Friends in San Felipe (click here for more info)

Today I was sad to say goodbye to my friends Brian and Paul. They came from Quartzsite about two weeks ago to check out San Felipe because they'd never been and knew I like it so much here. Turns out, they liked it a lot too.

I had a great time with them while they were here. We went out to dinner every night and we made it an adventure to try a different place every night. We had some great seafood.

At some of the smaller places (think 'hole in the wall') the three of us could have fish tacos and lemonade for about $10 total. Good deal and delicious tacos. The idea for the fish taco was born in San Felipe, and they are very proud of that fact here.

This is a picture of their campsite, near mine. Paul is on the left with his pickup camper, and Brian is on the right, with his van. And that's Brian's dog, Dina, always keeping an eye on everything we did.

(You may click on today's blog title to see Brian's blog about their visit to San Felipe and his pictures.)

One month in Mexico! (click here for more info)

Today I have been in San Felipe a whole month! Where does the time go? It feels like I've only been here a week or so. I am all settled in and very comfortable in a campground with full hookups, right on the beach.

I now know my way around and have found everything I need is within walking distance (very *short* walking distance - which is good because if you know me, you know I don't like to walk :-) .

On another note, today I received an email from Cirque du Soleil, with a survey and a thank you for attending their first ever Cirque Week in Las Vegas last November. You can see my pictures of the event by clicking on the title of this blog entry.

Cirque Week was a full week of backstage demonstrations, seminars, meet-and-greets, Q&A sessions, and behind-the-scene tours of all seven of the Vegas shows. Along with a goodie bag, it was all included in the Cirque Week package deal.

They also sent me a link to tons of pictures of these events, which you can see here: Cirque. You will see many pictures of the audiences at the events, but if you keep scrolling, you will be rewarded with pictures of the theaters, makeup demonstrations, costumes, artists, and you can see some of the stages in action. Yes, the stages at Cirque du Soleil are part of the cast. They're incredible.

You can also choose the events on the menu to the right of the pictures, to view them by individual dates. The events that took place that week and that you'll see in the pictures, were as follows:

Monday - welcome reception

Monday - tour of the state of the art sound system (with over 6,000 speakers) at the Beatles' LOVE theater at the Mirage

Tuesday - a dress rehearsal of Zumanity at New York, New York

Wednesday - an acoustic musical performance by Viva Elvis musicians at Aria

Wednesday - meet and greet with Criss Angel at his show Believe at the Luxor 

Thursday - a tour of the 360-degree rotating stage at Ka at the MGM Grand

Friday - an underwater and backstage tour of O at the Bellagio

Saturday - Cirque creative and technical panel

Sunday - Mystere costume display and Taiko Drum demonstration at Treasure Island


I love Cirque du Soleil so I wanted to share that with you and I hope you'll enjoy it ... and until next time, I send you greetings from a warm and sunny beach in Baja, Mexico!

New Year's Day in San Felipe (click here for more info)

San Felipe is a very peaceful and quiet town ... until there's a reason to celebrate. There was plenty going on last night. New year's eve was quite busy and noisy around here. From my cozy and warm motorhome, I enjoyed listening to the people, the loud music, and firecrackers everywhere. I was even able to hear the countdown to midnight from the nightclub next door, where they had a huge party going on till the wee hours of the morning.

The rest of the time, you never hear a sound. It is a great place to get some rest and relaxation, which is exactly what I've been doing ... and working very hard at it by the way :-)

Actually, I have traveled so much and driven so many miles in the last couple of years, that is is very nice to finally be able to stay in one place for a while. It is also nice to have the time to get my work done without having to get up and go all the time.

The very best part is spending this time at the beach. Just being at the beach makes me extremely happy and San Felipe has such beautiful beaches, it is just paradise. I've been here a while now and the view still takes my breath away every time I step outside.

All that to say what I'm sure you've already noticed: that I haven't posted much lately. I spend my days chilling, relaxing, meeting the neighbors, walking on the beach, and yes, working too from time to time. It's great for me but not for the blog. I will probably be back in the states some time in March, and plan to get back to posting more regularly then.

Here are some pictures I took today of some boats in the water, which I hadn't had the opportunity to take pictures of yet. I absolutely loved that boat you'll see in the last three pictures, which was on the sand. There were also some kids flying a kite on the beach but they couldn't keep it in the air long enough for me to take a picture. Still, it was fun to watch them and hear their giggles. Happy new year everyone!

Christmas Day in San Felipe (click here for more info)

Last night there were fireworks and a lovely Christmas Eve parade in town. Vehicles with loud sirens were covered in Christmas lights driving all over town. These were regular cars, pickup trucks, and golf carts, all covered with different colored lights. I couldn't take pictures because it was dark so I decided instead to take some more pictures today of the gorgeous San Felipe beach on a lovely Christmas day. Here you go, enjoy!

El Malecon, San Felipe (click here for more info)

Downtown, San Felipe (click here for more info)

San Felipe, Baja, Mexico (click here for more info)

This is my first trip to Mexico. I got to San Felipe today, which is about a two hour drive after crossing the border, on a very good road and straight all the way. Crossing the border was easy and only took a few minutes. When I first got here I spent part of the afternoon driving around to get to know the town and checking out the different rv parks to be able to choose the right one for me.

The beaches are absolutely gorgeous. The weather is wonderful, sunny and a bit breezy. The highs are in the 60s and the lows are in the 50s. The Mexican people are very friendly and helpful. The kind of place where you can stay a while, which is exactly what I plan to do ....

The Official Center of the World, Felicity, California (click here for more info)