HOLA AMIGA!! Jan 8
Hola hola mi amiga! Pickle & I have arrived safely in sunny Mexico and Pic’s at a resort! No mat in the jungle, no top bunk. He’s stoked!!
Pickle can’t believe it! Just look at this artwork. Someone’a a real da Vinci here Terry-girl!
Your Dill heads for the Bech to meet the folks and get you that souvenir you need!
Hmmm blanket? Hat??
Nope. He takes for the jewellery, but wait….he takes OVER the jewellery case! He’s selling Terry-girl! The peddler steps aside, the Cuke’s on fire, he’s got this!
Pic sells out…and they beg for his secrets, but mums the word…your Dill’s not talkin’! Nothin’ left for you Terry-girl! Your forever travel partner & a peddlin’ Pickle!
PIC MEETS THE LOCALS. Jan 11
Buenos Dias Terry-girl. Pic & I reporting from Cabo…well…I’m reporting from Cabo, I’ve got to be honest, we’ve had a near miss here. Your Dill was excited to get out and meet the locals and who does he meet…Rosa and Margreit-a from rite here in Cabo. They get to chattin’, Pic tells his travel adventures and the girls are impressed!
Myself? I see a chance for a little shut-eye, a doze, 40 winks so to speak, Pic’s occupied….no harm done, rite? Not so fast! Pic’s tales get taller, he’s loving’ impressing’ the girls…I wake up, and what do I see?? Pickle’s a regular paratrooper!
A crowd forms, they go wild for your little daredevil Dill!!! But OMG Terry-girl. No more wind, it’s a disaster! Bang down he came, rite in the cactus!
Rosa & Margreit-a are NOT impressed! (It’s time for the talk about girls, I’m afraid…your job).
Your Gerkin’s ego is bruised Terry-girl. But I’ll set him rite, and I won’t snooze on my shift again! (I need a drink!). Your forever travel partner and Parachute Pic!
PICKLE LEARNS TO SWIM. Jan 13
Buenos tardes mi Amiga! Pickle and I reporting from your “fun in the sun resort”! Your Dill’s really settled in round the pool I must say.
He can’t get enough of the good times, he’ll have a cocktail and some lunch thanks…this is the life for him…he’s no longer a backpackin’ Pickle!
He soaks up the sun (careful Pic…you do’t want to peel…trust me!). And I do my best to try to teach your Cuke to swim!! “Just do it!” I say!
But he’s a Diving Dill Terry-girl. He’s a natural, he’s built for it. Perfect form! The head of the Olympic diving team happens to be on holiday too, e spots raw talent, he wants to talk contract, but I say whoa up here Dill, you cant swim!!
I get him started and he’s doing fine. Not quite what the Committee had in mind tho Terry.
Your Dill’s hopes are dashed but not his spirit Terry-girl. You guessed it…can’t keep the Dill down! Your forever travel partner And Swimmer South!
PICKLE MEETS MONTESUMA. Jan 16
Hola mi amiga! Thought I had better send a little note on your Dill’s daily doings. We are rite settled here in our self contained unit. Your Pic being Pic…he pitches in to help out where he can. Yesterday it was salsa making and he’s a rite dicing Dill, slicing and chopping, and we let him go Terry-girl!!
All done his duties, he serves up the salsa, one Proud Pickle I might add, and don’t mind if I do, he helps himself too!
Well my Terry-girl. It’s all fun & games til its not…party’s over – we’re sound asleep and ohhh, your Dill’s dizzy…he’s not feeling good. Oh no! It’s the hoot scoots, the whim-wams, the Mexican montesumas!
But I’m ready with the remedy Terry, don’t you fear, pepto for Pic and a double dose too. (Did we forget the Dukerol?).
The Dill’s devastated, but we’re there for him Terry-girl. But that’s it…no more salsa, your cut off Cuke!
Your forever travel partner, and a convalescing Cuke
DILL GETS A SURPRISE. Jan 22
Well, well, well, my Terry-girl, didn’t you stun your little Gerkin with no less than a surprise visit to him here in Mexico!! When he heard you were arriving he flew into a spin like I’ve never seen!! Pic practised his Spanish…Pepinillo South…you must be so proud!
And tossed up a towel art…especially for you, his dear Mother.
But ohhh, he hadn’t chosen his gift! He had all the time in the world, weeks in fact, but now?? He got crackin’, I’m run ragged, and finally OMG it’s the perfect thing!! Pic barters hard…he makes the deal. We charge home and wrap Terry-girl. He wants it right! He’s ready!!
Your forever keepsake, bet you didn’t guess…Pic’s name on a grain of rice!!
And to top it off, he hires a trio, he learns the words too, belt it out boys…Mom, this ones for you!!
Your forever travel partner and Adoring Dill
THAT’S A WRAP