I left San Felipe around noon today. I would have loved to stay longer, but responsibility calls and it's time to get back to "life".
I had the most marvelous time in Baja. The weather was wonderful, the people were warm and friendly, and the food was amazing ... and of course, I loved just being on the beach, and within walking distance of everything I needed. It was a very nice vacation, and much needed. It was perfect.
No one actually guessed the exact date of my return, but the closest guess was March 3, so Jo is our lucky winner!
Jo, I will email you the gift certificate code and enjoy your prize :-)
(And if anyone would like to host a giveaway on their blog or website, just send an email to Sean at CSNPromoTeam@csnstores.com - he is looking for more people to do giveaways.)
3/04/2011
3/02/2011
Bella gets a bath! (click here for more info)
Today Bella finally got a much needed bath. The campground manager's son, and his friend, came to wash Bella for me and get her shining again. They only charge $2 per foot here (it's more expensive in the states) and they did a great job. Now Bella looks like a clean lady again and I'm a happy camper!
(Reminder: there is still time for you to enter the contest in which you get to guess when I will return to the states and win a gift certificate if you're right. Read my next post and just leave a comment to enter.)
(Reminder: there is still time for you to enter the contest in which you get to guess when I will return to the states and win a gift certificate if you're right. Read my next post and just leave a comment to enter.)
2/17/2011
Two months in Mexico! (click here for more info)
Where does time go? I can't believe I've been in San Felipe two months already. It feels like I've been here just a couple of weeks, not a couple of months!
I've had a wonderful time here, relaxing, enjoying the nice, warm weather, and the beautiful beaches. I am teaching a couple of new online classes, so it's been nice to have uninterrupted time to get my work done.
And while surfing the web, I stumbled upon a new category of blogs for me. I usually read the travel blogs of my friends who are also having their own adventures while traveling the US. But now I have discovered there are tons of wonderful blogs out there about my other passion: food and cooking.
So I have recently spent quite a bit of time exploring and learning from these blogs. These bloggers are a united community who use their blogs to connect with others, and share not just recipes but also ideas and goals. They use their blogs to throw link parties, to do fundraising for some great causes, to keep each other informed, to make new friends, and stay in touch with old ones.
They also do giveaways on their blogs, sponsored by companies who select them. And I am very excited to share with you that I have been selected by CSN Stores to host my very own giveaway for my readers!
CSN will give one of my readers a gift certificate for $25 to spend on their website. CSN is not just one store, it is actually a collection of 200 stores, so you can find pretty much anything you need .... or want :-)
For example, CSN has a great office furniture store so if you need something for your home office (or your RV office) you could spend your $25 gift certificate there if you're the winner of this giveaway! Or you could spend it at any of their other stores, the choice is yours.
To enter, you must leave a comment for this post, telling me two things:
First, if you are a follower of my blog, please tell me how long you have been a follower. If you're not a follower, please become a follower today and mention in your comment that you did.
Second, try to guess the date and time that I will return to the states. I don't know yet when that will be, but when I do, I will look at the entries and the person whose guess is the closest to the actual date and time, will be the lucky winner of the $25 gift certificate!
(Hint: I have not decided when yet, but I can tell you that I will be going back to the states some time in March - next month! :-)
So leave me a comment - I love comments - and you could be the winner of my very first and exciting giveaway!
Now for the small print:
1. To leave a comment, click on "comments" below.
2. The gift certificate only covers merchandise, not shipping.
3. The contest is open to residents of both Canada and the US.
4. If you would like me to notify you if you're the winner, please leave your email address in your comment (if you're worried about spam, you may use the word "at" instead of the "@" in your email address, and the word "dot" instead of the period).
5. If you rather not include your email address in your comment, make sure to check back here frequently so you can read when I post who the winner is. If the winner doesn't reply by the stated deadline, the gift certificate will go to the next closest guess.
I've had a wonderful time here, relaxing, enjoying the nice, warm weather, and the beautiful beaches. I am teaching a couple of new online classes, so it's been nice to have uninterrupted time to get my work done.
And while surfing the web, I stumbled upon a new category of blogs for me. I usually read the travel blogs of my friends who are also having their own adventures while traveling the US. But now I have discovered there are tons of wonderful blogs out there about my other passion: food and cooking.
So I have recently spent quite a bit of time exploring and learning from these blogs. These bloggers are a united community who use their blogs to connect with others, and share not just recipes but also ideas and goals. They use their blogs to throw link parties, to do fundraising for some great causes, to keep each other informed, to make new friends, and stay in touch with old ones.
They also do giveaways on their blogs, sponsored by companies who select them. And I am very excited to share with you that I have been selected by CSN Stores to host my very own giveaway for my readers!
CSN will give one of my readers a gift certificate for $25 to spend on their website. CSN is not just one store, it is actually a collection of 200 stores, so you can find pretty much anything you need .... or want :-)
For example, CSN has a great office furniture store so if you need something for your home office (or your RV office) you could spend your $25 gift certificate there if you're the winner of this giveaway! Or you could spend it at any of their other stores, the choice is yours.
To enter, you must leave a comment for this post, telling me two things:
First, if you are a follower of my blog, please tell me how long you have been a follower. If you're not a follower, please become a follower today and mention in your comment that you did.
Second, try to guess the date and time that I will return to the states. I don't know yet when that will be, but when I do, I will look at the entries and the person whose guess is the closest to the actual date and time, will be the lucky winner of the $25 gift certificate!
(Hint: I have not decided when yet, but I can tell you that I will be going back to the states some time in March - next month! :-)
So leave me a comment - I love comments - and you could be the winner of my very first and exciting giveaway!
Now for the small print:
1. To leave a comment, click on "comments" below.
2. The gift certificate only covers merchandise, not shipping.
3. The contest is open to residents of both Canada and the US.
4. If you would like me to notify you if you're the winner, please leave your email address in your comment (if you're worried about spam, you may use the word "at" instead of the "@" in your email address, and the word "dot" instead of the period).
5. If you rather not include your email address in your comment, make sure to check back here frequently so you can read when I post who the winner is. If the winner doesn't reply by the stated deadline, the gift certificate will go to the next closest guess.
2/06/2011
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.)
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.)
1/17/2011
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!
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!
1/01/2011
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!
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!
12/25/2010
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!
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