The girls have decided that today, Monday, is a good day to poke around the shops again, making sure they have all that they want to take home.
Javier came by our house and we talked about his family's farm. You can tell he knows what he has. He only spends 2 days a week there, but that he does that much shows where his heart is, I think.
He takes the time to show Di, Linds, Erroll and I his pass time; the palm leaf grass hopper. He laughs at us a lot.
Later, we walk down the road, past the beach access and to the store to pick up some juice for drinks. On the way, we see monkeys eating in the tree above the road, only 10' away! A baby follows his mamma and they pose for us. It was quite remarkable.
We decide that since our groceries are low and the girls want to get rid of their colones, we'll eat at Marlin Bill's. We miss the sunset from up on their balcony, but see the afterglow and the silhouette of the desert-like trees.
Our waiter, David, asks about our stay and we tell them about gardening. He's very curious and asks if we've met with any resistance. I'm honest and tell him I think Del Mar's project is going well, but it's been taken in a different direction than I'd come for. After the meeting on Saturday, I had time to think about their approach. It's moved more toward the children's garden only, eliminating the idea of a community garden. I am very excited for Del Mar, that they have an excellent garden co ordinator in Kim, and want to help them with their soil building and finding resources for them. The bridge into a community garden outside of Del Mar won't happen, tho, if there isn't one at Del Mar.
David says he has a horticulturist friend, who has an artist friend, who're running La Escualita (a summer program for kids who's parents work in the tourist industry. It's still running for another 3 weeks before public school is in). REALLY. I love this stuff. He tells me that these two people will most definitely be interested in what I'm doing. We exchange email addresses.
Kim will drive me up to the school on Saturday to go over the garden site (Tuesday is the day the girls leave, so I had to rebook the appointment). We'll have to decide then how much time I'll put into the garden.
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