February 8, 2023 I always enjoy seeing a new city to wake up. Traveling on my own, I can get up early and slip out before daybreak. As I stepped out onto Zamora street the shops were all closed and only a faint glow in the sky. I headed southeast along the quiet streets. Only …
February 7, 2023 I got up early to catch an early bus to Mexico City. Since the station in San Miguel de Allende is pretty close to downtown, I just walked down to the station in about 20 minutes, and as I hoped, there was a nice modern cafe there right next to the station. …
February 6, 2023 After experiencing the overwhelming press of ex-pats and tourists yesterday, I got up early to get a start just before sunrise, see the center city in a more natural state, and then hike up to the Botanical garden above the city. I started climbing the 2 km to the entrance to the …
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February 5, 2023 I said good-bye to my new friend, Bruce this morning. He with his extended family and friends were really an oasis for me. Last night they asked if I would grill the salmon they had bought for our meal. So I obliged and it turned out great. I was thankful to be …
February 4, 2023 ( late entry) The wi-fi is down, so this post is delayed until I have internet The rhythm is a good one. I read and nibble on a mandarin orange until Café Tal is open and Bruce will go down, order coffee and croissant, and sit on the cafe rooftop with mountains …
February 3, 2023 I awoke to the sounds of wind. The cold front that dipped down into the US also sent cooler weather down here and a lot of wind. The temps dropped into the 40’s about 10 degrees colder than usual here. My host, Bruce Hobson, invited me down for coffee to a coffee …
February 2, 2023 (late post) I was up early at the Yolihuani Polsada, and bag crammed over-full. I walked down to the bus station, which turned out to be only a 15 minutes’ walk. I spoke to the clerk at the Primera Plus window and she surprised me with a routing that I had no …
February 1, 2023, Late entry It’s been a whirlwind here and I’ve fallen behind. But being awake at 3 am is a kind of gift too. I awoke late, at 7:30, due to some exhaustion an excitement-fueled restless sleep. But there was still time to get up and walk down to the Plaza Grande in …
February 1, 2023 I look at yesterday and it seems like such an improbable series of chance connections that took me from being a somewhat lonely traveler with not much focus, to be sitting with the indigenous chief and his wife alongside the famous photographer and videographer Diego Huerta in Erongarícuaro. Let’s look back. I …
January 30, 2023 Names like the one in my title are similar to tongue twisters often given to new Spanish students, and I had to learn when a language student. But today was a day for me to go there. I made the mistake of deciding to eat breakfast in my hotel and wait around …
