Who Stole Our License Plate???

By Beverly Landfair

The Clampett Mobile

After returning from a great treat of an afternoon at Rancho Zandunga to hear Gil Gutierrez and Pedro Cartas entertain us with music, drink and food, Michael found a close parking place on our street, Calle Umaran.  Sometimes, parking can be very tight here on the week-ends and we felt fortunate to nab a good spot.  

Upon pouring our first cup of coffee the next morning, a neighbor guy knocked on our door handing us a traffic ticket.  What???  Apparently, that great park job was in front of a garage door on the opposite side of the street and is a big no-no to block here in Centro San Miguel.  In addition to the ticket, the Policia took our back license plate.  After marching down to the Municipal Building on the Jardin and plunking down our $171. Pesos, they gleefully returned our back license plate.

Lesson learned.  Maybe the United States of America should take a tip from San Miguel.  It sure would be easy to spot the slackers who did not pay their fine. 

Life is never boring here in San Miguel.

Pedro and Gil Reunite

Pedro Cartas on Violin

We had a wonderful late afternoon in a concert for about 100 people at the ranch of Gil Gutierrez. For the first time in over 4 years classical guitarist Gil Gutierrez and violinist Pedro Cartas reunited to present their wonderful music to a crowd of friends from 3:00 to 6:00. 500 pesos per person bought one drink and an all you can eat buffet, under sunny and warm skies, that only threatened at 6:00. 

Gil Gutierrez

There was one moment in the second set, when a soft piece of music was accompanied by a cool breeze that stirred the wind chime in the correct key. Everyone seemed to notice the special moment.

Victor Monterubio rocking the percussion!