{"id":159,"date":"2014-05-22T20:46:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T20:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/donniemeals.net\/?p=159"},"modified":"2018-12-12T20:47:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T20:47:19","slug":"yolanda-called-it-el-gringo-especial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donniemeals.net\/index.php\/2014\/05\/22\/yolanda-called-it-el-gringo-especial\/","title":{"rendered":"Yolanda called it El Gringo Especial"},"content":{"rendered":"
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May 21 \u2013 7:30am. \u00a0The 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\u2019re headed south by 9:30. \u00a0We exited the labyrinth that is Zacatecas with surprising ease. \u00a0Off towards Aguascalientes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trek from Zacatecas to Aguascalientes is about an hour of decent road dotted with numerous Federale and military checkpoints. We looked innocent enough and were waived through on all but one. \u00a0Still, no problemo. Entering Aguascalientes was an altogether different matter. \u00a0We entered the ever elusive road sign zone. \u00a0Allow me to enlighten. \u00a0We intended to pass through Aguascalientes and keep going. \u00a0Mexico maps never show you just exactly how to make it through a city nor do they like to mark a clear path with signs. Aguascalientes presented us with a path \u00a0that resembled a poorly tied Boy Scout knot. \u00a0You know, one of those unofficial knots that don\u2019t really exist. \u00a0After an hour of this foolish we found the correct sign to Leon, accompanied by a smaller sign that read \u201cJust mess in\u2019 with you, Gringo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly outside Aguascalientes we stopped for gas and Sharon got behind the wheel. \u00a0Then the magic that is Mexico waived its hand over our route. \u00a0There were an impressive number of appropriately placed signs; almost too many. \u00a0The road sign fairy smiled upon Sharon and it was so. \u00a0Sharon breezed through Leon and found the direct route to Morelia. I quietly grumbled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 minutes outside Morelia and we got smacked by a huge storm. \u00a0We pulled over in the blinding downpour and had a snack while the storm passed. \u00a0We scooted into Morelia, found the Hotel Colonial then walked a bit after dark. \u00a0Very lovely city. \u00a0At the hotel Sharon once again found game two of the Spurs\/Oklahoma City game. Get the tequila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 22 \u2013 We found a good breakfast just around the corner then walked it off, meandering the cobble stone streets and alleys. \u00a0After a couple of hours we did something totally out of character. \u00a0Donnie got his first Mexican haircut. \u00a0It was challenging to describe to Yolanda what I wanted. \u00a0Her first interpretation looked something like a mullet. \u00a0\u201cNo.\u201d \u00a0Sharon quit giggling and started pointing at what to cut. \u00a0I now have some sort of hybrid cut never before seen. \u00a0Yolanda called it El Gringo Especial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharon side bar: The \u201cGringo Especial\u201d
The experience of taking your 1st born for his 1st haircut happened to me today. \u00a0Donnie being a little shaggy decided to get a haircut in a small Mexican salon. Me being the positive one sat next to him in all his nervous fury. \u00a0Try explaining with our limited Spanish what type of cut\/length he wanted. After this was decided the \u201cscissors\u201d appeared. \u00a0The scissors looked like the worse pair of Dollar Store scissors you\u2019ve ever scene. Yolanda, knowing how to handle them, flew into action. \u00a0Hair fly in\u2019, tears fallin\u2019 and even some of Yolanda\u2019s blood slinging, but my brave boy made it through. \u00a0120 pesos later we sauntered out of the salon without a lollipop. Oh, but yet another excuse to have a shot of tequila. So we did.
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Donnie side bar: I am embracing my bald spot and wearing a ball cap.<\/p>\n

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