December 16, 2015. Neighborhoods of Loreto, Baja

CAMPGROUND:  Loreto Shores RV Park.  Have extended our stay since we like it so much

LOCATION:  Loreto on the east central coast of the Baja Peninsula, Mexico

WEATHER:  Beautiful. Highs in 70s.  Wind

George put out the awning to keep the sun out.  That is the first time I've said that in a long time!  

Later in the day, a wind storm came through suddenly and about blew away the awning!  Then, the wind magically stopped.

We walked around the neighborhood near the RV park.  Many of the yards have beautiful bougenvilia.  

This yard has a nice palm frond fence with an interesting door.

This house has an RV inside.  Owned by a gringo, he built the house around the RV.  In the enclosed area is his kitchen, dining room, and living space.  He uses the RV as a bedroom.  Great idea!

Back at the Rv park, several vendors drove by, knocking on our door to see if we wanted to buy their wares.  The first one was selling scallops.  He told me the price.  I hesitated, thinking about freezer space.  He assumed I had hesitated due to the price, and instantly lowered it.  I bought a half kilo (>1 pound) for $14.  Then, later a watermelon seller came by.  No room.  Later, another fellow drove up.  He was selling tamales, smoked fish, and fish salad.  I bought tamales for tomorrow's breakfast.  Great entrepreneurs!  

Later, we drove out to a gringo housing development.  It was very strange.  Huge houses in the middle of nowhere.  Many were half finished and abandoned.  We later found out that most are owned by Canadians who got ripped off by a shady construction company.  Now, it is under new ownership and they are building again.  It seemed like a ghost town, though.

We stopped for happy hour at another little restaurant in the historical district.  George finally got a craft beer!  We had clams for an appetizer.....local ones baked with bacon, garlic and mozzarella.  Yum!

DINNER:  I sautéed some of the scallops.  They are huge!  I made an Italian sauce with onions, garlic, and basil.  The basil was a gift from our neighbor who is growing several plants.  Served over pasta with Parmesan.  Molto bono!