Julia and I walked down to the big mercado today and bought a half kilo of carne adobada (marinated meat) and some green bean.s Then we bought brownies (that tasted more like cake) from a bakery. With some fresh bread that we picked up from the grocery store near us, we had the makings of our Valentine's Dinner.
The dinner was made complete when our landlady dropped off flowers and a bottle of wine to make up for the repairs to the swimming pool/hot tub this week, putting it temporarily out of commission. Totally unnecessary but very sweet. Customer service is a thing in Mexico--even in the absence of complaints. She asked me in Spanish if I was happy with our place. I said, "Claro que si!" (Of course)
I also bought some Chiapas coffee beans from the local roaster. I was running out of my home roast.
It was cooler today--temperatures in the high 70's but breezy. Tonight it's supposed to drop to 46.
We met our neighbors who are here from Oregon for a wedding. They were very interested in our road trip and would like to visit the interior of Mexico and bring their dog.
