Carrie had been looking for a circus to go to & happened to read about one in Ajijic, 25 minutes away from our house, on an online forum for the area. They don’t do traditional advertising as we might think of it; it’s mostly by word of mouth. They asked us at the end of… Read More Watch a Circus
Dale Carnegie said a man cares more about his toothache than a famine in China. Well, for me it’s hard to understand a snow storm up north when it’s so consistently beautiful here. Warm, but not too hot. Cool at night for great sleeping. I can really see why lots of gringo’s are here. It’s… Read More Celebrate a Tropical Holiday Season
As one last hurrah before Grandpa Gary left, we visited the nearby town of Mezcala. For 300 pesos (not quite $20 total, not per person) they’ll give you a boat ride out to Mezcala Island in Lake Chapala, wait for you for one hour, then deliver you back to the mainland. The lake is big… Read More Spend One Hour on an Island
Every Sunday we’ve been at the Chapala house we hear loud music coming from the town of San Nicolás starting at about 3:00 PM and continuing well into the night. One Sunday afternoon we grew curious & walked down the road, through town, and found the source. They have bull “fights” at the Plaza de… Read More Lose Hearing while Fighting Bulls
Next stop: Manzanillo. On the way we stopped by Cuyutlán, our favorite little ocean town. Carrie tried octopus and loved it. We stayed at an oceanfront hotel on a peninsula overlooking Manzanillo Bay. The views were captivating. We spent our days swimming in pools and oceans. Just like last time we were in Manzanillo, we… Read More Take a Spin with G-Pa, Part III
Next stop on our trip: Colima (capital city of the state of Colima). We stayed at a great hotel located right on a city park next to a church & plaza area. We were also just a short drive from some ruins (La Campana Ruins) leftover from pre-hispanic civilizations. What an interesting place that was!… Read More Take a Spin with G-Pa, Part II
We’ve been having so much fun with Grandpa Gary I haven’t had time to blog. I have taken approximately 300 pictures on my camera since the last time I blogged. First, a note on my dad. I’ve always known this but I gave it more thought during his visit: my dad is one of the… Read More Take a Spin with G-Pa, Part I
Grandpa Gary decided to ditch the cold and visit us. He is one of iola’s best friends, so that news was very welcomed. We picked him up in Guadalajara & we combined the trip to the city with other errands. First was the International Book Fair Carrie wanted to check out. We imagined it being… Read More Lure Grandpa South
On the way back up to the hills from the coast, Carrie found yet another activity for us. Once again at the end of a road where I was cursing the potholes and questioning if this side trip was really worth it, we arrived at the Tortugario, a sea turtle refuge. And I should stop… Read More Free the Turtles
Gringos have no business being in Mexico for a month without having seen the Mexican coast. We looked for the quickest driving distance to a beach and went there, which landed us in Manzanillo, on the Pacific coast. We planned to stay here three nights but as I’m writing this we’ve now extended our stay… Read More Head to the Ocean
