Winter of 2015 in MX ( Jan 11)

The Old Geezers meeting this morning was quite Funny, I guess you could say, it was pick on Swain day. Yesterday Swain and another couple decided to go to a Rodeo at a small town about 10 KM away and being westerners they had some idea how a Rodeo was operated. Swain relayed the story to us.
The brochures said the Rodeo start time was 1 PM and the cost at the gate was 250 P ( 22.00 ) which they thought was a bit high for a small town  but probably worth it. By the way they went by Taxi as they knew they would have a few beers.
After getting to the Rodeo grounds in good time they soon realized that the Rodeo was run on MX time and there was no hurray to get start. In fact the rodeo did not start until 4 PM but there was lots of beers for a price of 250 P
(2.00 ) when we only pay 100 P at most pubs.
Additionally, the toilets were basic; it was a roll of black plastic  wrapped around a circle of posts and you did your job in this area with the rest of the community. As Swain says , if you drink beer you have to dump it somewhere.
 The Rodeo finally got started but when darkness fell the lights came on and they were less than adequate so you could not see all the activity. One of the things they found different was the Bull Ride.  The Rider grabs the rope to hold on but he does not mount the Bull until the gate opens and at that point the Rider jumps on the Bull's back. Needless to say, very few Riders complete the ride. Also there are no pick up horses  for the Bareback riders.
Finally around 7:30 Swain and friends had enough of a small town rodeo, agreed that they over-paid for the fun they received and grabbed a taxi and came home. I don't think small town Rodeos are going to be hit with us RVers, however the one in PV is comparable to the Calgary Stampede.

That was enough laughing for the day because we have a "Day/Nighter " blind that broke 2 strings, which happens all to frequent in RVs. However, Carroll and I have "restrung" several blinds in the pass and we carry the repair kits. So we removed the blind and laid it out on our outside table and began to "operate " on it. You really need a needle to thread the new string but it can be done without the needle with a limited amount of swearing . After playing with for about an hour in the hot sun while others were in the pool or on the beach , we said " P**s on it and went to the beach. The dam blind can wait. More on this blind another day.
So we grabbed a beer or two , along with our Sun umbrella, two chairs and a book and we spent a few hours at the beach.  It's funny how 3 hours of beach time can wash away any small problems. Nothing else to worry about except Happy Hour and supper. cheers