Sunday is the day most of the locals have off from work. The beaches are crowded and it is very noisy and busy and fun. We went for a beach walk in the morning. Marilu, our neighbour, had asked us if we wanted to go to Sam’s Club in the afternoon. Sam’s club is a lot like Costco, a huge food and merchandise warehouse where you need a membership to enter. Of course we said yes, especially because we had a chance to ride in her brand new fire engine red VW (Jetta style).
On the way, she took a detour so we could stop to see her uncle. He lives in an old part of town in a very old little house. There is a huge lot next door, which Marilu owns and wants to use to build a little boutique hotel. The lot has lemon, apricot, banana, avocado and other unfamiliar fruit trees growing on it. Her very old uncle shuffled out into the yard to pick fruit for us! He is very sweet and doesn’t speak a word of English. He is a retired carpenter but keeps active building wooden toys and things to sell in the church. He gave us a little toy sling/lounge chair. It was such a nice way to spend an hour. My only regret was not taking my camera with me as I thought we were simply going grocery shopping! It was also nice having a drive around PV to see areas we had never visited.
After dinner, we walked to the Malacon to see all the festivities, booths with food like fried bananas and fruit, vendors selling balloons, huge trees of cotton candy, lots of trinkets for sale and street entertainment. Sunday night is terrific! There are thousands of people from infants to old folks walking, eating, laughing and having a great time. Across the street from the Malacon are tons of bars and restaurants all filled to capacity.
At the end of the Malacon is an outdoor amphitheatre with constant live entertainment. Lots of dancers and singers, and believe it or not, last night there were Irish folksingers and step dancers! It was surreal to hear Irish rebel songs outside on a warm night in Mexico in November! In the background of the picture is the nightly pirate ship cruise all lit up and full of partiers.
