Saturday, 10 December 2016

Dec 9 & 10 - Old friends & the Jaltemba Equine Education Project

Yesterday we spent the afternoon with friends we haven't seen for about 20+ years.  We all worked together in a national park.  Turns out they bought a house in Los Ayala 11 yrs ago and are now permanent Mexico residents.  They go back to Canada for 4 months a year to stay in an RV.  Los Ayala is on the south side of Rincon de Guayabitos.

This brings to mind the "its a small world" statement.  We spent the afternoon on our patio catching up and look forward to seeing their place in the near future.

Today, we bought croissants and fresh homemade strawberry jam from the "bollitos - little buns" truck.  They drive into the park on Saturday mornings and you can hear them calling out "bollitos" from a few blocks away.  There is a wide variety - cookies, muffins, donuts, peanut brittle, breads, tarts, passion fruit jam, blackberry jam, jam busters, etc.  all fresh, all delicious.




Around 9:30 a.m. Cam drove me to the Jaltemba Equine Education Project (J.E.E.P.) to volunteer with an assortment of animals including horses, dogs, and cats.  It is a fair climb up the hill to the Project and the little CRV had to crawl over pits in the cobblestone road, steep inclines and large jutting rocks.  Twice.  I stayed for 1 and a half hours.

I am sure they would get more volunteers if they were more accessible.


View down into La Peñita from Los Compadres restaurant on right




at J.E.E.P.


behind corral at J.E.E.P.


horse stalls 

I ended up walking dogs.  Junior was deaf and had an odd way of drinking basically dunking his muzzle.  He started out a bit nervous then gradually enjoyed his 40 minute walk.  


Junior






view from back of J.E.E.P.


view of La Peñita from J.E.E.P.


I also took a young dog for a walk and ran her a bit by using the lunge circle for the horses.  I had the short inner circle to trot on and she had the big outer.  Also ended up helping remove ticks from her.  She is blind in one eye but a pretty happy dog.






leaving the project


Saw a Ferrari in La Peñita today

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