Friends and Mexico...

John and Dione
Bella
the girls..
me and Gabi...

Friends can touch one's heart with just a smile and their kindness.....Treasured friends... that is what John and Dione are to us...We can not thank them enough for their endless kindness and generosity. They opened their huge hearts and their absolutely magnificent home in Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco) Mexico on the shimmering Sea of Cortez to us and our friends Patty, Craig and their 2 children C.J. and Cambria. We all had an amazing time. We played on the beautiful sandy beach for 3 days. We took a banana boat ride, walked the beach and picked up lots of sea shells. Teya , Bella ,Neyvada and their friend Cambria got their hair braided on the beach. Gabi got a tattoo. C.J. found jelly fish and a hermit crab on the beach. We went to an outside market to do some shopping and had a wonderful lunch at Manny's. I had to have an authentic mexican taco before i went back home, i had 4:o). Manny's had ground beef tacos that were the best! Their was a dance floor that the girls had fun dancing on , since we were there early and there were no other customers yet. Then we went to an aquarium on the way home and learned about different sea creatures. We fed the sea lion and i fed a turtle who was was a little anxious and bit my finger as he was getting his fish. i am ok....John made fantastic greek meals the first 2 nights and craig cooked the last night.... I met Franciso and his beautiful family of 5 soon to be six. He was selling jewlery on the beach to support his family. We were able to visit an orphanage Esperanzas. The children (about 30) there, are not adopted, but brought to the babies home when the families can not feed and take care of them and bring them there until they get back on there feet and then they come back for them. I made a donation and brought them cookies. I hope to bring the girls there someday to do some volunteer work.. We had alot of fun and loved to watch the moon light on the Sea at the end of the day...It was a delightful get away !! Many many thanks and many many hugs to John and Dione..We will all remember this awesome trip...