Les has joined 3 other shall we say 'older' gentleman on the tennis court every morning to play a game called 'pickle ball' which is like ping pong where players bat around a small hard ball with a paddle. Then afterward, he often plays 30 minutes of tennis with his old friend Paul, who is a Dr. from San Francisco we met here on our first trip 6 years ago. Paul, now 80, is in amazing shape. He drives south for his Baja holiday every year and stays for 5 weeks. Later in the afternoon, Les and Paul can be found playing Backgammon pool-side.
As many of you know in 2010, Les and I invited Mom and Dad to join us on our winter holiday. That year, we came for 3 weeks, and Mom and Dad rented their own beach front condo, staying for 5 weeks and enjoyed Christmas and New Years here with the Viva gang. They returned to Viva with us in 2011 and had another extend stay - can't recall how long that time...think it was for 4 weeks, although they had planned to stay longer, Mom was ready to return home sooner. Everyone here at Viva has asked about you Mom and Dad, and they all send their kind regards and best wishes.
Les and I were talking the other day about the many found memories we have our time together. One thing we loved to do as a family, was play a game of doubles tennis every morning before it got too hot. Mom was a fantastic tennis player and we were all amazed at how well she played despite the dementia. In the pics below, she is making some stellar shots, hitting the ball right back at Dad - who if I recall, wasn't able to return the ball (sorry Dad - LOL!) - and of course, she had the best player for a partner! After our tennis games, we'd often gather pool-side for a morning swim, and breakfast of yogurt, fruit and granola. The days would unfold with beach walks and pool-side siestas. We enjoyed many meals together... no trip to the Baja would be complete without a visit to the Tropicana to see the Mariachi- fantastic! Here are some great pics....wishing you were here with us!!
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