What's better than turkey with dressing covered in gravy & pumpkin pie? Well, not much, but spending thanksgiving on the beach in Mexico passes for pretty darn good! Four days of sea & sand... and for dinner?...all-you-can-eat blue crab! We had a very restful visit across the border. 
The pics show us doing various things...but mostly nothing! Even new puppy, Lucy Chi Chi enjoyed sunbathing on the towel! Dad & Sally braved the coolish ocean....we
ll, dad did! Sally did her ankles. You'll notice the ever-present venders. They walk up & down the beach carrying their wares (some very heavy pottery, etc.) We always buy something....usually around $20. My heart particularly hurts when it's a mama & her little kids or an old woman (like the one dad is buying chiclets from in the pic). We know they don't have Social Security or welfare there, and we have so much compared to them...so what's $20? Sally's mom, Freda, came along for the trip, but spent her sun time under an umbrella. We buy fresh caught shrimp, red snapper, scallops from the vendors in old town. You can see one of the shrimp boats with it's nets out in that long shot looking out across the sea of Cortez. In fact you can see the Baja peninsula on a good day on the other side of the ocean. And you are rewarded every evening with a beautiful sunset. All this and only about 3 1/2 hours from Casa Grande....what Arizonans call 'our own beach'. Lots of Americans with their families as well as their ATV's.... a lot of sand dunes to play on. You can rent them there as well as horses to ride. Ask Sally about her ride on a large white stead trying to fit in a child-size saddle....owww!
The only down side is the long line to cross the border back into the U.S. It's at it's worst on sunday when everyone wants to go home. We were in line for 2 1/2 hours, backed up for about 5 miles. If possible it's much better to wait till monday. We'll probably do that next time!
VIVA MEXICO! We'll be back!
