Monday, Day 4

 Now I'm all caught up again.

I met her at the Outdoor Concert.  Her freckles drew me in...

Zero words of English and quite striking!

This four year old ANGEL was helping her mom sell Empanadas.  I bought one.

Sunday afternoon and the guitar player 'hid' his beer behind his leg for the shot.

Mom runs along beside this little cyclist.

I paid this harmonica player to "please leave"

Members of a local band out for a ride.

A couple of high school kids selling bracelets to raise money. 

A stoplight beggar 

The crew at a local deli posed for me.

A 2 year old and mom at the bar on Friday.

The neighbor across the street who I see almost every day.

Trino forcing me to drink another Tequila

Mexican Street Corn

Chicken

Coffee

Green Thai Curry

Marlin Burrito

Rustic Roads and unlevel sidewalks are all out to trip you!

Ajijic the largest Expat Community in Mexico.

"Welcome Home!"  It's not for everybody. 

-Skip

A Visit to Mexico

 I'm visiting in Ajijic, Mexico till mid September.

I spent 3 months here back in the summer of 2023.  Back then on my first visit, I was homeless because they were tearing down where I lived in Florida to build Condos.  ("progress")  I recall quite vividly how I became overwhelmed with an extreme feeling of panic when I landed and first got in a cab toward my hotel.  It was if I had just realized, "Oh my goodness what have I done?"  I don't speak Spanish, I don't know anyone here, and now I've committed to stay for 3 months?  What will I DO?  How will I fill my days?  It was a lot of anxiety...  Fast Forward to 2025 and this trip.  I decided to put all my 'stuff' into storage back in Florida and take another Mexican vacation.

Stuff in Storage.

This time when I landed and all my stress from packing and moving was finally lifted, I felt a sense of utter calm wash over me as I got into a taxi.  It was like I'm coming home.  No anxious worries about 'what have I done?'  This trip I'm staying four months, but have zero worry about how I'll spend my days.  My guess is, when my four months are finally used up, I'll be wishing I was staying longer.  Time will tell.  Here are a couple of shots from my first day back.

Little Hotel Casita Montana'

My private patio

My Butterfly Suite

I returned to the little hotel from 2023.  Casita Montana because I'm friends with the owner Anne Dyer.  (Anne has a story)

Anne is from Tulsa OK and is 88yoa.  She still manages the hotel operations EVERY day.  (note: my luggage behind Anne and my suite at the very far end.)

It's day 3 and I'm ready to go run see stuff.  More later!

-Skip