Blogs from Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico, North America - page 3

We've spent the past week in Melaque (San Patricio-Melaque) to be exact. The village takes its name from it's patron saint, whom we call St. Patrick. The history behind the name is quite amusing. During the Mexican American war of 1846 - 48, a unit of Irish Americans were sent to this area to fight for the United States. As we all know, Irish immigrants in America were not well treated in those days. About 200 of these soldiers deserted and joined forces with the Mexicans. They became known as the San Patricio's (or St. Patrick's) Brigade. We were told that many of these fellows became wealthy local land owners after the war. Given that common soldiers are generally poor, my personal theory is that the Irishmen fell in love with the beautiful dark eyed Spanish ... read more

Vallarta: My Healing Place Vallarta: My Healing Place as written by the author for the PV Mirror March 12: http://www.wandasthilaire.com/pdf/PV%20Mirror%20-%20Healing%201.pdf March 19: http://www.wandasthilaire.com/pdf/PV%20Mirror%20-%20Healing%202.pdfth e Last January, I had recently returned from a one-month Christmas vacation in Vallarta when I began to plan a celebratory trip with my best friend. At the tender age of 29, I’d had breast cancer, and last summer would have marked a 20-year cancer-free triumph. In February, two soul sisters (my friend had been through breast cancer 5 years prior) booked a “celebration of life” trip to Italy for the fall. Two weeks later, I found a lump in my other breast. I booked an emergency mammogram, after which the doctor advised that the x-ray did not look promising. I left the concrete institute stunned and confused. After all of th... read more

le 13 novembre 2010 Je suis toujours à Melaque et ce, jusqu’au 21 novembre. Mes journées sont toujours bien tranquilles. Un peu de marche, beaucoup de lecture, du soleil et quelques repas en compagnie d’autres voyageurs, Canadiens et Américains. Hier soir, je suis allée souper au restaurant Ava, celui tout près de mon hôtel, et j’ai eu la chance d'entendre Lalo chanter et jouer sa guitare. C'est un chanteur de soft rock et de ballades. Je ne distingue pas trop ces genres de musique mais je connaissais plusieurs de ses chansons. Il y avait du Ricky Nelson en tout cas. Et… j’ai dansé. Ce fut une soirée bien agréable. Pour le reste, je laisse ces quelques photos parler pour moi. xoxox November 13, 2010 I am still in Melaque until November 21. My days are ... read more