A NEW ADVENTURE BEGINS

We have moved into our motorhome and our house in San Antonio Talayacapan, El Parque is rented for the winter months. We head for the Beach in La Manzanilla on November 27th and will live there for 3 months, returning in March sometime. We will then begin our journey into the U.S. for the summer. It will be a new adventure for us, staying in the motorhome for the next 1 1/2. We are looking forward to the travels.

Yesterday we were out for our morning walk, these are some pictures along the way in San Antonio Talayacapan, village.
                                                        The lake level is very high

                                                                  Full moon last night

A Trip to Zacatecas, Mexico

This is the first time in a long while that I have published anything on this blog. I am going to make another attempt to publish some pictures from our travels both in Mexico and the U.S. We will be traveling to the U.S. in 2019 and want to get started with our winter travel to Boca Beach, La Manzanilla, Mex. This first blog will be of a recent trip to Zacatecas, Mexico. A very beautiful city that features many very old buildings and a lot of history from the most recent revolution. This was an important City because much of the battles from the revolution took place in close proximity to Zacatecas. Likely that was because of the silver and gold mines and the mint being located in the city. Wealth always seems to attract problems.

 It is a beautiful city located between mountains. Walking in town is a little challenging. There are no straight streets and there are a lot of steep streets and many stairways. If you go, park the car in a parking garage and walk or take a cab, they are cheap. It is worth the trip, it is Beautiful.

 Many statues, museums and churches. Beautiful municipal buildings that are open for touring.

                             Don't forget the silver mine and cable car, there is a lot to do.

Most streets and sidewalks as well as buildings are constructed of canterra stone. Lots of carved cantera.

                                                     Beautiful parks everywhere.

TO GUADALAJARA FOR THE CAR SHOW AND THEN TEQUILA SHOW IN TLAQIPAQUE

We attended the car show at the Expo in Guadalajara with Bernadette and Terry. New cars as well as a display of classics.

Interesting sales people.

We looked at cars too.
 

Checking out the Nissan brand.

Of course the Renault has nice models too!

I think this was a BMW? Don't know and don't care, we can't afford one.

After the car show it was off to lunch and then to the Tequila show. 40 venders all with Tequila samples and bottles for sale.

This old restaurant in Tlaquepaque had great atmosphere as well as good food.

Saint Bernie!

St. Belinda

Jalisco has a few brands. Life goal, TRY THEM ALL!



It was a very well done with 40 or more Tequila distilleries represented.

This was a great photo op, but a little harsh Tequila.

There were many displays like this. Notice in the upper right side of the picture there is a bottle shaped like a skull. I bought a bottle of that, it was delicious. Unfortunately, it is already gone. Looking for another. www.tequilalatilica.com  La Tilica Reposado

Walking back to the car in Tlaquepaque we walked past an Evento where there was going to be a wedding reception that Saturday evening. Pretty fancy!

The bride and groom having their pictures taken as we walked by.

KUT-A-THON EVENT, SPONSORED BY AMERICAN LEGION AUXILLARY UNIT #7 CHAPALA, JALISCO, MEXICO

This event at the American Legion in Chapala Jalisco. Event was a fund raiser for the American Legion Auxiliary, Chapala Unit #7. Belinda was the chairman of the event. All of the hairdressers donated their time and labor. All money raised was to fund three of the charities that the Auxiliary give to. It was a great success, but there was a lot of work by Belinda and a lot of other volunteers who worked hard to make it a success.

Gene Kent and his spouse getting a haircut. Gene is a World War II Veteran. They are a lovely couple.

It was a lot of fun, there were 10 or more stylists working at a time.

The Volunteer stylists could not have been nice. Everyone pitched in.

Some finishing touches.

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These are gals that Belinda works with at New Look Studio, They donated their tips to the charity as well as worked hard.

Talking shop with another stylist.

Giving some pointers.

Some pointers regarding skin care.

This Doctor came in and gave a talk to all of the Stylists as well as clients about skin Cancer and what to watch for when giving services to their clients. She was very informative, all enjoyed her talk.

This is the owner of New Look Studio. Belinda works with her on occasion and mentors some of the hairdressers at her shop. She is a nice lady and a good friend.

MARIACHI FESTIVAL PARADE, GUADALAJARA-Fun close to home

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico is the Mariachi capitol of the world. There is a festival every year that lasts about a week. The event kicks off with a parade followed by many free concerts as well as concerts that must be paid for. Attendees are from all over the world and include the very best Mariachi Bands. There are a few from the U.S.A.
After the parade 10 of us went out for lunch at a very nice authentic Mexican Restaurant. We love Mexico, the food is so good. And did I mention, "The very best Tequila"

WE ARE GOING TO TRY BLOGGING AGAIN

We have been gone a long time from blogging. We are going to try to post occasionally. This summer we have stayed home here in Mexico. Played a lot of golf. Belinda teaches hair stylists occasionally. We both volunteer at the American Legion Post in Chapala, Mexico. I would say we are both blessd with pretty good health, with the exception that Belinda had a couple of setbacks in the past year. Last September she broke her wrist and then later in the year her back started giving her problems. She is recovering from that and it looks like she will be able to take up golf again.
We will be traveling to the beach again this winter in our motorhome. We always look forward to that. Sometimes we look at ourselves and say, "We should go back to work, so we can rest up"
SO, LIFE IS GOOD FOR US, "LA VIDA ES BUENA"