Our Girlfriends Are Here!

The girls have arrived! We are so excited to see our friends and so very happy they have come to visit. They are exhausted from no sleep, but ready to party, so we go to Harry's New Orleans Restaurant to kick off Carnival.

After dinner we decide to go to the Jardin where Carnival is in full swing and a MAJOR party is happening. There are huge colorful crepe paper flowers at the vendor booths and beautiful little clown dolls made from paper. Even the local burros get decorated. We all enter the craziness of breaking eggs (hollowed out) over people's heads and generally making a big mess. The eggs are colored and filled with confetti and a shiny silvery powder, so it looks like it's snowing. Pam really gets in the swing of things and gets totally covered. It is a wonderful evening and fun to share with friends.

On Sunday we get fueled up with a big breakfast at Cafe Monte Negro and head over to the Biblioteca for the House and Garden Tour. We see two beautiful homes, do a little shopping, some more eating and call it an early night.


Monday is a super special day and we are more rested. It is Rebecca's Birthday and also the day we meet Toller Cranston, the Canadian figure skating champion and fabulous artist who is a San Miguel resident. We are invited to his house and his gallery is totally over the top. He delights us with colorful stories and we are all enthralled with this wonderfully eccentric man. His work is to die for and we purchase a couple of pieces. We are like kids in a candy store.

In the evening we go to La Bugambilia to celebrate Rebecca's Birthday. We love this wonderful old San Miguel establishment. We sit in the courtyard and the tiny lights twinkle in the trees and weave their romance on us. The guitar player serenades Rebecca and all the waiters sing to her. It is lovely and a wonderful way to close an absolutely glorious day.