Grand Bahama Mama Returns 2025

  It was tricky getting this pic as folks kept posing in front of it. San Blas has many gorgeous murals. Usually we are speeding by in a taxi so I don't get a good shot. This was a lovely late find. Pipila is a new restaurant down on the estuary. Loved how they brought Ray all of his ingredients for his drink and he put them all together to his his taste. Ray has steak and I had ribs. Both were very good. This is our unit at Bungalows Alicia. We have gone full circle. This is the very unit we stayed in 20 years ago. There was a garage on the right that is now another unit where I used to teach art on Saturdays. The unit is very bright, comfortable and has AC. This is the house across the road where my friend Ramona was raising her 6 children.  These cobble stone streets are killers to walk on. We hear him coming before we can see him. It is the ice cream man!!! Sometimes he has 4 flavours. Other times only 2 but it is always a nice treat. I don't think it is actually ice cream...

  Things didn't work out at house number one so we moved onto Portola. Louis could only accommodate us for 3 nights and on Friday we moved into Bungalows Alicia which is funnily enough the very first place se stayed here in San Blas 20 years ago. The marriage split up and the apartments have been taken over by the wife, Alicia, adding a lovely touch. They are clean and comfortable.  Off to the market to get a buggy load of goodies. Ray wanted papaya for his yogurt and fruitus breakfasts. We couldn't find the granola this year to go on top but still delicious!!! There are outside vendors as well as those on the inside. The little old lady that I always bought from isn't here this year. Sad.  I wanted some little sweet bananas but these looked past prime..... This is down the street beside the market where all of the fish vendors are on the right. Anything you could possibly want is on your left. I used to buy raw oysters here and eat a bag all by myself but not this year. ...

  Well, it has been quite the ride.... Let me finish off the Bahama's first.  Jerrisma on the left and Pam on the right, took me out to lunch at Flying Fish. Once more it was a wonderful time of discussion and learning. When we were in Barbados we ate flying fish all of the time. This is how you place your order at Wendy's in Lucaya. Too funny!!! On Jan.28th, we flew from Freeport, Grand Bahama Island to Nassau and then later that day Ray flew to Toronto via Air Canada and I flew 6 hours later on Westjet. I had upgraded my ticket to first class and now know that is the way to go. The flight attendant and I had long conversations and when I got off of the plane she hugged me!!! We spent two nights at an airport hotel and had the pleasure of dining with family. Jan.30th we boarded an Air Canada Flight for Puerto Vallarta. First, we went to the wrong terminal. Second, I couldn't find the train to take us to Terminal One. Third, we got a limo driver who wouldn't drive and c...