. . . . . .I mentioned to Natalia about the word mali can that I have
been using to describe the ‘boardwalk’, the street running the length of the peninsula
from Gold Zone to Centro District [Old Town]. She said it is spelled Malecon
and pronounced Ma le con. I told her I was unable to find such a word in my
Spanish-English Dictionary. She was surprised and explained that she has been
to a lot of Ocean Cities in Mexico and they all have their Malecon. She even
knows of one city on a river that has a Malecon. I asked her to interpret the
word into English and after thinking a few seconds she said the closest she
could come was Waterfront. Anyway, in the future I will be using Malecon when
describing the four lane highway and two lane walkway that adjoins it the
length of the city. . . . . She also explained to me that the Parade I was
looking for last night was only in the Gold Zone. There were a lot of folks out
walking and sitting on the Malecon last night waiting for it to get to where
they were. While out I did take some pictures using available light that I
posted earlier today titled ‘The Non-Parade’…..I left the house about 10:30 today
and dropped off a book at the ‘library’ and purchased a copy of Ayn Rand’s ‘We
The Living’ from their used book counter. Since I was so close I stopped in at
Macaws for lunch and read for an hour. I then strolled back through the Central
Market area and picked up a couple of new light bulbs for the kitchen and a
dozen eggs. The wind is up today and the breakers are having fun crashing
against the rocks and spraying everything within reach. It would have been nice
to have my jacket with me, especially while walking on the Malecon. I was at
the house eating a large bowl of ice cream at 4:15 when Natalia comes crashing
through the door. I was surprised because she works until six usually. I
mentioned that she was home early and she said ‘I’m going to the Parade’. She
ran to the patio and picked up three or four plastic step stools before saying,
‘See you’ and was gone. I finished my ice cream and washed the bowl and spoon
before slipping into my coat and leaving for the parade myself. The sponsors
floats came by first, being beer commercials they had lots of pretty girls
flashing there fannies and dancing up a storm. Then it was a matter of standing
around in the cool wind for almost two hours before the Carnaval Parade made
its appearance. The floats were not as numerous as Sunday night but I took many
pictures and enjoyed the whole thing except for the cold wind. I arrived home about
8pm and posted my daily blog and some pictures of tonight’s festivities.
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