Welcome Andy!

Friday--Andy flew in from via Miami and boy were his arms tired! There was a long line for the taxi stand, starting from near the end of the security line and then out around the corner of the airport.

We grabbed some hamburgers at El Corral and boy was it good to start catching up. Skype is good, but it's just not the same as hanging out! 

When we got to my apartment, Andy made himself at home. Quickly.

Saturday--We saw Desert Flower at the local mall. Tickets were only $5. Remember when the regular, big, nice movie theaters cost that much? According to the National Association of Theater Owners, that average price goes back to 1999. Then we had dinner at Local, including terrific cevice and Sopa de Mariscos, a red broth seafood soup that in this case had some shrimp and calamari. Yummy!


Sunday--Lunch in the local city Chia at a friend's home! Cost of time: 1 hr 15 min dual bus ride each way. Cost of money 2300 pesos ($1.75) one-way. Cost of trying out the public transit system with Andy: priceless.


Monday--Magic show included an act where four people from the audience were brought on stage.  I had earlier made the comment "I wish we weren't in the front row of this section. That's always where they choose members of the audience." Well, Andy was one of them! He did a great job onstage despite being spoken at quickly in Spanish. He got back to his seat, looked around, and exclaimed, "He took my watch!" Sure enough, all four volunteers were brought back their watches at the end of the act.