Christmas Day in Morelia

We had a leisurely lunch and stroll in the Centro.

Christmas in Morelia

We left Ajijic on Saturday morning to visit our friends in Morelia. When we got there after a 4-hour drive, we had lunch in a very different type of restaurant. The chickens and ribs were staked and barbequed in an open pit. Our Christmas diner was spent with our wonderful Mexican family in their home at midnight, Christmas Eve. The dinner was a chicken dish that was a special Mexican treat. Omar and I went out on the road, with our sharpened machete to find some cactus leaves. After spying the right cactus I held back the barbed wire as Omar went in to cut the leaves. These leaves were washed and placed into a pot, which was filled with chicken pieces and a special sauce. The pot was then lowered into a pit with glowing embers for four hours. The whole pit was covered in clay to ensure that no heat could escape, it was delicious!

Alien II

Went to the terrace and saw this interesting creature on the arm of our aluminium chair.

Construction Has Begun

The foundations are starting to be built, as can be seen from our “eye in the sky”, aka “Rona’. She was kind enough to take these pictures from her home above us. Only 254 days to go!

Santa Claus Mexican Style

Here is a view of Santa Claus as we went to Guadalajara for a shopping spree at Costco! He was F A S T!!!

The CVN Christmas Party

Here are some shots from our CVN Christmas party. Nice to be in shorts in December! I had to relieve the guard while he spent time at the party with his wife and children.

The Foundations Have Begun!

Here is the long awaited backhoe commencing with the foundations of our new home. Only 262 days to move in!

Shopping in Jocotepec

Today we visited the nearby village of “Jocotepec”. It hasn’t been overtaken with nearly as many “visitors” as our area of Ajijic. We ended up having lunch in a Chinese restaurant, run by a Japanese lady, in the Mexican village of Jocotepec!