Week of Jan 25th – hot times in Lo De Marcos

On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, we had hot nights and resorted to turning a fan to circulate the air in the RV.  This is the first time we’ve had to do this since we left home November 1st.

On Wednesday Jan & Dale arrived back in the campground after a few days away. Dale offered us one of the coconuts that they had picked up along the way. If you want the coconut for the milk inside, you get one with a green husk. Or if you want the coconut meat, you wait until it ripens and the husk turns brown. There isn't as much milk but the meat is thick and tasty. After hacking off the outer husk with my hatchet, I discover that this nut is already starting to sprout. It looks like a Pinocchio.

After a couple of days sitting on the dinette table, we wake up in the morning to discover that the shell has cracked on its own so I proceed to open it up to extract the meat. There is a little surprise inside, just opposite where the sprout is. The meat is good despite the sprouting.

Thursday we went to market as usual.  A sample of grocery costs here:  33 pesos (less than $3 CAD) purchased 6 tomatoes, 1 onion, 3 carrots and 2 litres of milk.

On Sunday, January 31st we lose Internet capability at Savage RV park.  We are anxious as our first grandchild is due any day and need the internet for our son to contact us by Skype when the big event occurs.  The phone line is also down for the campground.  It seems like the Internet goes down whenever there is a special occasion...like Christmas, New Years, and baby deliveries. Darn!