July 25th

We went to visit some shops today with Donneley. There were treasures everywhere, but none we wanted to bring home. Nancy and I are inside this afternoon with the air conditioning keeping us a pleasant 82 degrees.

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Nancy and I went to the Buffalo BBQ this evening for lovely dinner. We were serenaded with a beautiful love song by a guitar band with singers that travels to different restaurants during the evening. We arrived for dinner just at sunset and there was lots of room, within 45 minutes all of the tables were full. The cool of the evening is when La Paz starts to come alive.

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Most of the restaurants cook over open flames and coals.
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Here are some interesting signs.
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The first one is on a port facility dock.

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The second one is my kind of shopping place. Nancy went to look for clothes and I went to the nearest factory store with free samples. The samples were smoooooth.

July 24th

We had heard about the beautiful new golf course that recently opened on the Mogote peninsula (Misiones de la Paz). The site includes a complex of condos, tennis courts, and white sand beaches. Driving to the area is long and frustrating, so we took the electric boat shuttle that leaves from a dock at the end of the Malecon. From the beautiful waiting area we rode a golf cart to the course. We were able to rent clubs to use at the driving range, chipping area, and putting green. The highlight was a delicious lunch in the shade of a palapa at the restaurant.



Paraiso del Mar is located across the bay from where we are staying in La Paz.

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Notice the road runner in the shade of the bench.

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This morning we went to the local weaving factory. There you can watch the craftsmen spin the cotton or wool into thread, and weave a rug or blanket on the huge looms. The factory is built of cinder blocks and concrete, and has a metal roof. With no air conditioning, it is a true "sweat shop."

We ended the evening with a delicous meal with Donneley in her lovely home. We also met Al, Maria, Larry and Bonnie.