At least, I haven’t been able to figure out how, even after I figured out how to ask for a sartén de hierro. Four stores, four fails. I thought Mexican’s invented the cast iron skillet. It seems that Teflon and aluminum have overrun the City, reducing the per capita consumption of iron and increasing it for who knows what’s in Teflon and nothing very healthy about aluminum. And that was just the part of today’s … more
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The weather …
In case you were wondering, still stinking hot. But today at Balandra was lovely.
Lovely morning at Balandra Beach …
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Lovely morning at Balandra Beach …
Snorkeled around the sandy bottom and rocky ledges with Charlie. We could still stand up several hundred yards from the beach. No photos, but here are some good ones.
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¡Feliz cumpleaños Charlie!
travelswithcharles: ¡Feliz cumpleaños Charlie! digger Gracias, Digger and Mary!
Fundación Ayuda Niños La Paz’s relief efforts
Charlie and I helped Fundación Ayuda Niños La Paz’s relief efforts today at the poor community of Colonia Laguna Azul. He handed out relief bags and helped interview residents, while I took photos and video. Eye-opening to see long lines for drinking water, rice and beans. A few photos below. More on Picasa .
¡Feliz cumpleaños Charlie!
¡Feliz cumpleaños Charlie! digger
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Dinner at Il Rustico, recommended by Laura Rodriguez as the best Italian restaurant in La Paz. I had pennem all arrabiata con gamberi, Charlie had pesto pasta. We shared a caprese salad. Main dishes were deliciious. Caprese salad, not so – tomatoes here are just not very good. Ranked by TripAdvisor #10 of 180 restaurants in La Paz. Met the owner who is from Grosetto in southern Tuscany.
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Birthday celebration at Se Habla La Paz for Charlie, Alfonso (teacher), and David (student), with much thanks to Juli Goff for organizing and hosting. With Alexa, Andrea, Marcella, and other attending.