Blogs from Guanajuato, Mexico, North America - page 26

First off, we’d like to thank our many friends who hosted us in Sunriver, Bend, Sisters, Vancouver and Tucson in September while we made the transition from our travels in South America to Mexico. We couldn’t have done it without you. We’re just sorry we couldn’t make time for everyone. What a long, long trip it’s been! We drove from Bend to Tucson in two and a half days, driving through Yosemite National Park. Spectacular scenery, but a bit crowded in the park and overpriced concessionares. While we were in Tucson visitng Rick and Anne, we finalized one of the two requirements to drive our car into Mexico - we purchased Mexican car insurance from a local agent. It’s not inexpensive, but it’s a legal requirement in Mexico. For the second requirement, a temporary import license ... read more

Yesterday my family picked me up and took me to where I will be staying. The family is a grandmother, her daughter, her grandson from another daughter and his wife and two sons. The house is very cuteand the family is very nice. I have my own room and bathroom in a little garden. There is another bed in my room, but right now I don´t have a roommate. I heard them talking about more people coming today, but I don´t know if one will be in my room. I really like the buildings here - well the three I have been in. I don´t know how to describe them. They don´t have very efficient use of space, but there are lots of patios and areas to just kind of hang out and enjoy the sunshine. ... read more

Hey! wow now this is what I call a fiesta! Thanks to a few very organised friends we made it here in great time, stayed with some great people and avoided the exhorberant prices being charged at all of the local hotels. It is nearly law in Mexico to drink, drink fast and drink more than you can, which we did with great pleasure. Not a cent spent in bars though, this party was made for the street around the circuit used to channel the bulls through early Saturday afternoon. Yeeha! You may notice a distinct lack of photos of the actual bulls and those crazy enough to run with them, but I challenge you to fight your way through that crowd to get a good pic! It was jam packed, truly amazing! I was nearly ... read more

Our last day of school and all in all it has been a good experience. We can both contribute to conversations, Ed a bit more than Gemma but between us our next 3 months will be more enjoyable and we believe we are going to have a better understanding of what is going on around us. That is the hope anyway. Guanajuato is a town you can't but love, the atmosphere, character, setting and way of life. It has recently been designated as a World Heritage site and so the local authorities are going to great lengths and expense (world heritage status means lots of money), renovating buildings and streets. We truly believe that if you are going to make the journey to Mexico then a couple of days spent here will not disappoint (before ... read more

On such an important day it would be vain to go on about what we got up to. Particularly when it only involved sourcing a large cardboard box for our homebound parcel, and failing to find a bar showing England vs Macedonia (so putting up with France vs Italy instead). No, today was about absorbing the news that the electoral tribunal decided in favour of Felipe Calderon for president. The election had been tight so the left-wing loser - funny how that rolls off the tongue so nicely - claimed it had been rigged. He is talking of setting up a parallel government, and so having 2 presidents, which would obviously lead to chaos. Anyway, the point of writing this is not to get political for the sake of it, but rather to lead nicely ... read more