We woke very early this morning so we could be down at the estuary before sunrise to check out all the birds having breakfast on the beach. We saw trokens, whistling ducks, ibis', lesser egrets, and fly catchers. We then moved into the jungle and saw chacalacs, lineated woodpeckers, buntings, and a big black iguana sunning himself on the side of a giant fig tree. Breakfast was served in the jungle along a dusty road next to the golf course. We had refried beans, mangoes, coffee, juice, and plantain. By lunch we were back at the casa when Kathy and Bill arrived just in time for lunch. We decided to eat at the beachside restaurant. We stuffed ourselves with empanadas, tostadas, tacos, and fajitas with guacamole and hot sauce on the side. Many tasty drinks went around the table to wash the loads of food down our old gullets. That lunch deserved a long walk on the beach so we headed for the cove where the fishermen came in daily with fresh red snapper. It was time to return to the casa again for a swim in our pool before dinner at the polo club.
black bellied whistling ducks at estuary
trogan bird
black iguana sunning on fig tree
lunch on the beach eating Mexican food at La Playa
fishermen on beach with red snapper
Rob and Kathy at poolside before polo game
Where is our food?
Raoul is #3 in blue - the star player
4 happy snowbirds at La Patrona Polo Club
don't cross the line of trajectory
the best tomato sope ever
By 5:30 p.m., we were all slicked up and ready to sit beside Queen Elizabeth and Lady Di at the San Pancho polo club. Tonight was a special tournament so the meal was extra so with drinks and dessert, it was priced at 400 pesos each which is approximately $38.00. The polo club staff couldn’t have been nicer and they seated us on the upper level with a great view of the field. The players all dressed in red and white and sometimes black, riding quarter horses and Arabian. They carried extra long mallets and raced up and down the field trying to hit a small wooden ball between two goal posts. The game was exciting and we clapped at the appropriate times and sipped our coloured drinks very politely. We sat through 2 games with many chukkers and watched the presentation of the trophies. No food yet. It got dark and we watched the equestrian display on the field with white horses and black horses dancing with a beautiful senorita accompanied by a full band. No food yet! The field shut down and the Mexican orchestra started with lots of dancing. No food yet!! We decided to be very diplomatic and demand that we get our food but not have to pay anything. So we called for our waiters and managers and demanded food. They brought us a delicious meal. We snuffed it back like those buzzards we saw early this morning on the beach and then left in a huff. The manager tried to tell us that we only had to pay for our drinks but that he wasn’t happy that we refused to pay the full price. We left very unhappy with the staff’s attitude and went back to our casa to eat lemon pie and play euchre.
The night ended around 10:30 p.m. over nuts and the festival music brassing off in the distance.
Kathy and Bill decided to stay with us in San Pancho for the night. We all gained weight.
black bellied whistling ducks at estuary
trogan bird
black iguana sunning on fig tree
lunch on the beach eating Mexican food at La Playa
fishermen on beach with red snapper
Rob and Kathy at poolside before polo game
Where is our food?
Raoul is #3 in blue - the star player
4 happy snowbirds at La Patrona Polo Club
don't cross the line of trajectory
the best tomato sope ever
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