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 …
January 29, 2023 My internet connection is very sketchy tonight, so you may be reading an incomplete post. Today was a day to make connections and socialize, and I did so with great joy and benefit for my future plans. In the morning I had breakfast with Bruce Holden and extended family and friends at …
January 28,2023 I had originally planned to head out of Patzcuaro today, but with an exciting possibility coming up on Jan 31-Feb 1 here, I decided to take more time in this area. I signed up for a trip to the site of the Paracutín volcano that erupted about 2 hours east of here in …
January 26, 2023, Pátzcuaro This morning I got up eager to get the day started. I was to meet friends of my old friend, Sharon, from college, who are retired here, Bernard and Eileen Wasaw. At 9:30 I stood near the central square of Pátzcuaro known as the fountain of Don Vasco and soon they …
January 25, 2023 I awoke feeling like a new person, and so grateful! Maybe a little weak, but no stomach problems at all. The two bottles of oral rehydration solution were a godsend. I found a new little cafe and stopped in to have coffee and bread. It was a very charming and new place …
January 24, 2023. Delayed due to illness The day started out fine with a little walk around the historic center to get some coffee. I always enjoy seeing the city wake up, the parents getting their kids to school and other workers. It’s cold here in the early morning, so people are bundled up. Today …
January 23, 2023 For some reason, I did not really think I’d have a chance to visit the monarch sanctuary near Morelia, but after talking with the tour guide last night at 10 pm, it happened today! The guide, Luis Alberto, and 3 other tourists arrived by car to pick me up at my hotel …
January 22, 2023. Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico Being Sunday, it was incredibly quiet as I headed out for an early walk this morning in Querétaro. I walked a few miles around town and found a very nice place on one of the central squares to have coffee and breakfast. As I walked I ran into one …
