WOW!! It’s about TIME!

January 25, 2012

Prior to leaving on January 16, I joyfully annonnced to all that I would be oh so faithful in these posts, but I lied! It’s been such a busy time, delightfully so.  Read on and though this is old news by now, it is at least a beginning !

Ah, this” South of the border down Mexico way”  has been  a challenge of patience for me and Mary and Mavis, my traveling companions, so it took four more days for the luggage to get to this warm and delightful spot of Oaxaca.

(Oaxaca link in Dutch, but check out the pics)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=MX&v=tHidaF9pl_U

In the meantime, Alaska gave us permission to “buy necessities”.  Mary asked if that included a $400.00 top (U.S.)she saw in the  Mexico City  airport! We got a cab to Wallmart-and though I eschew  them  invading Mexico, it came in handy. Me amigos took advantage, one even buying Nike cross trainers because she couldn’t walk in her heeled boots.  I was very conservative.Take a look! We are ensconced in a B&B by the patio  just 5 rooms here. The owner I s Maria Crespo,  a very special 29-year-old lady who has travelled a lot and was  raised in Guadalajara. She’s lived in California, Canada and England.  Her English is impeccable. From classical music on her ipod, to her exquisitely laid-out breakfast table (different color scheme each day)  to the Wi-Fi and  great discussions, it is wonderful.  Then there are other interesting guests that come and go. Here is a great link so you can visualize the glories we find.

http://oaxacaculture.com/2011/10/el-diablo-y-la-sandia-bed-breakfast-in-oaxaca/

 We already miss Luis Enrique Oliver,

http://virilesoulcreations.weebly.com/

a free spirit artist who has had a studio in Victoria for three years and probably already ready to move on.  He has been a clinical psychology professor in Ottawa and was born in Uruguay. Of course, many other stints, including yoga.

(update since I didn’t get this off, we did get our luggage four days late, and unfortunately in Seattle Mary had at the last moment transferred her Kindle and laptop into her checked luggage.  Someone stole them in those four days!!