Author: Donnie Meals

May 21 – 7:30am.  The hotel was considerably quieter last night which made the cement mattress a bit more tolerable. We sauntered down the street for a tasty breakfast, said our goodbyes to Nicolas and we’re headed south by 9:30.  We exited the labyrinth that is Zacatecas with surprising ease. Continue Reading

May 18 – high noon.Make it to Laredo by 2 and Monterrey by 5.  Stayed in north Monterrey and didn’t get lost for once.  Drove around a bit to get oriented then ate at Cabrito y Carne and that was exactly what we got. Found our Motel and were asleep Continue Reading

27/7 – Cecillio spent the night last night and the three of us solved all the pertinent problems of the world and detected an error in theMayan calendar. Yes, the tequila was flowing. We were none the worse this morning as we closed up the house and headed for points Continue Reading

23/7 – Make it day 9 of no car… mostly.About 1pm we heard the joyous sounds of the Mexican ring tone.  Diego, our taxi guy that is now on speed dial, dropped us off in la colonia and we were presented with the new and improved Chacha.  Later we scooted Continue Reading

16/7 – The one-eye-open thrill ride to the airport went off without a hitch and was soon followed by a nap in place of what would normally be known as sleep.  At 8 we got back up and took Chacha to the car doctor, across the main highway to old Continue Reading

30/6 – I just noticed a few of my dates are off.  Lauren & Josh didn’t leave till the 28th and … oh, whatever.  The facts are still there.  After all the trouble we’ve had with the house and our mysterious house keeper, Paul and Joan, the house owners, will Continue Reading

Day 14. 7/11/12 Some of the best days are when you have no plans and you follow through with your non-plans.  We had a nice simple breakfast then headed out to the beach in front of the condo.  We ended up sauntering down the beach, spotting more sea glass. A Continue Reading

Day 11 7/8/12 Today we flew/drove solo.  We went down the road, past the airport to Playa Bonfil.  Quite a different beach from outside the condo or Pie de la Questa.  This is one of the stops for surfers that conquer the east coast.  There were a few but not Continue Reading

Day 8 7/5/12Let’s see if we can piece together today’s events. Peaceful morning, walking the beach looking for sea glass and occasionally languishing in an inflatable while being lulled into a mild coma by the surf. Once back up to the condo, Cecillio and his girlfriend, Esmerelda “La Diabla” (his Continue Reading