in a movie short called I Love Toni, soon to be a full length movie) Well the beach was festive, drummers and people and dancers and waves and a full moon with a big ring around it. WOW what a toper for the year. Mid nigh came and went and everyone was partying and then a few fireworks, I say 15 at most and it was all over, we hugged and kissed and went t home…. Not like in Puerto Vallarta it goes on and on all night long.               

Happy new year! 2010 from Eric, Tom & Gary