Nothing to jolt you out of a stomach sickness like hearing an engineering friend from Humboldt passed away in a car accident. The three of us engineers (Chet, Emilio, and I) found out through Facebook this morning. Jeff Navarro, rest in peace. You were a wonderful, smart soul with a great smile and sense of humor. You will be dearly missed and fondly remembered in this world. I sincerely wish you could have used your engineering degree, having graduated only a month ago.
Chet, Emilio, and I have been battling some stomach problems the last couple days. Although it is a nuisance, it was expected to have some upset stomachs along the way as we adapt to the food. Thank goodness for bubbly mineral water and pepto-bismal for calming upset stomachs.
Justin and Melissa's wedding was beautiful. Sweet ceremony. Overlooking the beach at a beautiful venue. Chet, Emilio, Sam, and I have been friends with Justin for the last several years at Humboldt State. It was so awesome to be able to come down to his wedding and show him our support as his friends. Melissa is a nurse in Eureka and has been saving up for a dream wedding. Justin and Melissa decided they wanted to get married some place warm and near the beach (coming from cold, damp Eureka, that is a very understandable request!) and hence the wedding was held in Sayulita, Mexico. What a lovely, lovely wedding with such great friends!
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| Justin and Melissa's wedding in Sayulita |
We leave the lovely little beach town of Sayulita on Monday. We've tried many of the taco stands...at one point Emilio said his goal was to eat tacos for every meal this whole week. He probably would have succeeded had it not been for a bit of a stomach bug. We've gotten whole fresh coconuts with the tops chopped of to drink the coconut water. We've gone to the main beach, surfed some (waves were small), watched a surf contest, saw an awesome mariachi band, and went to Playa los Muertos which is just down the road from the town cemetery. Such awesome cemeteries here...brightly colored and obviously loved. Sam and Emilio are flying back to San Francisco and Wyatt, Chet, and I will fly to Oaxaca Mexico on Tuesday.
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| Mariachi band playing at a festival on the plaza in Sayulita. |
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| Quiet little Playa los Muertos. Quite the change from the noisy main beach of Sayulita. |
Through ups and downs,
Love,
Karen
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