Well, we’re finally back in Vallarta after a grueling 5 days in Los Angeles, sorting out 95% of the junk I had in storage, while slogging through horrible LA holiday traffic and rain. Not a memorable experience, although it was wonderful to check in with most of my LA peeps and to eat myself silly, putting on at least 5 pounds.
The road trip back to Vallarta took two full days of 15 hour driving, xterra loaded to the gills with books, records, family photos and an ass-load of ikea furniture (what can I say, i’m a sucker for cheap, well designed, poorly manufactured, wannabe-modernist disposable furniture). The trip was uneventful, except for the fact that we got better gas milage on the way back down, loaded down and bottoming-out with crapola doing 60 mph, then we did on the way up to LA, with nothing but a few suitcases, doing 100 mph. who’d a thunk it.
We’re now at my parents’ new joint in the hills overlooking Vallarta. Last night (xmas eve) was super party night and I have never heard such a raucous party town like I did last night. It was like New Years Eve in NYC x 1000. Cherry Bombs on every block, whistler bottle rockets, block parties complete with DJs. all night long. The four dogs in the house with us were freaking out, hiding under beds and running for cover. I finally nodded off to sleep around 2:30 or so and woke at 7:00am, to the sound of the roosters and chickens and the last of the parties closing down save for a handful that to this very moment, are still blasting the ranchero tunes. Mexicans know how to party.
Happy Holidays to all. and thank you all for putting up with my random blatherings and rants. Here’s to a happy/merry/wicked awesome New Year.
Happy Holidays and Feliz Navidad!!
Peace