Muchacho Polaco

We went out to eat for some burritos after church this evening to celebrate Alfonso’s birthday. Surprisingly, they weren’t so bad. It’s the first burrito I’ve had in quite some time that has been good.

Last Saturday I had opportunity to spend the day working on the jeep. I have a long list of things to do, but all in good time.

The thermostat housing was looking rather rough. The thermostat itself was even worse. I also replaced the upper radiator hose.

The valve cover also was in rough shape, though it didn’t seem to be leaking. Even so, I removed it in order to paint it and to replace the gasket. In the process, I broke off the CCV valve. Fortunately, I had anticipated this possibility and had ordered a spare when I ordered the other parts. Removing that valve and grommet was a bit of a nightmare.

Getting the new valve and grommet in place was a breeze. The black engine paint worked out really well.

Mornings are my favorite part of the day.

We may a large surplus.

Went to another soccer game tonight with our neighbors David and Ari. So much fun.

Yun made this for dinner last night. It was shrimp and vegetables in an avocado.

Given’s Scout’s history, I thought it appropriate to get him something that keeps his mouth closed. Naturally, he hates it. But I love it. I think it looks cool. The photo above was taken the first day I brought it home, so it’s actually upside down.

Yun and I do not head to San Carlos very often. Much less than when we lived in the US. That’s sad because we’re only an hour away. However, we have friends that have a home right off the water that invited us over for dinner a week ago. We arrived for dinner, but they invited us to stay a couple days in their guest house instead. We had a lot of fun despite running out of clean clothes.

It was supremely fun. We enjoyed the conversations and they were very generous to have us use their things. The vehicle above was one such example. It goes anywhere and so Yun and I toured around town, the beaches, and a near by village for the day.

We really enjoy living in our neighborhood. The people are strangely friendly (for Mexico) and we’ve had fun getting to know them. A month or so ago we had a neighborhood party at one of the pools. 50 to 60 people were in attendance and we had opportunity to meet nearly everyone. I took this awesome selfie.