Saturday, October 18, 2008

James Explains the Mexican Ropes



Bruce writing here: Long story, short. 5 years ago I met James online, it's not what you think, when we both owned the same stock(Healthsouth). Well, unlike me, James made all the money in the world and moved to Ajijic, Mexico which is next to Chapala. We met for breakfast in Ajijic Saturday morning at his regular weekend, outdoor breakfast spot. James, thanks for breakfast. We had never met in person but he was exactly what I expected. A down to earth character with a lot of horse sense.


After curing all the ills of the stock market and the economy the discussion turned to living in Mexico. Basically he told Pat and I that he would go back to the states in an urn. He answered all of our questions and much more. He showed us his casa and also a friend of his. Both beautiful houses. It was an eye-opening visit.





We left Ajijic and headed for the coast ending up in Melaque. What a beautiful drive through the mountains. The 2-lane road was a little nerve racking in that we never knew when ,around the next sharp curve, someone would be coming at us in our lane while passing a bus. Pat finally just started closing her eyes. Seventy miles of curva peligrosa!

Photo right: Caballejos in Ajijic.


It was very, very humid in Melaque. An American ex-pat living there told us that this is the most uncomfortable part of the year and would pass in 3 to 6 weeks. We are out of here tomorrow!

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