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We continue to dream about a house in the Chapala area and have spent numerous hours driving around by ourselves on our tours with other “tire kickers” and real estate agents, to see as many houses as possible.
I am not going to show you the various houses on the blog every day, but before we leave Roca Azul, I will devote one blog on just the homes, or some particular features of these homes.
Just to give you an idea, I like to show you this fantastic outdoor area, we have seen today.
Unfortunately the property has no view of the lake, so we declined.
The pool area is larger than the house itself. And has a complete outdoor kitchen, several covered seating areas and fantastic waterfall. There are even men and ladies bathrooms complete with showers in the outdoor area. The price of this house is $ 800,000US, so if
you’re interested............
The other reason I decide to post a blog for today is because after our house hunting day we received some very special visitors from Cofradia. Ted and Susan stopped by for a drink on their way back home from Ajijic. (Ted only had a soft drink, I assure you). Amongst other things, we discuss the new PA brochure I have been working on and are almost ready to go to press.
Sunday, February 22
At 10 am a car pulls up next to our camp site. The passengers are Joe Schrijvers, our friend from Spruce Grove, who has spent the last 2 months at Project Amigo. Candido Garcia Soler, the dentist from Brazil also working with Project Amigo and two young ladies, both named Sandra. It’s Sandra Artemisa Guizar Marquez who’s is most special to us, because she is the student who is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Stony Plain. Sandra is studying to be a nurse and is very grateful that she has been selected to receive this sponsorship. She is on her last year of studies and is doing her practicum. She has been sending me monthly e-mails, telling me of her progress. These are translated in English and shared with the members of my club. The more students I meet, the more I realize how important our support for them is. Without the generosity of the many Rotarians (and non-Rotarians) these young people may have never had a chance. With a good education, they not only improve their own future, but that of their entire families.
We are starting to see the results with many students graduating from either law school, nursing, business administration, accounting or computer science.
After coffee Joe drives to Ajijic to visit Ted’s mother Francine and the rest of us drive to a little cabin along the highway to pick up some BBQd meat.
With the warm weather here I do as little coming as possible, any meat we cook is usually cooked in the barbecue, but I want to enjoy the company and not spend my time preparing a meal, other than a salad, rice and dessert.
We have been told by our fellow campers that the meat at this cabin is the best meat in the area. You can get anything from beef, chicken, pork, lamb or goat. The way it is BBQed is just as special as the meat itself. The chef is very proud to show us his giant skewers and offers us a taste before we buy. We order for six and receive a variety of condiments and tortillas with it.
I am so happy that the Mexicans appreciate good food and have not given in on the many Francizes, like we have back home. No MacDonalds here. I did however see a Chiles restaurant at the edge of Guadalajara, but that’s the big city.
We have to wait with dinner, until Joe returns and we show our guests the lakeside pier, the pools and the playground.
We spend a lot of time talking with the girls and learn a lot about Sandra.
After dinner they have to make the 2.5 hour drive back to Colima.
What a wonderful day this was. I am happy to share it with you.
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