TALES FROM PDC, DAY ONE oops UNO

As we all recover from the travel day, DAY 1 brought us frustration with the AC unit going out. Not that is was a big deal. However, it did take the local handyman (Miguel) about 6 hours to complete the work. A blown fuse was the culprit. Miguel lived in Minnesota for 18 years, but didn't pick up English very well. He was a really nice guy. We felt really bad for him on the roof most of the day in the heat and humidity. The AC breakdown gave us all the chance to rest, read, and relax.

Sydney completed 115 pages in her school bridge workbook that we got just in case she got bored. (She is having a blast in Mexico.) Collin taught her how to subtract and add double-digit numbers. Collin finished the 4th book of Percy Jackson on the airplane and started book number 5 today.

We got groceries from Mega-Mart(this seems uneventful, but there was actually a happening that we will blog about later). We also walked down to check out the beach, WOW! We also had our first real meal since arriving in Mexico. It was at El Fogon. Oooohhhh was it good! The pork came right off of the spit. It was so good! It included cooked cactus, limes, radishes, hot sauce, chips and 2 beverages for about 140 pesos or $12 including tip. We also stopped at the Paleteria Polar, in English, ICE CREAM SHOP! I don't know what they put in their ice cream but it is addictive. We ended up getting it twice in one day. Of course, it was only 87 degrees with 97 percent humidity. You better eat the ice cream quickly before it melts. The constant sweating takes some time to get used to.

The swimming pool is just perfect. It is a lot like Grandma Jo's but has a bridge that the kids really like. We hit the pool twice today!