Author: Pam
We thought we might have pollo (chicken) tacos for Thanksgiving dinner, but alas there is turkey in Mexico. A cruiser’s Thanksgiving dinner was organized by a couple of the cruisers who are living in La Paz long term. The turkey, cranberry sauce and drinks were provided. Everyone was asked to bring a side dish and your own plate, silverware… By the time we signed up, the request was for veggie dishes. Those who know me, know this is not my favorite food group. We purchased numerous cans of green beans and I made up a bean salad. 150 people were signed up for the dinner and when we arrived and went to add our salad to the table it looked like there were 150 dishes (several with green beans). There was more than enough food, even for people like Scott who visited the line more than four times, I won’t say how many. It was a good thing I brought extra paper plates. Unfortunately, there was a misunderstanding about the temperature (Celsius vs. Fahrenheit) between the person hired to cook the stuffing and the organizers, it was not finished cooking until after most people had dessert. We shared the meal with Abe & Amy from Eleytheria, Rhea & Stan from Vagari and Marianne & Drew from Soy Libre. The dinner was held outside at a neighboring marina, it was a warm sunny day. Abe, Amy, Scott and I decided to walk back to our marina, under the pretence we were all full, but truth be told we all secretly wanted to walk by what was to become our favorite ice cream shop. It was open, Thanksgiving is not a holiday observed in Mexico. We all made room for a scoop or two (depending on who you were) and called that dinner, since there was no leftover turkey for sandwiches. It was a very nice day and certainly a perfect example of the cruising community we are becoming a part of.
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