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 …
January 21, 2023. I awoke from tortured sleep. The nearby nightclub blasted out beats until about 3:30 and after the noise quieted down completely at 4, I dozed in and out. I got up at 7 and headed to a local breakfast place before heading out on a long tour with 4 other members and …
January 20, 2023 I am off to Mexico for 3 weeks to explore cities and towns of central Mexico, with Mexico City as my base. My “partner in crime”, Alice, isn’t able to join me this time, but she’ll be back soon, not soon enough for me. On Thursday she drove me to the airport …
Since returning to Michigan the weather has turned colder, the wind howling and people often huddling indoors, except for brief appearances outdoors. My desire to walk and take in the world persists. Alice and I went out for a vigorous walk soon after returning. We chose the North Country Trail traveling north from Lowell …
