Hell’s Half Acre

I’m so proud of the kids tonight.  We had a hellacious day on the road; it took us all day long to travel the 200km from Tepic to Villa Corona (about 1 hour southwest of Guadalajara).  We left Tepic this morning, never having found out what the nightly fee was.  Dad and I guessed at [...]

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Jamie is very upset that I proclaimed to the Internet that he "sucks" as a navigator.  He does not suck.  He’s not my first choice for navigation, but I wouldn’t want anyone beside me but him.

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Yesterday we had anticipated camping at the volcano (the laguna just north of Santa Maria del Oro) but about 5km before Tepic, we all decided to stop at Tepic.  *I* didn’t want to camp in Tepic because (miser that I am) I was thinking that the camping fee was going to be really inflated (as [...]

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On the RV forums there are many people who seem to LIVE to bash RV’ing in Mexico and the corrupt police.  There are others who will try to enlighten the others; that the bad cops are the exception, but it is hard after hearing the horror stories…  We’ve taken one license plate off our cars [...]

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While I was raised a Catholic, and made to attend church, religious school (sometimes), after school christian classes, my folks did stop at confirmation.  Today, I am an atheist.  My kids know that.  Pikey believes there is a god or gods, but Jesse does not.  The girls are a bit young to have theological decisions.  [...]

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I’m really hoping that the virus that danced through our collective guts was the famed "Montezuma’s Revenge" because I can’t imagine having it again.  Jamie was down on Wednesday and I was down Thursday.  I’m not sure if it was the same thing that the girls had, because I never vomited and both Jamie [...]

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I ADORE mango in all varieties but my skin does not.  Every time I eat mango (even staying FAR away from the peel) I get hives on my lips, spreading to my cheeks, chin and nose (depending on how many I down).  I simply cannot stop myself from ingesting those delicious nuggets of tropical gold, [...]

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(after Sissy sent an email to Papa and Tata, Ellen decided she wanted to do the same.  Here is her email)
i hope um i hope i see you again
i wish you saw the sunset but we’re
i hope you go to teacapan
the beach is so beautiful here and the waters so good and the showers
are [...]

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I think the "i" in "ti" needed a tilde, but I’m not sure…
Happy Birthday, Chrissy!!!
For your 29th barthday, I got you a nekkid man taking a shower.  K?   Not that you NEED one, cause YOUR man is a MANLY man (as evidenced by his manliness in the fire photogue).  I’ve always been in awe of [...]

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The adage is so true; if you have kids, you really don’t need a passaporte.  From Aduana to taco stand cooks to military to kids in a pueblo, they are all drawn to the kids.  Everyone wants to pick Elenita (Ellen) up and carry her.  EVERYONE wants to touch Ellen and Jesse’s hair (but mostly [...]

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