la costa de la bahía de banderas- al sur de Quimixto - coastline of Banderas Bay south of Quimixto
MEZCALES, tucked away just off highway 200, is a small, quiet inland town 45 minutes north of Vallarta. The clinic took place in front of the plaza at an empty house in a small, rectangular cement room with no windows. The door was left open for light and air and ecovery tables were set up just outside on the sidewalk. The name of the street for the clinic, "Netzahualcoytl," was a name I didn´t recognize, so Googled it.
The boy born to a king on April 28, 1402 was given the name "Ixtlilxochitl," meaning "strong feline" in nahuatl. As an adolescent, he was renamed Netzahualcoytl, translated as "starving coyote" or "wolf," because of his difficult and dangerous years. Known as "the poet and urbanist king," his long reign (1429-1472) over the city-state of Texcoco in southern Mexico was one of preserving and creating beauty. Netzahualcoytl is actually a familiar face - it´s on the Mexican 100 peso note, with a poem he may or may not have composed:
"I love the singing of the cenzontle, bird of the four hundred voices. I love the color of jade,
and the enervante perfume of flowers, but what I love most is my brother,
the man."
The friendly man said he owned a male dog, but as it wasn´t running loose, didn´t want to neuter him .because it would be "like cutting off its leg or ear." Neutering, especially when a dog is less than a year old, helps prevent canine prostate problems. For a dog on the street, it prevents TVT (transmissible venereal tumor), and of course pregnancies.
Clínica en Mezcales - preparando. Preparing for work.
As there wasn´t space for all the animals that arrived at this location several weeks ago, a second one was rescheduled. Thank you to Julie Bunker for the donation of her lovely lavender-colored home.
CATS in la Cruz, Nayarit - Afraid feral cats will be poisoned at the local marina, PEACEAnimals sometime-volunteers, Charity Palmatier and Elinore Craig, are trapping them. To date, 9 out of 22 have been relocated to a pineapple field in Sayulita overrun with rats. Owner very happy. Charity and Elinore also contributing cat and dog food to the thriving food bank in la Cruz. Some owners abandoning pets because they can´t afford to feed them.
Finalmente, el 16 de septiembre, después de meses se quitaron la cinta amarilla en el malecón
todavía la cinta amarilla está alrededor de la plaza y los arcos
Casa Oaxaca - Art & Home Decor- Aquiles Serdán #377 - Col. Emiliano Zapata (322 3651287)
Boca is bustling early Saturday morning. The aroma of freshly made corn tortillas drifts through the air as we approach the cement pier. Across from it is a tamale vendor and a newly painted orange restaurant//bar, "la Casita."
Pizota
cascada escondida - hidden waterfall
We continue south, even further than Pizota, a tiny village reachable by car during dry season. A strong breeze carries the fragrance of recently rained on earth and vegetation to the boat. Motoring past a small sandy beach with oversize boulders and swaying palms, a surprise of the whitest tumble of a tall, slender waterfall cascading down terraces of grey granite. We beach the panga, climb barefoot up the cool rocky stream and douse ourselves under the falls.
foto: Karla de la Peña
foto: Karla de la Peña
The first pet owners had arrived at 5 AM, and included a charming, middle-age man with deep furrows in his tanned face and beautiful white teeth. He had brought a black and white street dog with a long, wavy tail that he had named "Princesa," and said a group of neighbors was feeding her. He was given two small bags of dog food and a bright pink PEACEAnimals collar/leash. 
"Princesa," noble callejera que los vecinos están ayudando - clínica en Mezcales
The friendly man said he owned a male dog, but as it wasn´t running loose, didn´t want to neuter him .because it would be "like cutting off its leg or ear." Neutering, especially when a dog is less than a year old, helps prevent canine prostate problems. For a dog on the street, it prevents TVT (transmissible venereal tumor), and of course pregnancies.
There were plenty of dogs running loose on the streets in Mezcales. A small, dirty white male Terrier mix that would be very pretty after a bath and grooming, was at the plaza sniffing about for food. Opened up one of the small bags of kibble that we give away at all clinics to those who need, and gave it to him. Neighbors said the little dog is homeless. He would be easy to find if someone would like to rescue him.
Callejero en la plaza de Mezcales - comiendo croquetas que regalamos cada semana a los que necesitan
STERILIZATIONS AT CLINIC IN MEZCALES: Perras - 60; Perros- 25; Gatos -24; Gatas: 37
TOTAL: 146 PLUS pregnancy terminated for 1 cat with 7 fetuses (aborto para 1 gata con 7 fetuses)
DONATIONS AT CLINIC IN MEZCALES - 1.630 pesos
^Plus all daily lunches for vet team - thanks to organizer Linda Stewart
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of the clinic at Mezcales was funded by the generous donation of $5,000 US from Diane B. Wilsey. This percentage represents 115 sterilizations of cats and dogs at the Mezcales clinic. Numbers of cats and dogs sterilized as a result of this gift (two clinics plus 78% of a third) total 421 animals..
COAPINOLE (EL DEMONIO BLANCO), PUERTO VALLARTA - First arrivals on Wednesday were at 7 AM.
As there wasn´t space for all the animals that arrived at this location several weeks ago, a second one was rescheduled. Thank you to Julie Bunker for the donation of her lovely lavender-colored home.
STERILIZATIONS AT CLINIC IN COAPINOLE: Perros:18; Perras: 25; Gatos: 29; Gatas: 38
Total: 110 PLUS pregnancy terminated (aborto) for 1 cat with 2 fetuses:
DONATIONS AT CLINIC IN COAPINOLE: 980 PESOS
The clinic in Coapinole was made possible by the generous donation of $10,000 US from Sharon Tognietti and Sarah Weber. This will underwrite costs for 5 5/9 spay/neuter clinics.
DONATIONS to PEACEAnimals:
Bo Jarnstedt (Connecticut) - $50 US
John Brooks - (Newfoundland) ´- $35 US
Lucy Buckborough - $150 US (Qualicum Beach, British Columbia)
Clare Leach, board member - $50 US (Arizona) earmarked for 2-cupful bags of pet food at clinics - reduced prices at PetCo
EDUCATION PROGRAM: On hold until in-person classes resume. Hopefully January.
PROGRAMA/ SCHEDULE:
SEPTIEMBRE
23-26 - Valle Dorado, Nayarit - Escuela secundaria - # 66 calle amado nervo
30-3 de octubre - Puerto Vallarta - colonia del mar calle bahía 666 entre col. primavera y santa maría referencia- pozolería chilpancingo
OCTUBRE
7-10 - Puerto Vallarta - municipalidad de Ixtapa
14-17 - el Porvenir, Nayarit
21-24 - La Cruz, Nayarit - the Kid´s Club. Sponsored by
the Mahoney Foundation
28-31 - Punta de Mita, Nayarit - Case Comunidad de PEACE
PUNTA DE MITA. Sponsored by the Mahoney Foundation.
NOVIEMBRE: 4-7 - Puerto Vallarta - colonia 5 de diciembre
calle Colombia #1377
11-14 - Pino Suarez, Jalisco (cerca de Tomatlán)
18-21 - Bucerias, Nayarit - Pets for Life clinic
25-28 - San Juan, Nayarit
Diciembre
2-5 - Puerto Vallarta
9-12 - Puerto Vallarta
VACACIÓNES HASTA EL 4 DE ENERO 2021
Marzo 2021- 10-13 - la Cruz, Nay. - PFL
CATS in la Cruz, Nayarit - Afraid feral cats will be poisoned at the local marina, PEACEAnimals sometime-volunteers, Charity Palmatier and Elinore Craig, are trapping them. To date, 9 out of 22 have been relocated to a pineapple field in Sayulita overrun with rats. Owner very happy. Charity and Elinore also contributing cat and dog food to the thriving food bank in la Cruz. Some owners abandoning pets because they can´t afford to feed them.YELLOW POLICE TAPE - Removed on Mexico´s Independence Day, September 16th. This is a big holiday, but due to C-19, No charro parade. No city celebration. And a rare mid-day rain. For the
first time in months, pedestrians were allowed on the seawall side of the malecón. Police tape still encircles the small amphitheatre at los arcos and the plaza across the street. It had been a bad idea to close off the bay promenade, where there is so much space, fresh air and beauty.
MASSAGE, etc,: Spas/massage businesses meeting all government requirements now open. My favorite is Healing Hands at Pipila # 240 in centro. Nothing fancy. Small, simple and clean with excellent massage work. 350 pesos for 1 hour. Open 11-6 - 322 105 2726
OPENING: The very popular (and with good reason) BONITO KITCHEN - in colonia Emiliano Zapata - next to the Cuale bridge - in November.
CULTURAL CENTER on the Isla Cuale: Offering free classes through December - sculpture, drawing, painting, guitar, etc. We signed up for beginning guitar.
centro de cultura - isla cuale - puerto vallarta - clases gratuitas hasta enero
CASA OAXACA - Although open since January, I only discovered it walking from the isla Cuale to Winner´s, a block and-a-half away, to buy a guitar. If one can´t go to Oaxaca, this is as good as it gets here for textiles. The store is spacious and beautiful with wonderful bedspreads, pillow cases, runners, pottery, rugs and attractive furniture.
BOCA DE TOMATLÁN:
Boca is bustling early Saturday morning. The aroma of freshly made corn tortillas drifts through the air as we approach the cement pier. Across from it is a tamale vendor and a newly painted orange restaurant//bar, "la Casita."
On the pier, mask-less people wait for pangas to take them south to another village, many of them restaurant workers carrying supplies, including the corn tortillas. 
We board "Aleydis," captain Dani´s panga, and motor out of the cove into the Bay of Banderas. Skies are overcast and a strong wind is blowing, sending warm splashes of salt water onto our faces. As we approach Yelapa, dolphins appear and quickly disappear. We stop at the pier to collect two friends of Karla de la Pena´s (Boca Divers), one of whom had moved here the day before from Berlin. On the grainy, sandy beach, local women still carry round plastic trays of homemade pies on their heads - coconut, cheese, chocolate and pecan - 35 pesos a slice. Karla plus Dani make five of us, leaving space for distancing. Traveling along the breathtakingly beautiful, greenest of green coasts for an hour, we pass the cloud factory, where all the puffiest white clouds come from.
We board "Aleydis," captain Dani´s panga, and motor out of the cove into the Bay of Banderas. Skies are overcast and a strong wind is blowing, sending warm splashes of salt water onto our faces. As we approach Yelapa, dolphins appear and quickly disappear. We stop at the pier to collect two friends of Karla de la Pena´s (Boca Divers), one of whom had moved here the day before from Berlin. On the grainy, sandy beach, local women still carry round plastic trays of homemade pies on their heads - coconut, cheese, chocolate and pecan - 35 pesos a slice. Karla plus Dani make five of us, leaving space for distancing. Traveling along the breathtakingly beautiful, greenest of green coasts for an hour, we pass the cloud factory, where all the puffiest white clouds come from.
cloud factory/fábrica de nubes
We continue south, even further than Pizota, a tiny village reachable by car during dry season. A strong breeze carries the fragrance of recently rained on earth and vegetation to the boat. Motoring past a small sandy beach with oversize boulders and swaying palms, a surprise of the whitest tumble of a tall, slender waterfall cascading down terraces of grey granite. We beach the panga, climb barefoot up the cool rocky stream and douse ourselves under the falls.
First lines of Garcia Lorca´s dazzling poem, "Romance Sonabulo" ("Sleepwalking Ballad")
"Green, how I want you green, "Verde, que te quiero verde,
green wind, green branches. verde viento, verde ramas.
The ship out on the sea El barco sobre la mar
and the horse on the mountain." y el caballo en la montaña."
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