New Restaurant in Lo de Marcos

A new restaurant called "Sport Bar in the Sky" opened on the roof top of Ostion Azul.  A long walk up the stairs for some to the 4th level but the view is worth it.

Views of Lo de Marcos from the rooftop:

 Our dinner group:

 Vic, Bev, Edie, Lloyd, Walter, Carol, Mike & Liz

 A sample of some of the meals:

Pineapple shrimp

Tequila shrimp ceviche

 We timed our dinner reservations to allow us to see the setting of the sun.

San Pancho, Nayarit

San Pancho is a small town about a 20 minute bus ride south of Lo de Marcos.  3 of us decided to spend a girls day exploring the town the other day.

It cost us $15 pesos ($1.11 CAD)  to take the bus there.  The beach and wave action was quieter than Lo de Marcos that day.

The main attraction for us was the Entre Amigos complex:

This community complex features goods produced from recycled materials by local artisans. There were items made from compressed paper, plastic bottles, wine bottles, cloth, plastic bags, and metal. The complex also contains a library, a small gymnasium and cafe.  There are various types of classes offered each afternoon.

The first area we visited featured jewellery, children's toys, handbags, backpacks and glasses:

Jewellery made from compressed paper -- touching it you would never guess it was paper!

Earrings made from plastic bottles

 

childrens toys made from parts of recycled bottles

  

candle holders made from the bottom of wine bottles

Another use for the bottom of wine bottles - - drinking glasses with various designs etched on them

There was one large sculpture of a tree made from recycled electrical conduit, etc.

Towards the back of the complex there were 2 paper mache masks being prepared for a special parade this weekend to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Entre Amigos.

A work in progress

Some of the detailed painting

Glued beads to highlight certain areas

Another paper mache item ready to go

As we entered the courtyard of the complex we discovered a beautiful mural:

First part of the mural

Another part around the corner

Looking closely we realized that each feather on the Toucan was a girl in the traditional dance costume

Some ladies showed us children's toys they made from recycled clothing:

tortuga (turtle)

  ballena (whale)

 Above the counter in the library was a canopy of plastic bottles each with different colours of paint in the bottom to create a design:

 
After leaving the complex, we noticed a nearby wall decorated with a rooster design:

Birdwatching, etc.

Last week we saw our first Robin here at Savage Trailer Park in Lo de Marcos.  It is called a Rufous Backed Robin. The song is similar to the American Robin we see in Ontario.

 Most evenings a flock of Hooded Orioles gather in the trees next to our patio.  They are quite different from the Baltimore Orioles that visit our yard at home.

Sitting at our dinette having a morning coffee we watch the Painted Buntings busy feeding on the seeds of grasses in the site beside our motorhome. 

The pale green bird in this photo is the female Painted Bunting.  We usually see 5 or more females to 1 male

One day 2 Coots flew over from the pond next door.  They were walking around the patio and along the cement wall behind our motorhome.  They had no fear of us and let us come within a few feet of them.

Here are a few other photos we've taken recently:

This plant is about 5' tall and the blossom is about 6".  Located in the garden at El Caracol where Bev takes morning stretch classes.

From a day trip to shop in Puerto Vallarta:

Huichol art made of tiny coloured beads set in wax on display in Puerto Vallarta

statue of traditional dancers on the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta