We slept in then stopped at the bank on our way to Mama Nena. We didn’t have any food left in the condo, not even milk for coffee. The place was packed but as usual we were the only tourists. I had Chilaquiles and Pogo had Huevos Rancheros. The orange bougainvilleas had a few hummingbirds … More Mexico – Day 72

We met for breakfast at the hotel restaurant at 9am then checked out of the hotel. We wanted to finish the loop of little villages we had not had time to visit yesterday. Our first stop was La Quemada, a dusty little village. We found the sad looking centro and moved on. Pogo found a … More Mexico – Day 71

We woke up to the lovely sound of church bells and roosters. We all met at 9am and looked for a breakfast place. Mario had spotted a crèpes counter the night before but it wasn’t open. They didn’t feel like a Mexican breakfast so we went back to one of the hotel’s restaurants where they … More Mexico – Day 70

The 4 amigos left at 8am in our brand new and comfortable van. It was nice to discover new vistas on the way. We arrived in Tequila just before noon.  We went to our hotel called Solar de Las Animas. The rooms were not ready so we left the car there and went to the … More Mexico – Day 69

I had the worst sleep. After falling asleep at 10:30pm, I woke up at 11:30pm because of Pogo’s phone constantly beeping, then a truck kept revving its engine somewhere. I heard Mario and Josée’s guests leaving just before midnight and finally Pogo got up to go read in the living room because he couldn’t sleep … More Mexico – Day 68

Almost every morning I see a little bird sitting on a spiky palm right in front of our balcony. We walked to La Isla for breakfast. All the bougainvilleas were in bloom. I took a picture of a couple having margaritas at 10am. Pogo asked me why and I said it’s all about content. Graciela … More Mexico – Day 67

I woke up to another cloudy morning. They usually dissipate around 9am but lasted until noon today. I picked up the place before Marta’s arrival at 9:30am. Then we spent the rest of the morning planning and mapping our upcoming trip to Tequila, scheduling our week with the kids and finalizing plans with the landscaper. … More Mexico – Day 66

While I wrote yesterday’s long blog, we enjoyed an incredible show from 2 whales just flapping their fins and jumping, all pretty close to shore. Pogo was able to drone over them and filmed them for a good 10 minutes. We left around 11am to go for breakfast with a stop at the carwash. We … More Mexico – Day 65

We left at 9:30am to do a little excursion with Mario and Josée, using l’auto à mon oncle. We went through San Juan de Abajo. Pogo likes to find little side roads, which ends up being driving in fields or very bumpy roads but most of the time we discover beautiful vistas. On our first … More Mexico – Day 64

I met Josée in the parking lot at 9:30am and we drove with “l’auto à mon oncle”, their car’s nickname, to the market. We took our time and browsed slowly through all the stalls for a few hours. I got a top and she bought a necklace and a wallet for Mario. We sat for … More Mexico – Day 63