Crazy Reddy

Wendee had some business to attend to in Ajijiic, so she dropped Jim and I off to wander around for the afternoon. We ran into some ex-pat ladies and asked them where would be a good place to have lunch. They told us that the Mardi Gras was on and if we went just a couple or 3 blocks over there, we would hit the 'Plaza' and there would be lots of good eats...that's also where the parade ends. Every village in Mexico has a Plaza which is a central gathering place for everyone. There are booths set up with lots of good eats, drinks, and trinkets. There are loads of metal benches to sit on as well. The whole family goes down to the plaza to socialize and have fun. I hear it's especially busy ... read more

When we got off the plane in Puerto Vallarta Marie met us and drove us to Anna and Chrystals place - in the older part of the city. She had arranged for accomodation for us...we ended up staying 2 nites. They were most gracious and drove us all around PV to see the sights...I was definately on sensory overload! We sat on the back patio quite a bit and just drank in the beautiful trees, plants, and sounds. Oh the sounds! There was shrieking from roosters all around us - dogs barking, birds, loud Mexican music...and trucks constantly going by with loudspeakers blaring announcing things. It was really hard to sleep as the sounds died down for a bit, then the dogs and roosters would start up randomly. It's a crock that roosters only crow in ... read more

My location says Ajiijic, but it's the closest town to Jocotopec which I can find as Jocotopec isn't listed....so Ajiijic = Jocotopec (Joco for short from now on to save me keystrokes :) I wanted to keep all of my blogs in consecutive order so you will get an idea of the progression of my trip, but I give up...I'll just blog from the point I'm at to capture what I'd like to share at the moment and catch up later...for a computer geek like me this is very hard to do....but what the heck...I'm on vacation and not everything needs to be in THE EXACT ORDER !!! It's 2 pm here and i'm in Jocotopec at Marie and Wendee's house which I'll call 'home' from now on. I'm having some time alone which is cool ... read more

I'm in the process of preparing for the BIG TRIP and as I'm going through my tasks, I'm feeling more and more excited ! I can hardly believe that I have 4 weeks in Mexico and it's getting hard to contain my excitement - yippeeeeeeee !!! Haircut to 2" - check! (no brush, comb, or hair products to worry about) New 'colorful' clothes - check ! (blue, bright yellow, white - those that know me, know how unusual it will be for me to wear something other than black - totally out of my comfort zone) Laptop bought - check ! (donating it to ACA) Vaccinations started - check! I still have a load to do like buy a few pails of kitty food and kitty litter for my furry friends. Someone very responsible has agreed ... read more