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A bright spot on an otherwise gloomy day: a gift from my friend Sergio who runs the youth beach volleyball programs. I gave him an East Beach volleyball shirt a couple days ago, and he kindly reciprocated with this.
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Charlie with his Italian teacher Gofreddo, first day of lessons at Casa de Mariana
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More Catrinas and scenes from La Paz’s Dia de los Muertos festival.
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Whale sharks (ballena tiburon)! Up-close and personal. In the Sea of Cortez with Sir Charles and Captain Cooco (sp? Cuco?)
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More scenes from La Paz’s Dia de los Muertos festival. And even more images here.
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Charlie and Katrinas at La Paz Dia de los Muertos festival (I’m going to make a wild guess here that #19 at the bottom is a Katrino, s/he was about 6’4" and solid).
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Dinner at Agave Grill. Two dishes could have fed 5 people. Charlie’s burrito was frighteningly big.
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La Calavera Catrina (‘Dapper Skeleton’, ‘Elegant Skull’) ) is a 1910–1913 zinc etching by famous Mexican printmaker, cartoon illustrator and lithographer José Guadalupe Posada. The image depicts a female skeleton dressed only in a hat befitting the upper class outfit of a European of her time. Her chapeau en attende is related to French and European styles of the early 20th century. She is offered as a satirical portrait of those Mexican natives who, Posada felt, were aspiring to adopt European aristocratic traditions … more
