Halloween

Halloween

isalways a big event in Mexico. Somewhat odd that a "pagan" event would be such a highlight in a catholic country. 

Our neighbours, joe and Mikki, from California were inviting a bunch of friends over for a party, we got an invite. By 7:00 there were over 20 people around the camper!

Joe spent the whole day preparing turkey, pork, prime rib, spare ribs and numerous Mexican dishes. What a feast!  We later learned that joe owned a catering business on the side and has catered for over 3,000 people at one sitting! 

Before we joined the party, we dashed out to town and purchased a large chocolate cake. It looked so tasty that  I was dying to put a finger into the icing for a "check and see"!  

Club de Pesca puts on a famous Halloween show with decorations that include a smoking skeleton in a coffin, sound effects, a gallows with a dangling body, spiders, witches and cobwebs. It attracts well over 100 kids for treats and candy.   We contributed a large bag of goodies to the cause. 

Well the next thing you know the ghosts and goblins and even some of the parents were lining up behind joe's trailer. They must have smelled the baking and of course our chocolate cake!  

Between Mikki's two cakes and our chocolate cake we dished out over 75 servings!

It was a fun night. However,  the slow meandering line up went directly over Joe's sewer hose. By the end of the night it was flattened! Not good!

Joe had prepared such large quantities of food that his relatives and us would be eating welcome left-overs for days !

Joe and Mikki were a delightful couple with an enormous extended family-over 50 members.  His catering business was staffed by many of them!

Day after day they had us over for afternoon treats and drinks. 

We grated them to a fabulous dinner on the town last might and had a great time. 

I am sure our paths will cross again over the next few trips.