We had quite a few visitors over the past four months, and got to share some fun things together, including ringing in 2013; celebrating a milestone birthday on board a sailboat...
...and an amazing day of fun resulting from my winning the grand prize draw at a fundraiser for the local orphanage! I won a day out on a 26 ft. SeaRay Sundeck luxury power boat that six of us enjoyed together in early March.
A full day of fun on Banderas Bay ensued, including swimming at secluded bays and lunch ashore at the tiny town of Yelapa.
But, it wasn't all just fun-in-the-sun this winter. I got an amazing opportunity for some advanced coach training that was being held in Washington DC...so we went! Ordinarily I would go off on training by myself but, when John researched DC and saw what an amazing place it is for tourists, he signed on to come along.
We had a fabulous week there - the training I attended was superlative and has taken me to the next level in coaching. We did a "Monuments by Moonlight" evening tour together that was fantastic; Washington is a beautiful and inspiring city. But spring was very late arriving there this year, so we had a taste of winter temperatures...brrrrrrrr! Our good pal S.R. was right when she predicted "Those suntans won't keep you warm in DC!"
I carried a phone coaching client roster again this winter and that worked out well; I enjoy being able to work from here, and think my clients get a bit of a kick out of their coach being in Mexico. Every call starts with an enquiry into my weather; I do my best not to rub it in!
So as we pack and prepare to leave paradise for this season...
...I am greatly consoled by the fact we are already booked to come back in December 2013...and do it all over again! Todo bien (it's all good).
Hasta luego, amigos!
