tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37008062807722618392024-03-17T15:59:10.592-06:00Retirement Before the Age of 59Enjoying life after early retirement, while living in Mexico, traveling by RV in Mexico, getting involved in our Mexican community, and learning new, fun ways to get our daily exercise. Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexico!Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-74176555658105204292024-03-17T15:46:00.001-06:002024-03-17T15:58:37.476-06:00Why We'll Now Have Our Air Conditioner Serviced Every 6 Months!<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This Crew Did an Amazing Job!</span></h4><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQxsLVl7pfDaXAWaZA_DKRnd_yCgw362_jJwMmSrHtlkM9IWOgPh8Q1LYXGDozzUgc4HBxXWlPf4fs6rtsYYfByUtcB-eoCq5Hd_26Thnjxy5XLkaElGEFzV_tJe6jMUGxttfkUjPmtNN4KQrG4oVpgEVRtM6K1C2MyOEXdzHQ3QMgWazmf64C6B_XHXv/s3000/1-20240315_095650%20Air%20Conditioner%20Cleaning%20Crew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2258" data-original-width="3000" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQxsLVl7pfDaXAWaZA_DKRnd_yCgw362_jJwMmSrHtlkM9IWOgPh8Q1LYXGDozzUgc4HBxXWlPf4fs6rtsYYfByUtcB-eoCq5Hd_26Thnjxy5XLkaElGEFzV_tJe6jMUGxttfkUjPmtNN4KQrG4oVpgEVRtM6K1C2MyOEXdzHQ3QMgWazmf64C6B_XHXv/w400-h301/1-20240315_095650%20Air%20Conditioner%20Cleaning%20Crew.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Cleaning the Bedroom Indoor Mini Split AC Unit</b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Our indoor air quality was becoming unhealthy due to our air
conditioners. I suspected this because two things were happening.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>First of all, Jon’s asthma was getting worse. He now has to use two
inhalers twice daily to improve his breathing. His slight cough worsened in the
evening when we closed all of the windows and turned the bedroom air conditioner on. That was the first clue that it was time to have our three AC units serviced. <o:p></o:p>(Jon
needs to keep the bedroom cool to prevent Parkinson's night sweats.)</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GtkPeW0tHwR7CP1OmIFfwrb7YhNuS22lW0uJ93xNfD7tGduuz2fLLejGsMc32A_Cm5pRFYGlsxqR3nJ6pO6n9XnGAG_yzcoEENwSn5nha3bR5SY4jufTb6n9Eeb_m1nyxTkBvEcl1N8P5pb11Jzkyw1PlYgE66ogGSD2_rzeEJcH0kUrGFbExbQ6z_l5/s3000/2-Jon's%20Inhalers%2020240317_112059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2242" data-original-width="3000" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GtkPeW0tHwR7CP1OmIFfwrb7YhNuS22lW0uJ93xNfD7tGduuz2fLLejGsMc32A_Cm5pRFYGlsxqR3nJ6pO6n9XnGAG_yzcoEENwSn5nha3bR5SY4jufTb6n9Eeb_m1nyxTkBvEcl1N8P5pb11Jzkyw1PlYgE66ogGSD2_rzeEJcH0kUrGFbExbQ6z_l5/w400-h299/2-Jon's%20Inhalers%2020240317_112059.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Jon's Inhalers to Prevent Asthma Attacks</b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Secondly, I smelled a mild moldy odor when we turned on the bedroom
air conditioner. For the past few months, I have asked Jon several times to
schedule a cleaning service for them. He couldn't smell the mold—he
can’t smell much of anything because of
Parkinson's disease, so it slipped his mind.</b></p><b><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<span style="line-height: 107%;">Finally, I insisted Jon call for service before most
people took time off for <i>Semana Santa</i>. He called Gree Air Conditioning Service and they came that week. A few months ago, Jon watched their guys clean another unit in our condominium and was
impressed with their work. I'm glad he asked for their business card!</span></b></span></div><div><span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE47aVPLPZEBCuPi5W_hhrtavAspbn3Gl6JqslUsvq3Jbk26ALXYvrOr3mnaw4yjx8aQ5PjmhB0GfSSC-ubTBK2jQEDsxGEbDUjQJ-yGj36ikIFvR9IZJabwJc94zw-QmkLau-PSXETPFdirXUNL2zWVR5n2nMVv6eXVeeWYaCgHdFhBMDmwFCDjjsbltt/s3127/6-20240315_113016%20Gree%20Air%20Conditioning%20Company.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="3127" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE47aVPLPZEBCuPi5W_hhrtavAspbn3Gl6JqslUsvq3Jbk26ALXYvrOr3mnaw4yjx8aQ5PjmhB0GfSSC-ubTBK2jQEDsxGEbDUjQJ-yGj36ikIFvR9IZJabwJc94zw-QmkLau-PSXETPFdirXUNL2zWVR5n2nMVv6eXVeeWYaCgHdFhBMDmwFCDjjsbltt/w400-h303/6-20240315_113016%20Gree%20Air%20Conditioning%20Company.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-size: medium;">Gree Air Condition Service Puerto Vallarta</span></div></b><span style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 107%;"><b>They
use an impressive technique for cleaning the interior AC units. The technician
sprays clean, soapy water from one bucket into the interior AC components, catches the
dirty water in a funnel, and drains it into another bucket.</b></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5y9Rz_CTnjcpFJoCLJZmv2A-WUpG1WjPB6atS-i_9nv3X0eiqcT4S1anOqPTYNnZgGgD6aJLAQCkQI6iXLvdIa-RAKGAapqedd6FDc5Qf_9uj-zF130cT1HGleuFbQtRxqXFZD0b6SXWR3Q-lVtaxlFp77vVYA181AlFl4KxeKliv0BSDisCKjC1UbAH/s3000/3-20240315_095632%20Air%20Conditioner%20Cleaning%20Buckets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="3000" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5y9Rz_CTnjcpFJoCLJZmv2A-WUpG1WjPB6atS-i_9nv3X0eiqcT4S1anOqPTYNnZgGgD6aJLAQCkQI6iXLvdIa-RAKGAapqedd6FDc5Qf_9uj-zF130cT1HGleuFbQtRxqXFZD0b6SXWR3Q-lVtaxlFp77vVYA181AlFl4KxeKliv0BSDisCKjC1UbAH/w400-h299/3-20240315_095632%20Air%20Conditioner%20Cleaning%20Buckets.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They wrap a blue specially designed bag around the indoor AC
unit to contain and capture the cleaning water. The clear plastic drain shows
how dirty the water is at first. The technician cleaned until the draining
water ran clear. Watch the video below to see this in action.</div></b><b style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLeZNCaaS9cv1KPyxhXK_B-SgXke2oyJAVKU_NNGA3qSNWv0SwMHQqwxogTB8LVwy8ZOp2rKjIEiWcFdU8jUvwewhCewnVWoFZopIy_CTbzhPyDoZJcHbRDKCqCcOglFR4GdMaF8ZS8rAkT-IYapIGGvNKJYTFvFHPJqQ2mYEFn0FhDdXbibfvQwBwjnD/s4000/5-20240315_102206%20Air%20Conditioner%20Cleaning-Dirty%20Water.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLeZNCaaS9cv1KPyxhXK_B-SgXke2oyJAVKU_NNGA3qSNWv0SwMHQqwxogTB8LVwy8ZOp2rKjIEiWcFdU8jUvwewhCewnVWoFZopIy_CTbzhPyDoZJcHbRDKCqCcOglFR4GdMaF8ZS8rAkT-IYapIGGvNKJYTFvFHPJqQ2mYEFn0FhDdXbibfvQwBwjnD/w400-h300/5-20240315_102206%20Air%20Conditioner%20Cleaning-Dirty%20Water.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: medium;">Spraying Sopy Water In, Draining Dirty Water Out</span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxLdQxDDHcYOypesAKNt88133Nb6PJUbgI4ZVe5gdFsTyJ-3fKaoJxfANmvjzZd9BJx8yHDdOdvPu5CYdn5aA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Watch This Video to See the AC Cleaning Process</b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>When I saw the dirty, draining water, I knew cleaning the
air conditioners once a year was not often enough. We'll start scheduling this
crew every six months. The next service will be around September before the high season
starts and the air conditioner service companies get too busy.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Not only will our indoor air quality be better, but I
suspect the units will function more efficiently, which may also lower our
electricity costs.</b> <b>See other tips at <a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2024/02/another-way-we-save-money-retiring-in.html" target="_blank">10 Ways We Reduce Our Electricity Usage and Save Money in Retirement</a>.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I appreciate all the Amazon reviews and ratings on my books. Thank you for this 5-Star review on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCMWMJL/" target="_blank">Retirement Before the Age of 59: Healthy Living in Mexico #2</a>, Miriam!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Inspirational and Informative!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I loved reading all of the details about what inspired Terry
and John to retire early in Mexico, and how they did it! Terry brings you along
with her on a heartfelt journey, detailing her career as a pharmacist, and how
she started so enthusiastic and energized to help people, which over the years
turned to dread as the industry and people themselves changed. It was wonderful
reading about the many places they visited, and the adventures and activities
they experienced over their many years of traveling in Mexico. I especially
loved learning more about Mexican culture, and how it differs (in many good
ways!) from American culture. I also enjoyed reading about the process they
employed to decide where to eventually retire in Mexico. If you're thinking
about moving from another country to live or retire in Mexico, this book is a
must-read!</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCMWMJL/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rGvGzsDQvcClT_5JdnFCGbauWHuXZ_S4b9KJe_Wkoj3xpT2Js9K4hEs81Jhb6OnfvFyYVWoGEzbpvU-K6Cn8C3D5cVdRZE51bwx5jg5j6SOjF7j6gAmADGsuqUy1Gc96S6paEuAm2qg5ObY7Rn_i63iARFKDqKCjYRqQ1ZJsGRDa4kHrilOCMFrbWEac/w400-h400/Retirement%20Kindle%20Promo%2007202016%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCMWMJL/" target="_blank">Retirement Before the Age of 59</a></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCMWMJL/" target="_blank">Healthy Living in Mexico #2</a></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">FREE</span> with KindleUnlimited!</b></i></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="1277" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3AVWb9IUTDlYLzQ5QmkMj5ul0HfW-HWzK8VEuiMj0mpaSdKpvcGM4qwgqI0JJNe5AOpRs1Q5PzQorr52jsF7M1LtJZe7w00D4tayBXWTQAaokuUIFgL73ODB25RobQBRTFF2wvIf13rJOQqXYxSbXPgrD9GLcX1sy2P5ZIeCO5LvqNveKLQVDx5szlDK/s320/Terry%20Blue%20Sparkles%20on%20Blue%20MC2C8482-Narrow.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Terry L Turrell, Author</a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Please follow me on my Amazon Author Page for book updates.</b></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Amazon.com Author Page</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Canada</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com.mx/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Mexico</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">The United Kingdom</a></b></span></div>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-48238320235105777952024-03-07T15:27:00.001-06:002024-03-07T15:32:47.890-06:00Pills, Pills, Pills! How Will We Find All of Our Medications in Mexico?<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHyl9Vs0uwQAx1VffOT_lh1XXJMCrcxiGC-ouYLPOeMtN8X-MqrII_b5PPZpLVNEfH-MXJSUd_vJKdwmIKl4uXrSuNOvMrt-AB6AGy_MR_jNcvQ7GiDmOyS2J-QeHT43KUp1UCWbGYyUSzQXJ4XG0N_5M28K9n8hPRFYMHiIkR2QqbkmOyqTq7JQVzLQz/s1080/2-20240305_162612%20Pills%20Pills%20Pills%201080X810p.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHyl9Vs0uwQAx1VffOT_lh1XXJMCrcxiGC-ouYLPOeMtN8X-MqrII_b5PPZpLVNEfH-MXJSUd_vJKdwmIKl4uXrSuNOvMrt-AB6AGy_MR_jNcvQ7GiDmOyS2J-QeHT43KUp1UCWbGYyUSzQXJ4XG0N_5M28K9n8hPRFYMHiIkR2QqbkmOyqTq7JQVzLQz/w400-h300/2-20240305_162612%20Pills%20Pills%20Pills%201080X810p.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">“<i>Dammit!</i> I already take thirty-eight pills a day!
They barely fit in my weekly pillboxes, and now I have to add one more each
day!”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is
an excerpt from my novel <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHN8PKZL" target="_blank">Mexico For Better or For Worse</a>. While the story of
expats Jake and Lindsay is fiction, it depicts many people's fears about moving
to Mexico permanently. One of the most common questions I receive is, "How
will I find the medication I need?" Jake and Lindsay discover that it's
possible in most cases. I hope you enjoy the story and learn some things about life as an expat in Mexico at the same time.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jake had the stock bottles for his vitamins, minerals,
including magnesium for restless legs and sleep, fish oil, CoQ10, and other
nutritional supplements, plus eight prescription medication bottles lined up in
an arch, a rainbow of colors, on the <i>Equipale</i> dining table on their
outdoor patio. His prescription meds included carbidopa/levodopa for
Parkinson’s, l-methylfolate to aid in depression and Parkinson’s disease, a
mood stabilizer and an antidepressant for bipolar disorder, one anti-cholesterol
med, one to relieve urinary difficulty, and one for acid reflux. He had no
desire ever to add another prescription medication to his regimen.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Zn5yBrrnQ5WOTAF4LLIhiReHirMGCqsmVHyp8UN2mXgYsEx1kc0ldDVcXdBFewnnuvprfu8NngB07iskxXD9NUH0OSej2Khxcu0Hx88Pglt8AUKFu9v8Qm6acF32mpUIClMt_aHI6kth2Ur2XplHFNAGjg9cVxfMJo7v-QP7HevLiphBHorREqlP36lZ/s1080/1-20240305_131242%20Pills%20Pills%20Pills%201080X713p.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1080" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Zn5yBrrnQ5WOTAF4LLIhiReHirMGCqsmVHyp8UN2mXgYsEx1kc0ldDVcXdBFewnnuvprfu8NngB07iskxXD9NUH0OSej2Khxcu0Hx88Pglt8AUKFu9v8Qm6acF32mpUIClMt_aHI6kth2Ur2XplHFNAGjg9cVxfMJo7v-QP7HevLiphBHorREqlP36lZ/w400-h264/1-20240305_131242%20Pills%20Pills%20Pills%201080X713p.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal">He faced the perfectly arranged bottles, labels turned
precisely toward him, with his two weekly pillboxes settled within the arch. He
had designed his routine for filling his pillboxes and never deviated so he
wouldn’t make a mistake. He popped open the lids of all twenty-eight
compartments and strapped a big pink rubber band around one week’s pillbox lids
to hold them open and out of his way and a large purple rubber band to hold
open the second week’s pillbox compartments. He flattened the wrinkled list of
medications and supplements beside the pillboxes for his reference—ready to
work. The scowl on his face made it clear he was annoyed about preparing his
next two-week supply of pills. He worked from the top of his list and did not
like to be interrupted once he started filling the boxes for fear of losing his
place.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“What are you adding?” Lindsay asked, leaning over to peer
at his Medication List.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Wellbutrin SR 150 mg. We bought this two months ago at the local
pharmacy so I could try it for two weeks instead of the Wellbutrin XL 300 mg we
brought from Arizona. It’s high time I use it and see how it makes me feel.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“That’s good. Hopefully, you won’t notice any difference.
Remember that you’ll take one of the 150 mg tablets with your morning pills at
around 9:00 AM, but you’ll take the second 150 mg dose in the early afternoon,
no later than 3:00, or it might keep you awake at night. It’s for your
depression and gives you energy during the day. So, you won’t put a tablet into
your evening box.” Lindsay thought, <i>I explained this to Jake in April when
he bought the Wellbutrin 150 mg, but he doesn’t remember two months later.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“How will I remember to take it in the middle of the day?
Why does this have to be so complicated?” Jake rested his forehead in his hand
and shook his head slowly from side to side. He looked overwhelmed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Any change in medication treatment or routine gets harder
for Jake each year.</i> <i>All I can do is try to keep it simple for him.</i>
She replied, “You have your phone alarm set for 3:00 so you can remember to
take your levodopa. You can take your Wellbutrin at the same time as your 3:00
carbidopa/levodopa dose.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“So that means I have to carry more pills in my pocket for
my 3:00 meds. It still means I’ll be taking <i>thirty-nine</i> pills each day
now! I<i> hate</i> it!”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“I know. I’m sorry, babe. Try to think of the
positive—Wellbutrin has been the best antidepressant you’ve ever taken, right?”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Definitely. In the twenty years that I’ve taken drugs for
depression, Wellbutrin was the first one that made me feel normal again.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“And levodopa has helped your Parkinson’s symptoms, right?”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Yeah, it has. Sorry I’m complaining. Thanks for your help
with this.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“It’s okay. So, after taking Wellbutrin 150 mg twice daily
for a couple of days, let me know how you feel. I don’t expect you’ll notice
any difference. The important thing is to remember to take that second dose no
later than 3:00. I think I’ll set my phone alarm for 3:00, too, so I can help
you remember to take it.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“It’ll be fine, I’m sure.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lindsay leaned over and gave Jake a hug and a kiss on his
cheek. “I love you,” she said with a smile.<o:p></o:p></p>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">“I love you, too. Now, don’t talk to me for the
next hour while I’m fixing my pillboxes. I have to concentrate.”</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>Read more in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHN8PKZL" target="_blank">Mexico For Better or For Worse: A Novel</a>. The eBook is available in all Amazon markets and is <span style="color: #783f04;">FREE</span> with <span style="color: #ffa400;">Kindle</span>Unlimited. The paperback is now available as well!</b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHN8PKZL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxzhkrdjLAcyMvygxXmhVRLCh9FQAaxJSijqAd6aWXRaAnwjlWbwtlEYXleRqmNmScSgNyefhEWHjuxegf6DsXK4xvvmV8NFpwL99_IlYpXU_glrwsXnI6gcEYjDz24HNCbuDHqPe48dPA3mmvPsl8i-5_kWXRjtga5f8Og-EhkOCVbKhYN0mY8Ere8My/w400-h266/3-1080X720p%20FB%20Mexico%20For%20Better%20or%20For%20Worse-%20eReader%203D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mexico-Better-Worse-Sickness-Health/dp/B0CLL6SYDV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1081" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYewJ1sCtiNoaN6XBSmztiIWmg_vDj17CwRE0cydSc4O_jnzlr_GsdBqwRsls3l-45A0ZENt8uFetp1bs2J2EOvSeHLHc3roQD9A9dr_NYlBW2STK2whpp4CmxG6K3xUHw_Yoxh-CgV0ULtZsP0EHJcJ81y2FNK8JoJWdO0Nx0dwdjcsCSrk_pWUakBsf7/w320-h400/Paperback%201350%20X1081%20Mexico%20For%20Better%20or%20For%20Worse%20Book%203D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHN8PKZL" target="_blank">Book 3 of 3 in the Series on Amazon.com</a></b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CHN8PKZL" target="_blank">Canada</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CHN8PKZL" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com.mx/dp/B0CHN8PKZL" target="_blank">Mexico</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CHN8PKZL" target="_blank">Australia</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="5141" data-original-width="3542" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWsbGh-m5kiNPtAVxQ6oNzGAyYU-jrH5F7pr_MgWyadi4cZi3zBWaQWSD48ce2TCI99-8aeameEH6nFjGYvQY6P137VeS8PpjeXPZgjag8bbfk5eGpVAWOoBVrLfjP1P0T4ikfsT9uxCnWVFGB-raFA2dMPqMl__WqwCsJ0QWUFFlptW2coW7SjuE-2Hy/s320/Terry%20Blue%20Sparkle%20with%20Black%20Door%20MC2C8494-Edit%20(2).jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank"><b>Terry L Turrell, Author</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank"><b>Amazon.com Author Page</b></a></div><b><span style="color: #800180;"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Amazon Canada Author Page</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com.mx/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Amazon Mexico Author Page</a></b></span></div></div>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-17566076248963041652024-03-03T14:28:00.001-06:002024-03-03T14:32:07.060-06:00We Love Having Two Homes Again--One a Motorhome! And a Book Promo📚<h3 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My <a href="https://mailchi.mp/38ad5bf6a889/february-2024-two-homes-again-love-rving-promo" target="_blank">Monthly Newsletter</a> Has Been Published!</span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/38ad5bf6a889/february-2024-two-homes-again-love-rving-promo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPvl85yejByOCG5DU13wS589UkBWEEhPHJidtwXC0AGyyskos-pq7uBVv3rfh3Ls8UkUvzvf3XV00wz_38jqTeABHdrlasWzbxjHLlPpIbVS5PmBeh2D8wkm2Dvj8S_yv1QQ4y9-xfVKuGbw7GMWhnWxZZMvZ1WwJjIVt27BsWGA4qLCIKGp1fsjfSdgh/w400-h300/2024-02-11%2017.37.43%20Jalisco%20Chalk%20Art.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="ES">Hola</span></i><span lang="ES"> from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, and La Pe</span><span lang="ES">ñ</span><span lang="ES">ita de
Jaltemba, Nayarit!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Jon and I enjoy having two homes again. Our Puerto Vallarta
Condo is still our primary home, and we love it. There’s so much to do in PV,
such as touring the <b><a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2024/02/madonnari-puerto-vallarta-2024.html" target="_blank">Madonnari Puerto Vallarta 2024 International Chalk Art Festival</a>.</b> If you missed that article, you can view it <b><a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2024/02/madonnari-puerto-vallarta-2024.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Our second home is a <i>casa rodante</i>, a motorhome. We
parked our rig in an RV Park on the beach in La Peñita in October, shortly after
we purchased it in México. We spend a week or two there each month. The three towns
along the Bay of Jaltemba provide a peaceful break from the big city, over an
hour north of Puerto Vallarta. What a nice contrast the two places are!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Read more <a href="https://mailchi.mp/38ad5bf6a889/february-2024-two-homes-again-love-rving-promo" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Book 2 of 3<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088QS36Q2" target="_blank">Pickle Jar Test: A Novel</a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>A Special eBook Sale!</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088QS36Q2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltrjBlG6Re_lcXf5rVXFI9sHiEhFG0wODW5DWTefqkGULeElblVPhrxGw_Cwi7WK6w07H3KhQWVs9BFOz3yNJszZ-60oEl-vxlRo5Wh-iSJkGbaAeTdtOELrFaeQN735bqtNtiD3RyGfT4SNuSiSVCCibMcr3VvzAYlXNbJO7KhAgeIU0hFKhjjbYzF3M/w266-h400/terrylturrell1--FB%201350X900p%20Pickle%20Jar%20Test%20Final%20Cover.jpg" width="266" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>For a Few Days!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088QS36Q2" target="_blank">Amazon.com $0.99</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Available in Paperback, Too</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2634" data-original-width="3511" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HhaUWAvsQDZ2peWlqN_jHRgiw1mEeF2iOLnBRVnfwikJE6MzGkHIrDqv_Ybx6VzQKr7RCvqrRvQcPzBWyX9vhlEd6USnfAzi2VyVciMqhE0QSKDdIIyHHK81yC9S9ismdBV1oEYw1dkRSLuGLDbL2tLoC_L4U_TibIlYwViKZX2dgGqZ9dWj8IPXhOtb/s320/Terry%20Blue%20Sparkle%20with%20Black%20Door%20MC2C8494-Cropped%20Landscape.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Terry L Turrell, Author</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Amazon Author Page</a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-37210063979062570672024-02-25T17:36:00.002-06:002024-02-26T17:09:01.492-06:00What's That Awful Smell in the 2005 Motorhome We Bought in Mexico?<h3 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzqwloPhJkEXWCsCLmOo3dHvyZdYtX0tIRSj3WHH0nPsV3GsmRgexXVM2-Ssnv31bvj2ZEADVRFaLyUcX1CSElOMnE5XQm-LReFKcgGVMPplxtoYBcFpDNLsQCajYGKWkYN6ki9r_1DgVh9M_W_46cNCbbZPmkbmX4pOsyugiT2qUOgzCJd9gKI0N8HwA/s3000/1-20231111_161552%20%20Little%20Rigs%20RV%20Park%20Plants%20and%20RV%20and%20chairs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzqwloPhJkEXWCsCLmOo3dHvyZdYtX0tIRSj3WHH0nPsV3GsmRgexXVM2-Ssnv31bvj2ZEADVRFaLyUcX1CSElOMnE5XQm-LReFKcgGVMPplxtoYBcFpDNLsQCajYGKWkYN6ki9r_1DgVh9M_W_46cNCbbZPmkbmX4pOsyugiT2qUOgzCJd9gKI0N8HwA/w400-h300/1-20231111_161552%20%20Little%20Rigs%20RV%20Park%20Plants%20and%20RV%20and%20chairs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The Bedroom Reeks!</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jon and I wanted a project, and we got one—more than
we bargained for! When we bought our 2005 Minnie Winnie, we had no idea how
many issues had been disguised. We keep reminding ourselves that we purchased
it for a reasonable price.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">October 1, 2023:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> Soon
after we brought the RV home to Little Rigs RV Park in La </span>Peñita de Jaltemba, Nayarit, we realized the cat urine
smell was overwhelming. I spot-cleaned the carpet and treated it with an entire
bottle of Nature's Miracle Spot and Odor Remover, an enzymatic neutralizer. A
month later, I repeated the entire process. It wasn't going to work!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUBrgnXSFf2fIJZsasRW2ziPUWVE0ojXQ9o9YpiAWhouEKsLlYWcbhebR7BKIpOnEzPd7LJxydI8ZuJlvTLCOdNT7xmBp762pYDnyc-IqjDCwsrW7tI4Sm61QPqPg3ENYRU7_-h_qDnciBZZcsUm71RYFpmiKxqrbLfgYB4VLNU21G146Pd4lamb4usRj/s4000/2-20231108_121125%20Cat%20Urine%20Neutralizer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUBrgnXSFf2fIJZsasRW2ziPUWVE0ojXQ9o9YpiAWhouEKsLlYWcbhebR7BKIpOnEzPd7LJxydI8ZuJlvTLCOdNT7xmBp762pYDnyc-IqjDCwsrW7tI4Sm61QPqPg3ENYRU7_-h_qDnciBZZcsUm71RYFpmiKxqrbLfgYB4VLNU21G146Pd4lamb4usRj/w300-h400/2-20231108_121125%20Cat%20Urine%20Neutralizer.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Two Bottles of Nature's Miracle Wasn't Enough</b></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">November 9, 2023:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> So,
we tore most of the carpet and padding out. </span>I cut out and removed the bulk of the stinky mess, and Jon used a razor
blade to trim under the bed and closet.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlU9zz_LVQ-_8fo6cBaPyRq7wRUjlMoT_m7rdjsQFsHe_thcykOHWaOc-lpz-regJsBSnjCW-XICkvvJ59XBn3mm8f1N09AWHH2QqVo_TRwzN29A28tTNTcgiMrlYc_lwF2GA1FB0ElzkWbL52fWNpNdOatkXz0TrPsXqAMRjM8Wo4zEjhUde_LC-zRMs/s4000/3A-20231108_134929%20Tearing%20Out%20Carpet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlU9zz_LVQ-_8fo6cBaPyRq7wRUjlMoT_m7rdjsQFsHe_thcykOHWaOc-lpz-regJsBSnjCW-XICkvvJ59XBn3mm8f1N09AWHH2QqVo_TRwzN29A28tTNTcgiMrlYc_lwF2GA1FB0ElzkWbL52fWNpNdOatkXz0TrPsXqAMRjM8Wo4zEjhUde_LC-zRMs/w300-h400/3A-20231108_134929%20Tearing%20Out%20Carpet.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKMxCtOM90cZItr-oGnkPdhviHBbuIV8cDQrvzVEzoqd3jMZW9-HysjQ0plocKZXlx1uOJB_ye_ozSVW6S-G_FC9tmWNJzjhzwtSroGaiYeQub1ug1ddy_WsoIFYUMdQKnxdyyVnhjFvoNXTBummZky0xMy7HFpu06n5fMrlJDCyh_VMGiIr5E8qBBzpG/s4000/3-20231110_125651%20Tearing%20Out%20Carpet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKMxCtOM90cZItr-oGnkPdhviHBbuIV8cDQrvzVEzoqd3jMZW9-HysjQ0plocKZXlx1uOJB_ye_ozSVW6S-G_FC9tmWNJzjhzwtSroGaiYeQub1ug1ddy_WsoIFYUMdQKnxdyyVnhjFvoNXTBummZky0xMy7HFpu06n5fMrlJDCyh_VMGiIr5E8qBBzpG/w300-h400/3-20231110_125651%20Tearing%20Out%20Carpet.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Cutting the Carpet Out of the RV Bedroom</b></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Luckily, the bathroom vinyl had been run
under part of the carpet, preventing the urine from soaking into too much of
the plywood floor. I cleaned the vinyl and wood floor with a <i>Fabuloso</i>
solution<span style="line-height: 107%;">—that </span>works for disinfecting everything in Mexico, right? It helped get the filth
out.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIeWLPLeWvsjFHIx44eQw_KeVT-YneYNlhhkcE-UwQl72xAnvpNwbKciUtvGHUWAqErRGXqqnQ0pX2-NWcB-ohggvYYa8eYZZ8MJcajqaB8LgGjqGpTFG33aSpOFWZX-rslTioCyi8fG-Jur5OXMJglzN9p2mWa9xwaQzDO8uJe0SG3vIes5zhybr0zpg/s4000/20231108_134937%20RV%20Carpet%20Removal%20Beside%20Bed%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIeWLPLeWvsjFHIx44eQw_KeVT-YneYNlhhkcE-UwQl72xAnvpNwbKciUtvGHUWAqErRGXqqnQ0pX2-NWcB-ohggvYYa8eYZZ8MJcajqaB8LgGjqGpTFG33aSpOFWZX-rslTioCyi8fG-Jur5OXMJglzN9p2mWa9xwaQzDO8uJe0SG3vIes5zhybr0zpg/w300-h400/20231108_134937%20RV%20Carpet%20Removal%20Beside%20Bed%20.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Dirt and Urine Under the Carpet Before <i>Fabuloso</i></b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After it dried, I threw two area rugs on the bare plywood floor. That would work until we could finish the prep work and install new
vinyl planks that look like wood—Dream Wood by DuraPiso from Home Depot. Whew,
the odor is 95% gone! FOR THE MOMENT…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Time for a shower and
some pool time!</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkjdOUW643_Es2YIKcStUasgVmXSTKoS7RLCBHfB-VTZBPzhejwhil5fMFtGYULmeJPBvW8ytkrxqY8RIQwe-a713gGZs96eCEMBGyJLQNvoZFwwuvWZxnxXJLDqw1xS5bHoEegc_dgS21GzQVCN8-KbwWpP96fC41ITh8zJYvU2mA4evCEUUdBH7Cvry/s3650/6-Terry%20in%20Pool%2020231001_170147.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2463" data-original-width="3650" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkjdOUW643_Es2YIKcStUasgVmXSTKoS7RLCBHfB-VTZBPzhejwhil5fMFtGYULmeJPBvW8ytkrxqY8RIQwe-a713gGZs96eCEMBGyJLQNvoZFwwuvWZxnxXJLDqw1xS5bHoEegc_dgS21GzQVCN8-KbwWpP96fC41ITh8zJYvU2mA4evCEUUdBH7Cvry/w400-h270/6-Terry%20in%20Pool%2020231001_170147.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJxnRamssBfksSB1JHHlAOvZ-Wd-gD3GmEgVYSXQLmCGkMj1McnHRyXVLA8y52yN3t9qmCld9bnhY1to8lY8mj1CKwo-UCxc976VTDXuIR7PUAAp3H_bBzhebqcqoHu6FCjnh4ANsonPWLXsvzR7-MSt-sH2MHLd2ROlxIYSyPpUogw9ul7MPIbg0hvlH/s4000/6A%20Jon%20in%20Pool%2020231001_170614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJxnRamssBfksSB1JHHlAOvZ-Wd-gD3GmEgVYSXQLmCGkMj1McnHRyXVLA8y52yN3t9qmCld9bnhY1to8lY8mj1CKwo-UCxc976VTDXuIR7PUAAp3H_bBzhebqcqoHu6FCjnh4ANsonPWLXsvzR7-MSt-sH2MHLd2ROlxIYSyPpUogw9ul7MPIbg0hvlH/w400-h300/6A%20Jon%20in%20Pool%2020231001_170614.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">Pool Time at Little Rig RV Park, La P<span style="text-align: left;">eñita</span></b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">December 5, 2023:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> The
smell was back! We decided to paint the floor with the Behr paint from Home
Depot to seal in the odor. It took me three days to mask-tape the edges and then paint and seal the
bedroom floor in the motorhome. No more cat urine smell</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">😄</span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">. It is ready for
Jonathan to install the vinyl plank flooring! OR SO WE THOUGHT…</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOMh_UDn2HZhWzSVbCT7jGcun9zdL9Y80MU3nAZZxvYKpRv6fOomgGF3DhPlNDwHYoqIdLxqmkdow6gCk3sl_2meRa41z-B-2vmR1w28TkV9f7NB7sgo5Vn2iP4JoAk9lR0KlBEHsyYxH3EoPTrhmO4Ws2e_nxALdFQlnzBxxiZemrq1ZF_ZNEy-wFFrQ/s4000/6-Terry%20Painting%20motorhome%20floor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOMh_UDn2HZhWzSVbCT7jGcun9zdL9Y80MU3nAZZxvYKpRv6fOomgGF3DhPlNDwHYoqIdLxqmkdow6gCk3sl_2meRa41z-B-2vmR1w28TkV9f7NB7sgo5Vn2iP4JoAk9lR0KlBEHsyYxH3EoPTrhmO4Ws2e_nxALdFQlnzBxxiZemrq1ZF_ZNEy-wFFrQ/w300-h400/6-Terry%20Painting%20motorhome%20floor.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">I Painted Every Nook and Cranny of the Plywood</b></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>January
5, 2024:</b> Well, cr*p! Another lesson learned. That paint sure looked good on
the motorhome floor. But then, Jon discovered the adhesive we had purchased to
apply the vinyl plank flooring wouldn’t stick to the paint.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsb966Pi5aflNRMmc35fBvfyFFtlB7ug9tN5RIpKE_ZP8J5EAovXi2vE6ETOnKiITpBJx9r1vjKvAQ5I9syqOBbn3Ql103gmwCa-XjN4uP-sNP4CaUvNmfsle8RAnGGmyHqXteB7Dz_LiOdK-VMCyu7FzgOKSlZPesPK9Utst7CRUbJF0sise7Twz98nJR/s2000/7-Motorhome%20Floor%20Painted%2012-5-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsb966Pi5aflNRMmc35fBvfyFFtlB7ug9tN5RIpKE_ZP8J5EAovXi2vE6ETOnKiITpBJx9r1vjKvAQ5I9syqOBbn3Ql103gmwCa-XjN4uP-sNP4CaUvNmfsle8RAnGGmyHqXteB7Dz_LiOdK-VMCyu7FzgOKSlZPesPK9Utst7CRUbJF0sise7Twz98nJR/w300-h400/7-Motorhome%20Floor%20Painted%2012-5-23.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">The RV Bedroom Floor is Painted and Drying</b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So,
we started sanding it off. After one day of using sanding blocks, we walked to the
hardware store and bought an orbital sander. Getting enough of that
paint/primer off for good adhesion would take a lot of work. Why do we
always have to buy the best paint Home Depot carries?!😩 </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jon took another walk
to the hardware store to purchase 40-grit sandpaper, the roughest he could find. Oh well, our projects keep us busy and provide exercise.</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRP3fTRS2uDWJySBo1NWI5s4E7y2A19gF_rRi1Y-Q4-zJi6kAgzSz_p7l9D9dF6b21hTTSain5c7qP9ZiM37hmHz81x2wDvcPZYFmm3rxAK27liU1FfKqTNTUlbu3pfz-1muLQXEKaSlIohLuZRWdsqkI1OGo8U2r3x6zuBdGY4nF8aa31dDaDQSRNl8Yd/s4000/10-Jon%20Sanding%20RV%20Bedroom%20Floor%2020240105_173451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRP3fTRS2uDWJySBo1NWI5s4E7y2A19gF_rRi1Y-Q4-zJi6kAgzSz_p7l9D9dF6b21hTTSain5c7qP9ZiM37hmHz81x2wDvcPZYFmm3rxAK27liU1FfKqTNTUlbu3pfz-1muLQXEKaSlIohLuZRWdsqkI1OGo8U2r3x6zuBdGY4nF8aa31dDaDQSRNl8Yd/w300-h400/10-Jon%20Sanding%20RV%20Bedroom%20Floor%2020240105_173451.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Jon Using the Orbital Sander and 40-Grit Sandpaper</b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>January
18, 2024: </b>Yeah! We’ve finished sanding and filling holes in the motorhome’s
bedroom plywood floor! It’s all vacuumed, mopped, and drying. Time for us to
rest for a few weeks at our condo in Puerto Vallarta before we lay the new
vinyl plank flooring. That was a bear of a job🥵!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hM8ZLa5d2I_gJjtR2Bu4elAyH5Mu2N25Hi-Yfg8GGaEMSTDO7K-J3Vvjsr78iaAn72S6ciLVNQ-p_EHkJaxynMibhXhi7zkRe0k3jCx4HtcLnB6J77cJoIStlUbVePsEpfdRnCan_a8YT0tfeVd0kyRNpMbsZPbmsnuV4A2xLh3Js2ygAJ6Gu3H4kmHN/s2000/11-Puerto%20Vallarta%20Sunset%20From%20Cuates%20y%20Cuetes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hM8ZLa5d2I_gJjtR2Bu4elAyH5Mu2N25Hi-Yfg8GGaEMSTDO7K-J3Vvjsr78iaAn72S6ciLVNQ-p_EHkJaxynMibhXhi7zkRe0k3jCx4HtcLnB6J77cJoIStlUbVePsEpfdRnCan_a8YT0tfeVd0kyRNpMbsZPbmsnuV4A2xLh3Js2ygAJ6Gu3H4kmHN/w400-h300/11-Puerto%20Vallarta%20Sunset%20From%20Cuates%20y%20Cuetes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-size: medium;"><b>A Relaxing Dinner at Cuates y Cuetes in Puerto Vallarta</b></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>February
8, 2024: </b>We finally got the correct adhesive for our RV vinyl flooring
delivered from Amazon Mexico. It took a call to the Roberts company to learn that the
first two adhesives Home Depot sold us were wrong.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekqpR-uyjfb2Wdq0wnUEgJlMkBMd3sgrobvIDq_H6KBcEay983CdBmyrt3KvZseQg4tIL9Q5nKvGp_fUpmGVC50gVtptRYzR0TwRdiPPt6RK4SP6vwXXWLZ11Je6DETeEkKHUQB9nT_xGaRvD1tlZJdElAEBejT3isNrhTBWptSAVbi_LVkKEewh36q9Y/s2000/12-Roberts%20Universal%20Adhesive.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekqpR-uyjfb2Wdq0wnUEgJlMkBMd3sgrobvIDq_H6KBcEay983CdBmyrt3KvZseQg4tIL9Q5nKvGp_fUpmGVC50gVtptRYzR0TwRdiPPt6RK4SP6vwXXWLZ11Je6DETeEkKHUQB9nT_xGaRvD1tlZJdElAEBejT3isNrhTBWptSAVbi_LVkKEewh36q9Y/w400-h300/12-Roberts%20Universal%20Adhesive.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b>February
17, 2024:</b> Retirement for us means choosing our projects. Jonathan was happy
working on his yesterday while it rained. He cut about half of the pieces of
vinyl plank flooring for the RV bedroom. He’s doing a great job!<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysSQR7405RIykUt2xo4f9U2VLJDWVK2DcNoXAqMwCV_M1Nf7OqHuNNKbEU9QsYn5k1wGP35L6niE8q3fR9s7vR1YOhAS_Y_a35U4TzN9xbzVkYhi68jxVZpqTtI41WkF1PXNw18gcmKklC-dBzGOWFKaaCSWzHqcimts6Zm2TaxTWlmXtAZq82uxrajWl/s4000/20240226_124139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysSQR7405RIykUt2xo4f9U2VLJDWVK2DcNoXAqMwCV_M1Nf7OqHuNNKbEU9QsYn5k1wGP35L6niE8q3fR9s7vR1YOhAS_Y_a35U4TzN9xbzVkYhi68jxVZpqTtI41WkF1PXNw18gcmKklC-dBzGOWFKaaCSWzHqcimts6Zm2TaxTWlmXtAZq82uxrajWl/w400-h300/20240226_124139.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Dream Wood Vinyl Planks are 3 Feet Long and 1 Foot Wide</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQzfvREzfx_zeP_IavxUPeEBah1z4tJpSbo8awcld4S5RFG4bU_0dj98vMGga3JAf6RigfEJkbVaV6AxDBJe5Uty0QVb9qj4Ajy8_Cl6P3yQ9XQ-N2_ZiAgGNPe0fHej3HSJBysboq2pl98_a7j0sqi6Cbvz2fEMWOOrp95Kpg_HY2XCJYZog-tECcOqO/s4000/13-Jon%20Cutting%20Vinyl%20Plank%20Flooring%2020240216_155448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQzfvREzfx_zeP_IavxUPeEBah1z4tJpSbo8awcld4S5RFG4bU_0dj98vMGga3JAf6RigfEJkbVaV6AxDBJe5Uty0QVb9qj4Ajy8_Cl6P3yQ9XQ-N2_ZiAgGNPe0fHej3HSJBysboq2pl98_a7j0sqi6Cbvz2fEMWOOrp95Kpg_HY2XCJYZog-tECcOqO/w300-h400/13-Jon%20Cutting%20Vinyl%20Plank%20Flooring%2020240216_155448.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Jon Measuring and Cutting Vinyl Plank Flooring</b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Jon
has Parkinson’s disease, which has caused his muscles to weaken, including those in his eyes. He works
hard to keep in shape, but one frustration for him is that his eyesight has
deteriorated. He has to use a flashlight to see the fine measurements.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>February
21, 2024:</b> 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲
𝗼𝗳
𝘁𝗵𝗲
𝗣𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Jon cut and placed the last piece of the vinyl
plank flooring on the motorhome floor. Then, we numbered each of the eighteen sections
with a piece of blue tape in the order that he would glue them in. I took
photos of the numbered pieces so we could piece together the puzzle when it was
time to adhesive. We removed each of the sections and stacked them in reverse order.
Bare wood again, ready to adhesive it and lay the vinyl</span>—<i>mañana!</i><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8aqRrQsgj7avv73onPPkv-P8R79xwJqsq7ZzeLQa-3VM4FtwkJsaU00lq0K5NRbOGzTAc1-A6F1pUNAO9aoIDvOcr6_0sJ6ZuUdWzR95hAC1wuAnUaCvhh4x9rCbmmd9ClnTzj5N3CxBI9lrxDWs96yAZGuZddO7Mifl4_orx1IdvkNC15xM2yNOYWRhc/s4000/20240219_180407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8aqRrQsgj7avv73onPPkv-P8R79xwJqsq7ZzeLQa-3VM4FtwkJsaU00lq0K5NRbOGzTAc1-A6F1pUNAO9aoIDvOcr6_0sJ6ZuUdWzR95hAC1wuAnUaCvhh4x9rCbmmd9ClnTzj5N3CxBI9lrxDWs96yAZGuZddO7Mifl4_orx1IdvkNC15xM2yNOYWRhc/w300-h400/20240219_180407.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jon Finished Cutting the Complex Piece for the Corner</span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hGwxzwJp6QVWGBmoC0TAjMmtxoZTc1m7lNXbCznufNjLb0OQm1aqpmJXCXvtTD9e8abtfYAY7yEeq8NPnXHcAINpfByFr_S7K-dBWyF7YTRQMoqiLnEcPYnnDt6WCf8vRH7MyaP_L1lCiT0V3yXA6Xg2zkhn5SepJ_D-1ZBBj9MyQtvyJdX75V-pCDlU/s4000/20240220_123252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hGwxzwJp6QVWGBmoC0TAjMmtxoZTc1m7lNXbCznufNjLb0OQm1aqpmJXCXvtTD9e8abtfYAY7yEeq8NPnXHcAINpfByFr_S7K-dBWyF7YTRQMoqiLnEcPYnnDt6WCf8vRH7MyaP_L1lCiT0V3yXA6Xg2zkhn5SepJ_D-1ZBBj9MyQtvyJdX75V-pCDlU/w300-h400/20240220_123252.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">Each Piece is Numbered and Photographed Before Removing</b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
needed a day off to play. Dinner and rock ‘n’ roll music at <i>El Amigo Vargas</i>
on the beach in Rincon de Guyabitos was a nice change of pace.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENirq4hPBHQxy3Hel7uwKaB3R_Q5rGzedIBDNyHMzeA_CI-9nL88Pf6fCWo8lVAuicKWZrgYv9PZ7FMgYAe9P8U4JxEQn0ixydyVvSusCKO8qqyEXi5KjxdgSd8NjlB3k9I9vegyn_nkg6SLy-F17OpiDYVL4yS67jDy9lA0NLv8x6iAqpWfM538F4onT/s4000/20240221_162228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENirq4hPBHQxy3Hel7uwKaB3R_Q5rGzedIBDNyHMzeA_CI-9nL88Pf6fCWo8lVAuicKWZrgYv9PZ7FMgYAe9P8U4JxEQn0ixydyVvSusCKO8qqyEXi5KjxdgSd8NjlB3k9I9vegyn_nkg6SLy-F17OpiDYVL4yS67jDy9lA0NLv8x6iAqpWfM538F4onT/w400-h300/20240221_162228.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>February
22, 2024:</b> Jon started gluing the vinyl plank siding to the bare plywood. He
did it in three sections, dividing the job between several days. After spreading the adhesive in the space marked for five pieces, he waited the recommended twenty minutes and started installing the numbered sections according to the placement shown in the photos.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvD7Xg15SyxStpOjz7NSbDKZONF2hg-ZSU9xNfWwqOR61yxCAz3H1iThkqhDJ0KEJ_YuQ392CHuwj9rDzUJ3yw8JzsHreqVhq1NlrlVmSOcPAlk3chkmCUMihJv5mVkgf_zoyxy3HDNOGeIvz6DYB-YmVIDjxY-rz29TyBl5a9CmBhE4KAhKK7YweqTsQ2/s4000/20240222_132641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvD7Xg15SyxStpOjz7NSbDKZONF2hg-ZSU9xNfWwqOR61yxCAz3H1iThkqhDJ0KEJ_YuQ392CHuwj9rDzUJ3yw8JzsHreqVhq1NlrlVmSOcPAlk3chkmCUMihJv5mVkgf_zoyxy3HDNOGeIvz6DYB-YmVIDjxY-rz29TyBl5a9CmBhE4KAhKK7YweqTsQ2/w300-h400/20240222_132641.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-size: medium;"><b>Jon Spreading Adhesive with a Special Trowel</b></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0WgRitvwV7OPXB98kbWFQ7-jNIogdqR54gXCRx3YDluoAkAJ77DfzxhmCuemz2lcRpB_hB2X1aAA8WZ6E3yrVm7RyFYSGTFMGQLCybnzL7pod_-LtMCse6j7GrxS2ijZqQaWKswbmLbSrby5EgYEflq6jKFWuqnHxeXo21ffBDLY22I-nNHO9ik3GWZn/s4000/20240223_140239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0WgRitvwV7OPXB98kbWFQ7-jNIogdqR54gXCRx3YDluoAkAJ77DfzxhmCuemz2lcRpB_hB2X1aAA8WZ6E3yrVm7RyFYSGTFMGQLCybnzL7pod_-LtMCse6j7GrxS2ijZqQaWKswbmLbSrby5EgYEflq6jKFWuqnHxeXo21ffBDLY22I-nNHO9ik3GWZn/w300-h400/20240223_140239.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>February
24, 2024:</b> After a hard morning of gluing the second section of vinyl plank
flooring in the motorhome bedroom, we decided to take a day off and rest. We went
to play in the pool, now a comfortable 85°F. Jon loves pool volleyball with the
gang at the RV park! Then we walked to town for groceries and on to Avanti Restaurant for a
delicious salmon dinner.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsvWipm8MPKMOO2K6NAnvFRk1NvSX_XpBoGX1jd1aEjqLH_sz5vMQ41OPnTgzdzfsvK2gmVGJ-SUKBCpQ5K5f0bif1oWaEtolcX-9L5YvBeXUh3t2Jw8E6y5wvglXfT-X1tB5jSz6b2po90N2pmz5lulQFbuezshqJRCLvCrcaPjLDIxeMoCA50XAAnfz/s4000/14-Jon%20Playing%20Volleyball%2020240222_163707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsvWipm8MPKMOO2K6NAnvFRk1NvSX_XpBoGX1jd1aEjqLH_sz5vMQ41OPnTgzdzfsvK2gmVGJ-SUKBCpQ5K5f0bif1oWaEtolcX-9L5YvBeXUh3t2Jw8E6y5wvglXfT-X1tB5jSz6b2po90N2pmz5lulQFbuezshqJRCLvCrcaPjLDIxeMoCA50XAAnfz/w400-h300/14-Jon%20Playing%20Volleyball%2020240222_163707.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">Jon and Other RVers Playing Pool Volleyball</b></span></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>February
25, 2024:</b> Finished! Jon applied the last pieces of vinyl flooring, and we stripped the masking tape. All we have to do is clean the dried adhesive off the
floor using mineral spirits and then mop it clean. <span style="text-indent: 0in;">It looks great! And it smells good, too—no more
cat urine smell.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvx6ELqRUxGHy8-jfrjo5scW0RnizMA2FrfYQSLyD24TEWazpTG_voNbtWCC5Tf5pMrPfYqQtK5r4RhJJpRmEosYL4C3_hhEa_95yK0lIGHKNmzNfIgrKp6ZbFiVyszn7MtT-OYarfrSzff1vt4-EGhGFpgzQAtUU4C4phG6QYrBrFCAjrjJg3dVPltO3/s4000/16-Finished%20Vinyl%20Plank%20Flooring%2020240225_154137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvx6ELqRUxGHy8-jfrjo5scW0RnizMA2FrfYQSLyD24TEWazpTG_voNbtWCC5Tf5pMrPfYqQtK5r4RhJJpRmEosYL4C3_hhEa_95yK0lIGHKNmzNfIgrKp6ZbFiVyszn7MtT-OYarfrSzff1vt4-EGhGFpgzQAtUU4C4phG6QYrBrFCAjrjJg3dVPltO3/w300-h400/16-Finished%20Vinyl%20Plank%20Flooring%2020240225_154137.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Installed Dream Wood Vinyl Plank Flooring</b></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Installing
vinyl plank flooring in the motorhome bedroom was a good project for mental and physical well-being, though difficult. I told
Jon that I hope the next one he chooses is a lot easier. His Parkinson’s
disease slows his progress, but he doesn’t let it stop him! He reminded
me that I chose that project when I hacked the first hunk out of the carpet. We
agree it was worth the work, though we learned a lot of lessons.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>To read about <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1HBRPGZ" target="_blank">More Lessons Learned</a>, check out the latest in my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078MRHQLQ" target="_blank">Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexico</a> book series, available in all Amazon markets. In Canada, see it <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B078MRHQLQ" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1HBRPGZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="465" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PCD2_frNmxmvZPc1zamYXY1dJ9cFqd6aI-ZI4bjetbZQb1U-5pgNZKmrh708Gga5icpHxhEjgHycZPJLhHJs1MRjlGGvaHVEb3Rhqz-Xyb6FpjFJp5IqFfCqxYYdXM3QSWc29sUKiU_XFVjmomwoMfFIq26Xzppg5pgzWTTgrTyf1FpaXB6oB3-DdKbJ/w253-h400/1-More%20Lessons%20Learned-Cover%202021-12-20%20Cropped.png" width="253" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://eepurl.com/cPPJo5" name="_Hlk133243191" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I invite you to SIGN UP for my <i>Healthy Living
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I hope you enjoy this amazing art as much as I did! If you are in Puerto Vallarta this week, take a stroll through the Plaza de Armas to see this gallery on the grounds.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIE5-qZrOCEUCQyuodewV6F8p3_DJkW4OllRdb3df9Fj7UiP7VJQyIHE_eeVb_Z2P-cgDi-IybcrDFTHRxtz7c68fTrgqiSqMmrlC6Rz5Jd0tzyL007kvYmEVTdABU8m-f_QXP7zTmV5YTncrPIy5mysrqjtUXlVg2xT6ND_E3ogRbzQD8qfUbYMVy8_bI/s4608/2024-02-11%2017.45.35Chalk%20Art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIE5-qZrOCEUCQyuodewV6F8p3_DJkW4OllRdb3df9Fj7UiP7VJQyIHE_eeVb_Z2P-cgDi-IybcrDFTHRxtz7c68fTrgqiSqMmrlC6Rz5Jd0tzyL007kvYmEVTdABU8m-f_QXP7zTmV5YTncrPIy5mysrqjtUXlVg2xT6ND_E3ogRbzQD8qfUbYMVy8_bI/s320/2024-02-11%2017.45.35Chalk%20Art.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Sunday Afternoon</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I wonder who the winners will be... Many pesos will be awarded!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QwHu4SkQmYFb4r53L8E3md2kDB9o8Xo4ZIWtURhWFVjM6V23tuc1YckSQuFlYFBeuR6q7umMtbzTx2WHCl67itcMD5H1yI8eLxymnnGZpyiozrkqSIwgH4E7E8yXCv9o-DFwDjBWj7_6w3lgUAl4tdHZR2qdHMRRYhuD2kZ4qmC-BMEnhe90ekg9prCh/s4000/20240210_164531%20Art%20Walk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QwHu4SkQmYFb4r53L8E3md2kDB9o8Xo4ZIWtURhWFVjM6V23tuc1YckSQuFlYFBeuR6q7umMtbzTx2WHCl67itcMD5H1yI8eLxymnnGZpyiozrkqSIwgH4E7E8yXCv9o-DFwDjBWj7_6w3lgUAl4tdHZR2qdHMRRYhuD2kZ4qmC-BMEnhe90ekg9prCh/s320/20240210_164531%20Art%20Walk.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Saturday</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">Sunday</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">A Few More of My Favorites</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYtJTglNn4hzAqogbWgUCAnEMH6egr2kPOpSpL8QGt3IIYe55RpLvVbWL3JWZMQK4Or3YYjnExqmSUJlfJWw4CnsU1LuCMoAdhDm4dZOQZVqRV-l7t6C0h_BV2jZz-iaOHvdLVq-FwJjjDtwEfBl8JM9NOS7aai7YceZ9WtI9Ia8Lz-X7S6K5ipCCERSr/s4608/2024-02-11%2018.03.12Chalk%20Art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b>$0.</b><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝟵𝟵</span> <span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝗳𝗼𝗿</span> <span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝗮</span> <span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝗙𝗲𝘄</span> <span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲</span> <span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀</span>!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: large; line-height: 19.26px;"> </span><b><span style="color: #800180;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07D1RJKNK" style="color: #222288; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.478px;">£</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.478px;">0.99 in The United Kingdom until Feb. 13</span></a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><o:p></o:p></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D1RJKNK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNtJ0hAm_ZVc6AwbHeKMqJs4Gy6pQe43fodGldXg6SVC9DMcXXmJYXvhY-WB9uQA3smOL9-GONgtsxW5XnT93PMBnZOn-zC9ED00eEcrez-tMoUZJF4Jlcr4FPF3oZuMeOILXpAVTIJa1YnlozxXohhVqfa5Wn9uMcOzQw956QjSWStrDaIGfg6gzDs07/s320/1-Just%20Another%20Manic%20Moment%20Cover%201152p%20X%20720p.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">The First in a Series of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHNC6HQD" target="_blank">3 Novels</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHNC6HQD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyWamdDENJZlTBfysYepvZNxQTK6RGLvGZVQZba72e_b4NN0ezMwvTCMrxgmmZ3jpd4VUm7-BN24DHaMA7CHgbAmmpJdMhgHQQKWj8H6AKOHGroSr3PHDaTHsobnmLBVVNyNMnstWHeZ1ir0gyne3sEkexM7byr0bBvMAPvWi6EtaRvmWfJelByy1weSP/w400-h400/1A-3%20Covers%203D-Square%20for%20A+%202000pX200p%20Paradise%20Top%20Crises%20below-Best.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="1277" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighliOaGxrpw3AFyAfvF2cDZh57W1vV11iKoUBo1PqhIqv7Btqzfu3SQ8VLFhhGOO4jdGwUGNg4nnBwToEY7ChqrNaWgeI8P_vvgEd1KGAe70YSrp5Tblp6MRM1HrXnwEE8LNsbHG1K1iTxZgL6ebRZ554PytVsN33uIN3PvolNhYVp6GVstMYYTKMBs7O/s320/Terry%20Blue%20Sparkles%20on%20Blue%20MC2C8482-Narrow.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Terry L Turrell, Author</a></b></span></div></div></div>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-22294560149469509482024-02-10T13:32:00.013-06:002024-02-29T15:29:38.827-06:00Guadalajara Pharmacy is Our Favorite Again!<h3 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">What Happened?</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiNofaufvX5sEs9YHis3Bok_JDrGMHIQDQQR7y7L4If9SfO11tTTVIsaaHle8ht_y23uLuVEZZh6sDksoIEqBpkH3Nf2AyWYZB_tu1DPHH4gK66lVsdhTajZU_DejJC25K7CAB3GirRNCXV0bsBWHpParHjjXDpxVOylT-9RS6HnbBesYFpJ5K30tsnTz/s3000/20240206_164720%20Guadalajara%20Pharmacy%20Order.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2238" data-original-width="3000" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiNofaufvX5sEs9YHis3Bok_JDrGMHIQDQQR7y7L4If9SfO11tTTVIsaaHle8ht_y23uLuVEZZh6sDksoIEqBpkH3Nf2AyWYZB_tu1DPHH4gK66lVsdhTajZU_DejJC25K7CAB3GirRNCXV0bsBWHpParHjjXDpxVOylT-9RS6HnbBesYFpJ5K30tsnTz/w400-h299/20240206_164720%20Guadalajara%20Pharmacy%20Order.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Our Home Delivery This Week from <i>Farmacia Guadalajara</i></b></span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><i>Farmacia Guadalajara</i> has been our favorite pharmacy for
years—until last year. Their inventory and prices are usually the best we can
find. And they deliver to our home within two hours. In the past, we ordered and paid
online with our OXXO Spin Visa card. A small delivery charge of 20 pesos was added.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Then, about a year ago, they stopped accepting our Spin by
OXXO Visa card for payment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iafCDVTXtCzChVBZa_pTJ85RZiTM3r4IfUEIvbC6u-QBii2YgKHhwjRmKRorX9RiBDfxWWrh576rOfv0XozOycE5c3lDdjGkv3SIVSmNRN1D7MWCEZ2DqAtWyaBkAuk7yOBJ9PL694LIaJ0vEjnlYHPX9ZCgOoPXjPz7f6Wd82NYaKfuNejaiVKYTH0g/s1970/Spin%20Card%20Front-cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1970" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3iafCDVTXtCzChVBZa_pTJ85RZiTM3r4IfUEIvbC6u-QBii2YgKHhwjRmKRorX9RiBDfxWWrh576rOfv0XozOycE5c3lDdjGkv3SIVSmNRN1D7MWCEZ2DqAtWyaBkAuk7yOBJ9PL694LIaJ0vEjnlYHPX9ZCgOoPXjPz7f6Wd82NYaKfuNejaiVKYTH0g/s320/Spin%20Card%20Front-cropped.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">My Spin my Oxxo Visa Card has Many Uses</span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">This week, Jon decided to try ordering from Guadalajara Pharmacy again, and this
time, after several failed attempts, the website accepted payment with the Spin
by OXXO Visa! We were excited—and for multiple reasons.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><b>It Saves Us Time!</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;">We can see online if they have our
medication in stock. We don’t have to take a trip to the store only to find out
they don’t have it that day.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><b>Medication Home Delivery Minimizes Exposure to Illness</b>.
<span style="font-weight: normal;">The lines at the pharmacy can be long at times. When we go to a store, I listen
to people coughing around us and realize viruses can be easily spread there.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><b>We Can Compare Prices Online Before Ordering.</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;">We
check their prices against our other online pharmacies, including Klyns,
<i>Farmacia Especializada</i>, and even <i>La Comer</i>. <i>Farmacia Guadalajara</i> usually has the
best prices.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2022/08/a-spin-debit-card-by-oxxobetter-for-us.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1640" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LtQ8kyEZpXGgxPVEBDrtKWvUAVUNH2urBjFnxy8bedk_zHKwUM6kcq7Q6hmwcnCsVi-tZIiS56s3kp8_3-uWMwA7Mdrvaau6O0xCUrRthjn5gN6P7pwjLq27Lh8OwrRqo-V_F9GXmmz7X9Vry-n3hZYlP96QgzGLWh0f4-32lNADeK27ZrnKNO5XUW_1/s320/Screenshot%202022-08-26%20Spin%20by%20Oxxo.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We’re excited that we can order from Guadalajara
Pharmacy now! We can order online, pay with our Spin by OXXO Visa card, and
receive our order within two hours (usually). Read about more uses for the <a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2022/08/a-spin-debit-card-by-oxxobetter-for-us.html" target="_blank">Spin by OXXO Visa card HERE</a>.</span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">FREE with Kindle Unlimited!</span></h3></span></div></h3><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D1RJKNK" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math";">𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁</span> <span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math";">𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math";">𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math";">𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁</span>:
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math";">𝗔</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math";">𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D1RJKNK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJfT1m6K9GZOL5hzTpMPD32Rm9Yo39l_OhF9Azc2-hyh_9QQdeRwMqonj_ZHN2EW294wMctEA_L68gvPm-_KDkaen8s2RlngH7uXsV5DpvhsIXErKynX-FLI9gYLyguvP7m_yDRolaQoY2k-f3nFA2DJwHRyGxHSwetJFxn4kE4HMW8lTt4ZT-uvbvAQS/w250-h400/1-Just%20Another%20Manic%20Moment%20New%20Cover%209-14-23%20Version_1.jpg" width="250" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Would escaping their stressful lifestyle and moving to
México give Jake and Lindsay the new start their relationship needed?</i> Read more <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D1RJKNK" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large;"><b>Thank you for reading my books and blog articles. Please leave a rating on Amazon if you like my novels and non-fiction stories about our <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078MRHQLQ" target="_blank">Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexico</a>.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Terry L Turrell, Author</a></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="909" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtKLeW1vSb_WdBhodGkp5dQeJq7fxlr2ylPwgmhWSPoHt3ox5nDIAqSJ60XfBgZlvxywvwM35oQaX1m7hi442QSNTE5oCGpKAONyfao_jf23Z4Ru12KxRiX4qYCmFtbdy8s-XpFggz1AA1c8_qJD4PawXzQOPNlJaiHkjATtxXg86T3QTcN3dpXkXB6A2/s320/2018-02-09%20Terry%20Before%20Rhythms%20of%20the%20Night.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></p></span></div>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-13746172787807817862024-02-03T11:57:00.007-06:002024-02-03T15:10:06.735-06:0010 Ways We Reduce Our Electricity Usage and Save Money in Retirement<h3 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Our Two-Month Electric Bill Was Low!</span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmqAO13o7lfp8yl0rEPFnkPYhWLIJvG77BKG_LgG5DwMR6GChQ8RsOhCiwEYK5OkJzhRhIA36Vfm7dv8PPBA_M9cC5BMDaK7d8kSvf7Qh7JZghj5U6U5zeZ8J-hb4P83QFsEXsTahCN5OvFKJURko8i_BdUMOkMzD-qHYTQuYFKMeDd8QFlfQy74lWL9e/s887/CFE%20Bill%20January%202024%202%20months%20thru%20Jan%2024-cropped.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="887" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmqAO13o7lfp8yl0rEPFnkPYhWLIJvG77BKG_LgG5DwMR6GChQ8RsOhCiwEYK5OkJzhRhIA36Vfm7dv8PPBA_M9cC5BMDaK7d8kSvf7Qh7JZghj5U6U5zeZ8J-hb4P83QFsEXsTahCN5OvFKJURko8i_BdUMOkMzD-qHYTQuYFKMeDd8QFlfQy74lWL9e/s320/CFE%20Bill%20January%202024%202%20months%20thru%20Jan%2024-cropped.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">890 pesos is $26 US per Month for Electricity!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">(And, Yes, We Use Air Conditioning Some Every Day)</b></span></div><div><br /></div><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">We live in
Mexico year-round, traveling periodically. The cost of living here is lower
than in the United States. But we still have to take steps to control our
costs.</span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>How do we keep our electricity costs down </b><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">in
our 1200-square-foot condo</span></b><b>? Here's a list of 10 ways we reduce our kilowatt-hour usage.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">1.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></b><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">New
Minisplit AC Units: </b><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Two years
ago, we replaced all three six-year-old conditioners with LG Dual Inverter
minisplits. Those super-efficient units decreased our kilowatt-hour usage significantly.<b>
</b>The initial investment is already paying for itself.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIkDN4T2gnctlOCIE-wi6RWfbtfzmIe4cKu8N8W5VTTvTFhPi4MyhGXNPKGHr7WRpGBu_NA7BZiYhRbPAhSel9c32asbkO39kfRzeuM8gQMxTJjfK35FVuklyZztFGf_3GkhywJW3jofw8Zkgcf9kgo5WCblpVCg67Frj1MGv-TIw7LN7HRPSb-WT77wZ/s4608/2021-10-04%2010.12.45%20New%20mini-split%20installation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIkDN4T2gnctlOCIE-wi6RWfbtfzmIe4cKu8N8W5VTTvTFhPi4MyhGXNPKGHr7WRpGBu_NA7BZiYhRbPAhSel9c32asbkO39kfRzeuM8gQMxTJjfK35FVuklyZztFGf_3GkhywJW3jofw8Zkgcf9kgo5WCblpVCg67Frj1MGv-TIw7LN7HRPSb-WT77wZ/w400-h300/2021-10-04%2010.12.45%20New%20mini-split%20installation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Installation of a New LG Dual Inverter AC in the Bedroom</b></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaPBjY2VlgTWiUXaDx4jrOSBbeOqU85rpCy-jwu9tEgwFXZrY_WpcqIma2DdSYGWOqljzpYVjYbmgvRmdy3NadGMwbzxCUSwxvNDDpbq_Y3RTdQlYfx7HYMYg2QRQYBa47RFddGkVGFyAt-gsaVgSwWK60Z25nHaKSdjwwuc9H-4iz8HxRlzZis0iKa90/s4608/2021-10-04%2010.40.15Outside%20Unit%20of%20Minisplit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaPBjY2VlgTWiUXaDx4jrOSBbeOqU85rpCy-jwu9tEgwFXZrY_WpcqIma2DdSYGWOqljzpYVjYbmgvRmdy3NadGMwbzxCUSwxvNDDpbq_Y3RTdQlYfx7HYMYg2QRQYBa47RFddGkVGFyAt-gsaVgSwWK60Z25nHaKSdjwwuc9H-4iz8HxRlzZis0iKa90/w400-h300/2021-10-04%2010.40.15Outside%20Unit%20of%20Minisplit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span><span>The C</span></span><span style="color: #040c28; text-align: left;">ompressor Unit</span><span style="color: #040c28; text-align: left;"> </span><span> was Installed Outside the Building</span></b></span></div><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">2.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Adapt to Higher Temperatures:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> We set
our air conditioner thermostat settings to 25°C (77°F) or 26°C (78.8°F), depending
on the room. Or we turn them off depending on the month and time of day. We
usually turn on the living room/kitchen AC for a few hours in the afternoon and
the main bedroom AC at night.</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 107%;">3.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Change All Lightbulbs to LEDs:</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> This
makes a significant difference in our electricity usage. The initial cost of LED bulbs is higher, but well worth the investment. You will see the impact in <b>number 10 below</b>.</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> 4.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Open All Windows in the Morning to Cool the Condo.</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> Close
the windows once the inside temperature reaches 77°F.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> 5.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Close All Curtains or Shades When the Direct
Sun Hits the Windows.</span></b></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> This reduces the heat gain inside the condo unit,
decreasing the AC usage.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">6.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">No Heater is Needed Here. </span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Our condo
is well-insulated, partly due to concrete construction and Thermopane windows.<b>
</b>The lowest tropical winter temperatures at night in Puerto Vallarta are
55°F (13°C), but the inside temperature rarely gets below 72°F. If we’re cold at
night, we add a blanket to the bed. During cool mornings, we wear warmer clothing
until it’s warm enough to put on shorts and take off the sweatshirt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> 7.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Range, Water Heater, and Clothes Dryer
Run Off Gas. </span></b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Gas is more efficient than electricity. This
expense is included in our HOA Dues.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"> 8.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Dishwasher is a GE Profile.</span></b></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> It is a
certified Energy Star dishwasher, which is efficient with electricity and
water.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">9.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Turn
the AC Thermostat Setting to 28 (82°F) When We Take a Trip. </b>The air conditioner runs occasionally and
helps lower the humidity in our condo, reducing mildew.</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOzyAghltvPcplTXyZOsNqnxcKa5xwQnozumutk47b-9JuiQy5lt1lznpmAclsp_glZr6v6gIXE3VraaxhGrUKbp6kHCiDZAwjZKIMN4N8oVZxd9FPVAKn2jO-XkPTtE6mET6SBfRU_yc4fta__vR90aELiKOQZcD76l6W1vCBFuyqShbxxhjloO6bgfr/s826/CFE%20Bill%20January%202024%202%20months%20thru%20Jan%2024%203%20Tiers.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="826" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOzyAghltvPcplTXyZOsNqnxcKa5xwQnozumutk47b-9JuiQy5lt1lznpmAclsp_glZr6v6gIXE3VraaxhGrUKbp6kHCiDZAwjZKIMN4N8oVZxd9FPVAKn2jO-XkPTtE6mET6SBfRU_yc4fta__vR90aELiKOQZcD76l6W1vCBFuyqShbxxhjloO6bgfr/w400-h143/CFE%20Bill%20January%202024%202%20months%20thru%20Jan%2024%203%20Tiers.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">The CFE Bill Section That Shows Electricity Usage</b></span></div><br /><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">10. Stay
out of Tier 3 in CFE’s Electricity Usage. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Tier 3 is called <b><i>Excedente</i></b>, which
means excess use. Once your electricity usage reaches Tier 3, the kilowatt hour
(kWh) price <b><i>triples</i></b> to 3.607 pesos per KWH.</span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;">We’re thrilled
that we kept our <i>Excedente</i> usage to 102 KWH for the two-month billing period
from November 23, 2023 through January 24, 2024. $26 US per month helps keep us
within our budget! See more at <b><a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2021/12/our-monthly-budget-living-full-time-in.html" target="_blank">OUR MONTHLY BUDGET LIVING FULL-TIME IN PUERTO VALLARTA—More Expensive Than Sayulita?</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Read more in my five <span style="color: #783f04;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078MRHQLQ" target="_blank">Healthy Living in Mexico eBooks</a></span> about
our last ten years as we traveled in and moved to this beautiful country. Available in all Amazon markets. FREE with KindleUnlimited.</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078MRHQLQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3799" data-original-width="5849" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0NK9jYSJ7mODCWtwf6ZvtUYHeL3ggI4VwDnzI_N7MqLwkFZOmwNXNqnkRkKETReG_3pQQUX5jCQzaGmztHFuJ0y2JyyL-68-JksprJporpk4UNU5mSDNFrLb8PayTRw8Our87sY_z2JJoGqRbfOaI3QvzGYkqAPaJvNWmteSs-nii_vrUxaAzpjzYRia/w400-h260/1AAAA-Healthy%20Living%20in%20Mexico%205-Book%20Series%20Cropped.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you missed my last newsletter, you can see it and Sign Up at </span><a href="https://mailchi.mp/67764d77a16f/january-2024-happy-new-year-lessons-ebook-sale" style="font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">Happy New Year, Lessons Learned, and eBook Sale</a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I invite you to follow my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTerryLTurrell" target="_blank">Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexico Facebook</a> page.</b></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/67764d77a16f/january-2024-happy-new-year-lessons-ebook-sale" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="1214" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7efmLHGB0o_5tHfzlHHED9wKhDuLQ_q4-0Tp6Nbp-LLj3bDH95AjYolxB6xhT5ELTQ4TX7jKilOCQ1Bw6bstDbkjqK_Lz_wayyjmIwrfgvfV6I_jmVt5EGzKtTQWWV4AM5B9x9WMoJUM7bDE5jNSbLAKVYahaAQIgMziWKtO24w77OOLV3wWcgohj3mAV/w400-h124/HL&TinM%20Newsletter%20Header%20Better.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b> Cheers!</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Terry L Turrell, Author</a></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2024/01/celebrating-our-2024-social-security.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Akl1fhuyR8FaIXU3c8rhUI2fTUK9jv6jm1qd0TAt9Eqgre2xOdDsW4N6H_pR9GTBBoUDKia5seFwAxMfwvcmcdp1zSM7YEOoMCMd5fZXHOfjyhcCBvG5j_X4wuPTPlAA1Xj2tYijQnr8BqI-0Yxw4UXhSPVPJuyPnOhEPtpBfCLswSTHK8XGHB5tZq1U/w400-h300/20240126_181615%20Jon%20and%20Terry%20at%20Serrano's%20Grill.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2024/01/celebrating-our-2024-social-security.html" style="background-color: #cfe2f3;" target="_blank">Terry and Jon Celebrating in Puerto Vallarta</a></b></span></span></div>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-55927578361312272212024-01-29T11:50:00.000-06:002024-01-29T11:51:28.524-06:00Happy New Year, Surprising Lessons Learned😲, and An eBook Sale<h3 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Happy New Year! <i>¡Feliz Año Nuevo!</i></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbbgI8J-VtAHHBnrTqxoG_Ib3BMmdDP5AxaP_ZFufJy4tehHVmA04o1_zLSTuiVIxOI7f85UvCNRX1MIlnACEN-1mDMtLLt7zLmfdgQDM4cWzx6FPgyKQEsJTkUQE3MGYMmmkUpnqDmwdOg0133n0EgBucUaG-yB5i2UETR985bkYzn2q5i4-Uw5JV_Q6/s1877/1A-20231208_193042%20Fireworks%20INST%20Happy%20New%20Year%202024%203072p%20X%202048p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1877" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbbgI8J-VtAHHBnrTqxoG_Ib3BMmdDP5AxaP_ZFufJy4tehHVmA04o1_zLSTuiVIxOI7f85UvCNRX1MIlnACEN-1mDMtLLt7zLmfdgQDM4cWzx6FPgyKQEsJTkUQE3MGYMmmkUpnqDmwdOg0133n0EgBucUaG-yB5i2UETR985bkYzn2q5i4-Uw5JV_Q6/w400-h400/1A-20231208_193042%20Fireworks%20INST%20Happy%20New%20Year%202024%203072p%20X%202048p.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>We’re learning lessons this month—again. Maybe 2024 will be our
“Surprising Lessons Learned as Expats in Mexico” year. Maybe there <i>will</i> be an eBook #6.</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1HBRPGZ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="1200" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLKdyBgrr5jtibotGAzpTQoIsHbVEsrHCLXVILO2l2O9B3QeQraGai36122B9zJEd_uvVDDgtcBkMgy6ojFkFICkQIP5UJ20yEKitNprtbPQQzayIkjxxYJLyaJPtekLYemBsoAHMDC1OgmcUhHeqseqjJA7xN8VMaSWu0knMwH-vp1CRlMT9D1DpW69H/w400-h328/Tablet%20View%20Expats%20in%20Mexico%20Surprising%20Lessons%20Cropped%201200%20X981.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">One surprising lesson was that we’ve grown to like La Peñita
de Jaltemba, Nayarit, more than we expected</span>. Each month, we spend a week in La
Peñita in our motorhome. Surprisingly, our enjoyment of the fishing village and
our RV grows. Then, when we return to Puerto Vallarta, the contrast makes us
love our condo life even more. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeMbcCrSdA-Q-8iAvOWKx2hyiXQj_TZwSroIGUZc21XBD3WuRwJAM2-Ri5mKBLBMDhYsB8xD8qnB9Gj7Q8VTRRtCQIft_qkZmQ-bxbmwmlhCgceXdb59DfmIM1DHTToHjbBYzg4wOha2x1IKkvCazR6dGyrLIA3EfNhfZLHtoLyS9c6X-5u1kV24l3ds2/s4000/20240112_130400%20Green%20Flag%20La%20Penita.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeMbcCrSdA-Q-8iAvOWKx2hyiXQj_TZwSroIGUZc21XBD3WuRwJAM2-Ri5mKBLBMDhYsB8xD8qnB9Gj7Q8VTRRtCQIft_qkZmQ-bxbmwmlhCgceXdb59DfmIM1DHTToHjbBYzg4wOha2x1IKkvCazR6dGyrLIA3EfNhfZLHtoLyS9c6X-5u1kV24l3ds2/w400-h300/20240112_130400%20Green%20Flag%20La%20Penita.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">La Penita de Jaltemba Beach and Coral Island</b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>You might like to read my latest article, <a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2024/01/our-tour-of-la-penita-de-jaltemba.html" target="_blank">Our Tour of La Penita de Jaltemba, Nayarit While Walking to Breakfast, Shopping, and Errands</a>: We See So Much While Walking Downtown and Back Home!</b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfnmQC4ABwgGbYtaRUfGZPGo49o3fVUIUU_VzbVuRa511nBRmOx6hOE9wuwQ9Pva97acExqTJLELA6M1m_iZQJvNouCRmayfpxCnmd_3SiulH6eBLDPuV1a_ANB_LreEzSzIJAADV0yX_4x7NohJwO920_1pTuMj9IZgBKt8z8Of0eB-mKJPC3_QjTPl-/s4000/12-Crossing%20Main%20Street%20in%20La%20Penita%2020240113_140933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfnmQC4ABwgGbYtaRUfGZPGo49o3fVUIUU_VzbVuRa511nBRmOx6hOE9wuwQ9Pva97acExqTJLELA6M1m_iZQJvNouCRmayfpxCnmd_3SiulH6eBLDPuV1a_ANB_LreEzSzIJAADV0yX_4x7NohJwO920_1pTuMj9IZgBKt8z8Of0eB-mKJPC3_QjTPl-/w400-h300/12-Crossing%20Main%20Street%20in%20La%20Penita%2020240113_140933.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">A View of La Penita Looking Toward the Ocean</b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #990000;">This month’s hardest lesson was that we never
should have painted the bedroom floor of our 2005 motorhome</span>. From
experience, we knew paint would seal a nasty cat urine smell into the wood
subfloor and eliminate it. It worked well! But that was when we installed
carpeting afterward.<br />
<br />
But this was different! We were going to install vinyl plank flooring in the RV
bedroom. Jon discovered through his online research that our <i>vinyl
adhesive would not stick to the paint</i>! So we had to sand it all off. That
Home Depot Behr paint/primer is very tough stuff! It took us five days
with an orbital sander, sanding blocks, and 40-grit sandpaper to
return that small area to bare plywood. It was good exercise—a
combination of yoga and mindfulness training!</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://mailchi.mp/67764d77a16f/january-2024-happy-new-year-lessons-ebook-sale" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JUGb_ag18ABkzVhMxJwIJIecjfe7id_kwA0DdPA06aAXp39AziPMu_tgWugSRwG36K4GsdCtF4L_53O3xUKuQyQ13Cx9EkSh2jOZ_V2Lg3Dvt31GSXK0exLoa_Wo3olYONQREZLsRiLfyJ_QEvcURtA2a3Vdda7mhjHK7wzAbbas0Flh8N2VZ_R-8b8F/w300-h400/2A-20240105_173451%20Jon%20Sanding%20RV%20Floor.jpg" width="300" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Jon Sanding the Paint Off of the RV Floor</span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Read more <a href="https://mailchi.mp/67764d77a16f/january-2024-happy-new-year-lessons-ebook-sale" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Thank you for reading my articles and books.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Don't miss this <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077ZQ59J6" target="_blank">99-cent eBook sale on Living in Mexico Lessons Learned</a>! 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Amazon Author Page</a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-34416360501555247252024-01-27T14:13:00.007-06:002024-01-28T10:55:17.607-06:00Celebrating Our 2024 Social Security Payment Increase in Puerto Vallarta<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">At Serrano's Grill and Vista</span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2xkXCZiQwvqeOlwag3HiD887uMUSN5rckSIR6LofQvayEwoJMmNLbGQrYnnB1BZgciKVUNdYgwgtyyZ2yz7caoyffU2EhhaDpVuV1QjfpREEB2uE2rLgLE0ZYaFjwgybZvEiXPwarrdPvC-c8IrIRF3Z_X29cPakmJDeioYpthPyCRW_W-wrnfiOy0sw/s4000/20240126_181615%20Jon%20and%20Terry%20at%20Serrano's%20Grill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2xkXCZiQwvqeOlwag3HiD887uMUSN5rckSIR6LofQvayEwoJMmNLbGQrYnnB1BZgciKVUNdYgwgtyyZ2yz7caoyffU2EhhaDpVuV1QjfpREEB2uE2rLgLE0ZYaFjwgybZvEiXPwarrdPvC-c8IrIRF3Z_X29cPakmJDeioYpthPyCRW_W-wrnfiOy0sw/w400-h300/20240126_181615%20Jon%20and%20Terry%20at%20Serrano's%20Grill.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dLRDaF6Uqk6f5nTCgswh8VNsLoVbOEt6eNDZrIxofi9CGcQMjBhfizpUjhyrARywfzbPAK42q8pyBT_VEUOnHKMOPHOPhxFpP8XZlRt0vKA4JzCX16k329kYPjqVUGMfvGKgytIWqMQs9l5qy3wSBrBtIqyK5ushamwQl0n0B0BKJWLpAQmp3l4CanH7/s4000/20240126_174957%20View%20From%20Serrano's%20Grill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dLRDaF6Uqk6f5nTCgswh8VNsLoVbOEt6eNDZrIxofi9CGcQMjBhfizpUjhyrARywfzbPAK42q8pyBT_VEUOnHKMOPHOPhxFpP8XZlRt0vKA4JzCX16k329kYPjqVUGMfvGKgytIWqMQs9l5qy3wSBrBtIqyK5ushamwQl0n0B0BKJWLpAQmp3l4CanH7/w400-h300/20240126_174957%20View%20From%20Serrano's%20Grill.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>View From Our Table Before Sunset</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80jqSs0GZfNlkoNzJQ3GEIyWOiKByrtAsCmnN7PrnGIoJl2TyKCoR72EKscDU8nUVCcPCdfIV0C2re5pUoR__zG_W7yXwWDHzcgillZzZgaOiAcN0BoNgDNWqEKGyYBSuZ8dTXsFkyBigVJjYDnXv_LToqaf7AUtQJF8-gPLkDUwwz7zybtv6AcUvVOBU/s3772/20240126_175307%20Jon%20at%20Serrano's%20Grill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2829" data-original-width="3772" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80jqSs0GZfNlkoNzJQ3GEIyWOiKByrtAsCmnN7PrnGIoJl2TyKCoR72EKscDU8nUVCcPCdfIV0C2re5pUoR__zG_W7yXwWDHzcgillZzZgaOiAcN0BoNgDNWqEKGyYBSuZ8dTXsFkyBigVJjYDnXv_LToqaf7AUtQJF8-gPLkDUwwz7zybtv6AcUvVOBU/w400-h300/20240126_175307%20Jon%20at%20Serrano's%20Grill.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Jon Toasting to Our 2024 Social Security Raise</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6vkbvXHdQpFYk-DhUY2XOKZIQsbkOw0S1iC8HwAD6kK4p3YC2ARFbzvAc5P1RvFmryfsty_0FvNqXe5LfHodngmG1cdMyvrbQpSJ5jRB92Gt4Tg5V-U0IZEAvtf3nkOZbNhz8DwJ23Y2mD3CWRpbsPPx23-nIQv9DabSzA6bgCf6l5cUsCq8S2zsbs6x/s4000/20240126_181634%20New%20York%20Steak%20and%20Salad%20at%20Serrano's%20Grill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6vkbvXHdQpFYk-DhUY2XOKZIQsbkOw0S1iC8HwAD6kK4p3YC2ARFbzvAc5P1RvFmryfsty_0FvNqXe5LfHodngmG1cdMyvrbQpSJ5jRB92Gt4Tg5V-U0IZEAvtf3nkOZbNhz8DwJ23Y2mD3CWRpbsPPx23-nIQv9DabSzA6bgCf6l5cUsCq8S2zsbs6x/w400-h300/20240126_181634%20New%20York%20Steak%20and%20Salad%20at%20Serrano's%20Grill.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>We Each Ordered a Delicious New York Steak and Salad</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbr9jBcWacc53ZagWqs3fDnwlARcx91MDT2JnrJ5ns5N78Uk_NL1uYwNDdf7kBPiZgcEA7tPrrBrqVlgHqhGH7F_0FfNoTHeUmhSzyoX7aVIfpLh7C4hqfhyphenhyphen5i56npwAh7JqGiK9CxGQOM4w7geosc8ww3uq_fchqy973Kjzy7OVk3l-yg8Dk78De1PY4/s1625/20240126_183838%20Sunset%20Through%20Pinnacle%20from%20Serranos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="1625" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbr9jBcWacc53ZagWqs3fDnwlARcx91MDT2JnrJ5ns5N78Uk_NL1uYwNDdf7kBPiZgcEA7tPrrBrqVlgHqhGH7F_0FfNoTHeUmhSzyoX7aVIfpLh7C4hqfhyphenhyphen5i56npwAh7JqGiK9CxGQOM4w7geosc8ww3uq_fchqy973Kjzy7OVk3l-yg8Dk78De1PY4/w400-h289/20240126_183838%20Sunset%20Through%20Pinnacle%20from%20Serranos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>What a View From our Table at Serrano's Grill!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>The Sun Shone Through Pinnacle's Sky Bar at Sunset</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0khNUGC1n-DpXc3sk86ZapgvYO4otsOvcU0JlmS2dpEY9CNrJw-7poMfBL3L_KsyCXx-cU1A0Ee3Rl3h2USJ62dCH6mAWNy9OUshdagJV9KNcZUiFpvRU__leOlN_Nr_x2oVMVnTEahhu4Z0plDrkGQ5dpgXEjN1suAvtXXYEgRbwXYPZ2O7VQyaqPl7/s3853/20240126_183853%20Pinnacle%20Sunset%20Photo%20from%20Serrano's.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2890" data-original-width="3853" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0khNUGC1n-DpXc3sk86ZapgvYO4otsOvcU0JlmS2dpEY9CNrJw-7poMfBL3L_KsyCXx-cU1A0Ee3Rl3h2USJ62dCH6mAWNy9OUshdagJV9KNcZUiFpvRU__leOlN_Nr_x2oVMVnTEahhu4Z0plDrkGQ5dpgXEjN1suAvtXXYEgRbwXYPZ2O7VQyaqPl7/w400-h300/20240126_183853%20Pinnacle%20Sunset%20Photo%20from%20Serrano's.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>We Love Living Here!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsEphzrrHwFXKB6_585CQT4qHuSKw_Ujy_VXizzqjNwte3-8-qPltbuDzfeEW0IhNDonVdg6LT0ebIR5pr74S-Ok69c9NzLacXogW1ShfiSBNkpucHaSX5cZA4_K13pV2a3XfmfV_v5Bz0r0skalhklzEX-YLEwWBESkg0QaLXNFXR5ixycd_Td9TSp3V/s4000/20240126_190900%20Cheesecake%20Dessert%20at%20Serrano's%20Grill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsEphzrrHwFXKB6_585CQT4qHuSKw_Ujy_VXizzqjNwte3-8-qPltbuDzfeEW0IhNDonVdg6LT0ebIR5pr74S-Ok69c9NzLacXogW1ShfiSBNkpucHaSX5cZA4_K13pV2a3XfmfV_v5Bz0r0skalhklzEX-YLEwWBESkg0QaLXNFXR5ixycd_Td9TSp3V/w400-h300/20240126_190900%20Cheesecake%20Dessert%20at%20Serrano's%20Grill.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>We Shared This Decadent Cheesecake</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ORKOhpT6JWVuLAGRl4Y9GNsMT0QaeOYrYRd6dLE547yf0XE2BQquBQoZ_SCG2nVGq2aj7hG2FCNsy1TrLrtfk4096aUAHV-n90MpRs0WzbVHOLAHZveM6OaIjA7zaUko2rVqiWHPnaIJQMEK3BRtkCDswLjHWY-pAHaXhsDDFdzx7FNSN4v1xe4cE9Vl/s4000/20240126_193617%20After%20Sunset%20from%20Serrano's%20Grill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ORKOhpT6JWVuLAGRl4Y9GNsMT0QaeOYrYRd6dLE547yf0XE2BQquBQoZ_SCG2nVGq2aj7hG2FCNsy1TrLrtfk4096aUAHV-n90MpRs0WzbVHOLAHZveM6OaIjA7zaUko2rVqiWHPnaIJQMEK3BRtkCDswLjHWY-pAHaXhsDDFdzx7FNSN4v1xe4cE9Vl/w400-h300/20240126_193617%20After%20Sunset%20from%20Serrano's%20Grill.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Our View of the Bay and Church After Sunset</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>From Serrano's Grill and Vista</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPWDfVTvcm6WTnYObx_7DJyvrKCqAYmFXo0n4mKm2NEVKWXmvh9RyunbvKIC8H0apq9BEGTFk-GYiyZLZTVz3Q32T60r03sAMfNnLkTGOFbFiLuuf05ZsKKJieLBRgVv7yEK2b902LuN45jk2hpEfdad0vFEYgrApZOc3QscFxkfKsFMU6lCv0iLOnlCZ/s3000/20240126_201214%20Sophie%20Waiting%20for%20Her%20New%20York%20Steak%20Treat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2257" data-original-width="3000" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPWDfVTvcm6WTnYObx_7DJyvrKCqAYmFXo0n4mKm2NEVKWXmvh9RyunbvKIC8H0apq9BEGTFk-GYiyZLZTVz3Q32T60r03sAMfNnLkTGOFbFiLuuf05ZsKKJieLBRgVv7yEK2b902LuN45jk2hpEfdad0vFEYgrApZOc3QscFxkfKsFMU6lCv0iLOnlCZ/w400-h301/20240126_201214%20Sophie%20Waiting%20for%20Her%20New%20York%20Steak%20Treat.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2256" data-original-width="3000" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMbo5Z96NO6M_xzBi_U50tMP7qpleDYv8lT88gPNNpDTj6RaKJehl9Xv7RcaRqaakxvUUzcFTu0WhCkUWaKtCWAglRs_PZfsmxUw928iZxNVb2INE6NvDThu0ff-poo2RaQBnhaCOG06tOhlAWQmklt82Lav5NHe1vrzeNisBAg0Ojz6l0tpjU9C5xBu4/w400-h301/1-%20Bougainvillea%2020240112_145739.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Our View as We Leave the RV Park, Our Home in La Penita</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxViB1pkR3TcRRop-knNYa6qK1kv7_bpNVDEyldFpYeKPbcuVOTzFOIHzhodOzLcRp3mZ7Phyphenhyphen-ceNvviqFJsH_Xa6ntZdDyQmMwqLOnmbJIz20iqboWJXz0YBPUpBPlyOXAF7iy5l7_iLKuItvfgY_eMqx7gqDOqgZsg5EPRxWEMGYGSK8HRbKwqMSciAJ/s4000/2-Rotary%20Bridge%20La%20Penita%2020240113_120320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxViB1pkR3TcRRop-knNYa6qK1kv7_bpNVDEyldFpYeKPbcuVOTzFOIHzhodOzLcRp3mZ7Phyphenhyphen-ceNvviqFJsH_Xa6ntZdDyQmMwqLOnmbJIz20iqboWJXz0YBPUpBPlyOXAF7iy5l7_iLKuItvfgY_eMqx7gqDOqgZsg5EPRxWEMGYGSK8HRbKwqMSciAJ/w300-h400/2-Rotary%20Bridge%20La%20Penita%2020240113_120320.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Crossing the Lagoon on the La Penita Rotary Club Bridge</b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVyvhSytMp3JIgPIPdEEdP4QEFjzgfqnWcgpFUidyrQMPUOvYbblDgD54dHM4PLZmZC7K6P5VdQ11ZsO5qZrtrmNFDj8OXOS11LmDkO1RrShgm3QVlb9lIJPy4dDBTLqlTBF28mv_BQZJ5m6JDC0gqeJE-j6a7KfD-KpiQsSqYnxJ8mmTwqyZwA50UmeV/s4000/4-%20La%20Penita%20Lagune%2020240113_120442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVyvhSytMp3JIgPIPdEEdP4QEFjzgfqnWcgpFUidyrQMPUOvYbblDgD54dHM4PLZmZC7K6P5VdQ11ZsO5qZrtrmNFDj8OXOS11LmDkO1RrShgm3QVlb9lIJPy4dDBTLqlTBF28mv_BQZJ5m6JDC0gqeJE-j6a7KfD-KpiQsSqYnxJ8mmTwqyZwA50UmeV/w300-h400/4-%20La%20Penita%20Lagune%2020240113_120442.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">The Lagoon May Break Through the Sandbar to the Ocean Soon</b></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXt6yWnH5_TnqEXAg6IQVmA1Fq9H9GH9LpyzqNSYB2B9VaAG6Fa4JykydkEVOAmzLG27D521_AfegnXmM4yZfNx_-DV5liSvBIfv2feZ7oKme5x27JXYTpSrGbDOixdpzWAPeUkYIorRmSR6b4vnTy8GhSqJiv2BUaBFiJPvbblyClQTvJg55gXfwhuobt/s4000/3-Refrigerator%20Grate%2020240113_120812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Don't Step on This Flimsy Grate!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3xhUbMJ5_IMvFTgA5GGXKbMrIP5_nPDXE9f311fpokhbW3Sxtqh1_YU4gVeikQDJZ0rCaPrnQYsH2Grulk8E4HKZtbdGW4ZpaYu4Aiy9XdbZ7dKMgmyx8EonidRc_N40iNdDtndDRtY8K7C1bAIs1SU8A2vpiFMQK5BeMgs2Ne0kWjZa1llNFPeL3UGg/s2592/5-20240113_121327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3xhUbMJ5_IMvFTgA5GGXKbMrIP5_nPDXE9f311fpokhbW3Sxtqh1_YU4gVeikQDJZ0rCaPrnQYsH2Grulk8E4HKZtbdGW4ZpaYu4Aiy9XdbZ7dKMgmyx8EonidRc_N40iNdDtndDRtY8K7C1bAIs1SU8A2vpiFMQK5BeMgs2Ne0kWjZa1llNFPeL3UGg/w400-h300/5-20240113_121327.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">A Stop At Our Favorite Grocery Store, Varillas</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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have one of these or similar "Explosive Gas and Carbon Monoxide Alarms" in your
condo, home, or RV? Have you tested it? If it screams when tested, does that mean it <i><u>really</u></i> works? Will it <i><u>actually</u></i> detect propane, butane, and carbon monoxide?</b></span></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>When we purchased our condo unit in Puerto Vallarta, we tested
our First Alert Gas/Carbon Monoxide alarm, located under the kitchen range, by
pushing the Test / Silence button. It set off a horrendous, alarming shriek. We
incorrectly assumed that it would detect these harmful, potentially fatal gases.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5CEdiND380TR9bHpvcg72JAaWJBo3Ymv4-5xq8dM843-Xt5uHpioB6Lr0Dty4U12n3H59UZQHmwt9v_QG_FiNYvDF3akzjKPoG8rzGUkxFzWkeGNWaporKJ2cjo9w33HC_8eHqjgDGJ1jyUU2Ohy47YaD_vbvieEfHvpkN7AOOUBu7jfAB78puoOtlhC/s2278/20231026_Gas%20CO%20Detector%20Close%20Up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="2278" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5CEdiND380TR9bHpvcg72JAaWJBo3Ymv4-5xq8dM843-Xt5uHpioB6Lr0Dty4U12n3H59UZQHmwt9v_QG_FiNYvDF3akzjKPoG8rzGUkxFzWkeGNWaporKJ2cjo9w33HC_8eHqjgDGJ1jyUU2Ohy47YaD_vbvieEfHvpkN7AOOUBu7jfAB78puoOtlhC/w400-h223/20231026_Gas%20CO%20Detector%20Close%20Up.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">It Even Said "Evacuate" on the Screen When Tested</b></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><p><b>We
inadvertently put that Gas (Propane) Detector to a <i><u>true test</u></i>. I turned a burner
on under a pot of water to cook spaghetti noodles. Then Jon and I went outside
with glasses of wine to throw the ball for Sophie while we waited for the water
to boil.</b></p></b></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Thirty minutes later, I went inside to check the pot of water.
The flame under the pan had blown out or had never lit, and the apartment was
FULL of propane gas! I could smell it, but the Gas Detector had not alerted us.
A single spark would have caused an explosion!</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I
turned the burner to the “OFF” position and immediately opened all windows and
doors. Then I turned on the exhaust fan over the range and went outside to wait
half an hour for the gas to clear—and my heart rate to slow.</b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Why? This Carbon Monoxide and Gas Alarm is defective.
The average life of an alarm/detector is five to seven years. Our condominium building
is seven years old, so it was past time to install a new alarm. Another lesson learned! </span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span><o:p></o:p></span></span>We
chose to install two new detectors/alarms.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Gas Detector</u></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Jon purchased a plug-in BITW Gas Detector from Amazon for our
condo unit. (LP Gas includes propane, butane, and methane.) It was Amazon’s Choice
in Mexico; you can see it at this link: <a href="https://www.amazon.com.mx/dp/B08M85TRDR">https://www.amazon.com.mx/dp/B08M85TRDR</a>.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1WZkN5AANusDV9c0uXG2cofK5ai5H_WjO9qoOQygZCnHSkrqSTsGwBdmlzv4f9AtAFJi57UBv9g9CZxfRt4hWX3z9KkCu7nbXwF1NKSW8hlKtoYY_Kdyh11dpz_0qP0B73xBTCqkJQuAvc5Wmd_nJd_y5fnDNf4E6xFJkDhzXbCz_lOiR7flPzDRxan_/s4000/20231229_172522%20Plug-In%20Gas%20Detector.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1WZkN5AANusDV9c0uXG2cofK5ai5H_WjO9qoOQygZCnHSkrqSTsGwBdmlzv4f9AtAFJi57UBv9g9CZxfRt4hWX3z9KkCu7nbXwF1NKSW8hlKtoYY_Kdyh11dpz_0qP0B73xBTCqkJQuAvc5Wmd_nJd_y5fnDNf4E6xFJkDhzXbCz_lOiR7flPzDRxan_/w300-h400/20231229_172522%20Plug-In%20Gas%20Detector.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Plug-In LP Gas Detector/Alarm</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Jon placed the Gas Detector at the lowest possible height to detect the propane in
our Puerto Vallarta condo, plugged into a low outlet near the kitchen. Now, could we trust
it to work? (Natural Gas rises, so gas detectors need to be placed higher in
that case. Follow the detector instructions for proper use.)</b></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Jon tested the alarm with a butane lighter. He held the tip
close to the sensor and held the lighter’s trigger just far enough to release
butane but not light. Immediately, the alarm shrieked, as shown in the video
below. Thankfully, it has a reset button on the right side to silence it—Sophie,
our Chihuahua, did not like that sound!</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We will test the gas detector in our motorhome next and install a new one if needed. But
it is necessary to use a battery-powered gas detector in RV’s</b></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxZomT3uv02VVzu5AxYdUdnX1OKgrmL1H4QXplAew541Mu6OwyE0DXppPqdRtNdEiCEt53LQkUPRT2g_7728g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Video of Jon Testing the Gas Detector/Alarm</b></span></span></div><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><u>Motorhome Propane Detector</u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8THpUt_gpmi0eoF_HTy4hvN24Q9q5pmvSEag6X5gS_uKzUDMoVpZLMKvdG0N2MVTCS-jn74n8UFpyzMferd8KiJscajuHK6N-r-BfYewEvQAxZUwoNrB8C2u7ji_jN2VErLoTXERF61WjZVhJdGMEGHy8BxAjJRayUZWiSRszzFGKKhAQlwWTedZda_2K/s4000/20240117_144529%20Jon%20Testing%20RV%20Propane%20detector.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8THpUt_gpmi0eoF_HTy4hvN24Q9q5pmvSEag6X5gS_uKzUDMoVpZLMKvdG0N2MVTCS-jn74n8UFpyzMferd8KiJscajuHK6N-r-BfYewEvQAxZUwoNrB8C2u7ji_jN2VErLoTXERF61WjZVhJdGMEGHy8BxAjJRayUZWiSRszzFGKKhAQlwWTedZda_2K/w400-h300/20240117_144529%20Jon%20Testing%20RV%20Propane%20detector.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Jon Testing the Motorhome Propane Detector</span></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Jon tested the gas/propane detector in our motorhome, and, no
surprise, it didn’t work. That propane sniffer should have been screaming with
a new lighter spewing butane next to it. Not a sound, as expected from the old
detector. Our Minnie Winnie is a 2005 model so that gas detector is probably
almost twenty years old. It’s time to replace it. However, it is necessary to
use a battery-powered gas detector in RVs. Jon has already ordered a new one
from Amazon.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><u>First Alert Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Detector</u></b></p></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzwl7eZMXGD_u8lpyFgQST3hy0oLEosLtJWE7JfoMe0QqT1FEkTrky1QOOpa8QdaL8MD-7THf9KHeSlC_QeM5qTRS8SOP0ihFCv8Io9FGbjJDwz4Sc-AkCB-h-PAaOvmsjldwZ9M1AGqzRsVhL_wY8IhR3ULp_i0fX9ZnOZS-3u1wplVywH8941ohsr3A/s3498/1-20231230_141335%20First%20Alert%20Smoke%20Carbon%20Monoxide%20Detector.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3498" data-original-width="2624" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzwl7eZMXGD_u8lpyFgQST3hy0oLEosLtJWE7JfoMe0QqT1FEkTrky1QOOpa8QdaL8MD-7THf9KHeSlC_QeM5qTRS8SOP0ihFCv8Io9FGbjJDwz4Sc-AkCB-h-PAaOvmsjldwZ9M1AGqzRsVhL_wY8IhR3ULp_i0fX9ZnOZS-3u1wplVywH8941ohsr3A/w300-h400/1-20231230_141335%20First%20Alert%20Smoke%20Carbon%20Monoxide%20Detector.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Installed on the Hallway Wall Near the Ceiling</b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Our condominium did not have a single Smoke Detector inside
the unit. There is one outside our front door in the common area, but that’s
not close enough! Does it even work?</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We ordered two First Alert Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms from
Amazon. Jon installed one on the condo hallway wall near the ceiling around the
corner from the kitchen. He replaced the old alarm in our motorhome with the
second one.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We recommend using First Alert detectors as we have found them
to be very reliable, but they need replacing periodically. Always remember to
carefully read the packaging on any detector before purchasing. Home Depot
carries them, but some only detect smoke, not carbon monoxide.</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Don't Forget a Fire Extinguisher!</u></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bm7TWpyc2EwKif2FUO3UZti5TEM7CvMwf0F4C41C9QwQB9PVIG2aCnz7dFCJz9C8n4O6sQ_e8DDdjYCSgY80knWRuXcGUB2w4cH0T2j-LN4AslT5eHJZxPZZVmaayYOZ2rD_ifPTwel-bIAHnuNbgMl1pcRkBOvkG0LVjGM_gDouBNvrUYLTNA8NM41F/s4000/IMG_20231222_113704%20Fire%20Extinguisher.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bm7TWpyc2EwKif2FUO3UZti5TEM7CvMwf0F4C41C9QwQB9PVIG2aCnz7dFCJz9C8n4O6sQ_e8DDdjYCSgY80knWRuXcGUB2w4cH0T2j-LN4AslT5eHJZxPZZVmaayYOZ2rD_ifPTwel-bIAHnuNbgMl1pcRkBOvkG0LVjGM_gDouBNvrUYLTNA8NM41F/w300-h400/IMG_20231222_113704%20Fire%20Extinguisher.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Our ABC Fire Extinguisher Under the Kitchen Sink</b></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>It is also important to keep a fire extinguisher on hand. We
recommend the AB&C class extinguishers as they put out ordinary combustible,
flammable liquids, and electrical fires. Fire extinguishers should be replaced
every five years or as recommended in the instructions. (Home Depot carries these.)</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Stay Safe and Happy New Year!</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Please read more about expat life in Mexico in my novels, FREE to download on Amazon worldwide with KindleUnlimited. Here's a nice review I received recently:</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk154759625"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math";">𝑨</span> </a><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒚</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆</span>,
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚</span>,
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒂𝒏𝒅</span> <span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒕𝒉𝒆</span> <span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒍𝒆</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆</span>,
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒕𝒉𝒆</span> <span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍</span>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓</span>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHNC6HQD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7ZNEDMZKPoJlIByu_C633F_aeiYoEdL_sYINdb3RNSEZu0MOZIVS_hL-wAPjlcpNEKM1CUVOuyEfPigSN7Qq7VE3HzhjtTW6ECau1trtgrlF1yd0w75OrTu3Pzwdr_dYxZI7PK7r84emIOMWRQNmLkl3r26F0O4SgIR5ZSKfFv6ukBdT6CxOBovoXbEO/w400-h400/1A-3%20Covers%203D-Square%20Instagram%201080X1080p%20Paradise%20Top%20Crises%20below-Best.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHNC6HQD" target="_blank">In Sickness and In Health 3-Novel Series</a></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><a href="http://eepurl.com/cPPJo5" name="_Hlk133243191" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>I invite you to SIGN UP for my <i>Healthy Living
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To read my December 2023 newsletter, click <a href="https://mailchi.mp/9ca888f4258e/december-2023-feliz-navidad-terry-and-jon-ebook-sale?fbclid=IwAR3zdk74Me8jSCJ8N1q0JSoTOuGDh4m-HhSPMvAuBCk3xXXOeNsWYGJLARc" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Don't miss the news about my <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHNC6HQD" target="_blank">In Sickness and In Health Novel series</a></span>! All three eBooks are on sale for a limited time only. Click <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHNC6HQD" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see more.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHNC6HQD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtx2hVjRzEtbidodlTsdQu1bt0BidusskYVA2mUqfTIqga3hR9lrIhQuS7YIMBpLP07wzT41W8xMKNeUfj2EffAqgxwGLXUYR7EE6gwlhyphenhyphenv9G8qM_g55Klxvm3x6IqqgkIbXxjpNp7enm5_2yQuxZjEGZsPbFpcQWOtBa1G4o99S6CtHUX_CLnhM0sLgw/w400-h400/1A-3%20Covers%203D-Square%20for%20A+%202000pX200p%20Paradise%20Top%20Crises%20below.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; color: #073763; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHNC6HQD" target="_blank">In Sickness and In Health Novels</a></span></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; line-height: 107%;">Thank you for reading and sharing my stories with your friends and family. Please leave a review on Amazon so others may find my books, too.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">¡</span></b><b>Feliz Navidad!</b></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Terry</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="5141" data-original-width="3542" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMGnZjjoj5YcMf1CJQpAcQfUNneNr6WPBbPoSgYeg3X13Q0BonPl501Fk_RQ0pMLItK5D9A02HQliH1cLJmwoN1tpSrDeO7Y1pyXSmLSJtA-35QfMIeSnBIxmhtsdApNNjuK4tzXxdAlFJlfGqyIHuOg0utn19pVlvbppYNARD84udmLL1GXYKpcGb09x/w138-h200/MC2C8494-Terry%20L%20Turrell%20Author.jpg" width="138" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Terry L Turrell, Author</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Amazon Author Page</a></span></b></div><p></p>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-9279659733753184652023-12-18T16:46:00.003-06:002023-12-18T16:47:18.083-06:005 Benefits of Living in Mexico Without a Car<h3 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9lm4xSR-Z-PO6yGDiL-IplQfHCr_Nq-TuOj0GIQSoewuHBn5hAFt4AU9hKhyphenhyphen1jQf4u29_Cljl2cD_38MqKJqsNLTrG7ipK-BiFGFeN37K5r4HBDxUNWtzEo-gw4hEA65Yo4elL-dD39lb3wpdzKL72LjQa4T8JLM616CdP_hcSxxfXUGbG95trC8C-k6/s3842/1-20231211_131953%20Christmas%20Tree%20on%20Malecon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2889" data-original-width="3842" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9lm4xSR-Z-PO6yGDiL-IplQfHCr_Nq-TuOj0GIQSoewuHBn5hAFt4AU9hKhyphenhyphen1jQf4u29_Cljl2cD_38MqKJqsNLTrG7ipK-BiFGFeN37K5r4HBDxUNWtzEo-gw4hEA65Yo4elL-dD39lb3wpdzKL72LjQa4T8JLM616CdP_hcSxxfXUGbG95trC8C-k6/w400-h301/1-20231211_131953%20Christmas%20Tree%20on%20Malecon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Walking Down the Puerto Vallarta Malecon</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">1.2 miles To <a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2022/07/massages-weekly-in-mexico-for-our.html" target="_blank">Aura Spa</a> for My Massage</span></span></div></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><u>1. "Running Errands" Gets Us Walking For Our Health</u></span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPgE4BgdXNygaX0KaLlXhj7RmtyxfXCbjIqUvN53LS8UIteJCC_vmEiubjKqNjKnBTgY9_IAhPc66iD9Lm1wFkqhWzcVBFrQ_hHDGFLC9x2mhIUMtg-BYTxwDMf0J0SbORhMX7FR-gio9t365MZwLLdO6jqRKtC8czYol1nwucSJE9DocyYh6UpktJKqS/s4000/2-20231125_123247%20Shopping%20for%20a%20Bedspread%20in%20Old%20Town%20PV.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPgE4BgdXNygaX0KaLlXhj7RmtyxfXCbjIqUvN53LS8UIteJCC_vmEiubjKqNjKnBTgY9_IAhPc66iD9Lm1wFkqhWzcVBFrQ_hHDGFLC9x2mhIUMtg-BYTxwDMf0J0SbORhMX7FR-gio9t365MZwLLdO6jqRKtC8czYol1nwucSJE9DocyYh6UpktJKqS/w400-h300/2-20231125_123247%20Shopping%20for%20a%20Bedspread%20in%20Old%20Town%20PV.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Shopping for a Bedspread Required a Lot of Walking </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">In Old Town Puerto Vallarta and La Penita to Find the "Right One"</b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgX6MyVTjv04qpRa6E9JWNqeFhyphenhyphen9vtFx_lajgB8SHx1yr6A3kRWY-1sp2b2-78KrHRJCFBKL-GqMaXHapXXePM7dqCDJ0Kjk0a5O99kh7-TJ_sOE-7EfDi5Q5k3fkbaIaaH-wOifKEnRK-HZDwKja102LI89c1bNICZnq43FDfWPPe9TZXZFSgyF269U8/s2840/6-20231215_121148%20Jon%20at%20Huarache%20Store%20getting%20Fanny%20Pack%20Bright.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="2110" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgX6MyVTjv04qpRa6E9JWNqeFhyphenhyphen9vtFx_lajgB8SHx1yr6A3kRWY-1sp2b2-78KrHRJCFBKL-GqMaXHapXXePM7dqCDJ0Kjk0a5O99kh7-TJ_sOE-7EfDi5Q5k3fkbaIaaH-wOifKEnRK-HZDwKja102LI89c1bNICZnq43FDfWPPe9TZXZFSgyF269U8/w298-h400/6-20231215_121148%20Jon%20at%20Huarache%20Store%20getting%20Fanny%20Pack%20Bright.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Walking to the Huarache Store in Old Town</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>To Pick Up Jon’s
Repaired Fanny Pack</b></span></span></div><p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><u>2. We
See So Much More and Discover New Places</u></span></span></h3><div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYZQlfiukYzL5OEPyGmc46MwXcDXNHG4_BxyJtEdkaI-roqATPZLB-rcnq16XHHeTCvkC6CS-NoBaGGaQ8TQ8XTJfIpdeYgj3tmJvmLAS5GyOyGZ37OUpmaGE6qYWoM-68GTt5VZ3JSLIeKpMCe2LpB88oSDRzfMp7wtO5jxqcsfrfrK820kXT7eCZ0VU/s4000/1-20231211_132155%20Train%20on%20Malecon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYZQlfiukYzL5OEPyGmc46MwXcDXNHG4_BxyJtEdkaI-roqATPZLB-rcnq16XHHeTCvkC6CS-NoBaGGaQ8TQ8XTJfIpdeYgj3tmJvmLAS5GyOyGZ37OUpmaGE6qYWoM-68GTt5VZ3JSLIeKpMCe2LpB88oSDRzfMp7wtO5jxqcsfrfrK820kXT7eCZ0VU/w400-h300/1-20231211_132155%20Train%20on%20Malecon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #f4cccc;">Christmas Decor on the Puerto Vallarta Malecon</b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhBo2t91aeCnpCRbj95cdbAZHnDlTUXBS_WXTaGxC7pFjoHg8lGWvzr0ZqFOZjX1QuNa97pFR69DjhAEFJM8pKq25xJAESoRJ___oYRvvyVvausiLaifeBJE3Ish3AoXCIac7KVRIHY1-YtF1ZkcqDpjL6UYMgHFcP9uf3RK-03ONQnxt-8FhH80LG94e/s4000/15-20231210_184243%20Muelle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhBo2t91aeCnpCRbj95cdbAZHnDlTUXBS_WXTaGxC7pFjoHg8lGWvzr0ZqFOZjX1QuNa97pFR69DjhAEFJM8pKq25xJAESoRJ___oYRvvyVvausiLaifeBJE3Ish3AoXCIac7KVRIHY1-YtF1ZkcqDpjL6UYMgHFcP9uf3RK-03ONQnxt-8FhH80LG94e/w300-h400/15-20231210_184243%20Muelle.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">The Puerto Vallarta Muelle (Pier) Lit Up</b></span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZw1zszwmqxHuImq319C7hueNxNdJm10WU_jGWPao0ela5MZ8leFQMsJ_S1Mxm0YMzEFnRE2vw5JmodUI4rFQw8oSTw-Veo2pymuIQsnWFZzCc11KdaiZA1fKjM5cRQzRRR3fcbnP1gpKzPfL2cXWx1LteFXuEJlK8Y8NkaCkxKWyKKvWm9WCC5W4sr5b/s4000/12-20231215_120350%20Tacos%20de%20Birria.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZw1zszwmqxHuImq319C7hueNxNdJm10WU_jGWPao0ela5MZ8leFQMsJ_S1Mxm0YMzEFnRE2vw5JmodUI4rFQw8oSTw-Veo2pymuIQsnWFZzCc11KdaiZA1fKjM5cRQzRRR3fcbnP1gpKzPfL2cXWx1LteFXuEJlK8Y8NkaCkxKWyKKvWm9WCC5W4sr5b/w400-h300/12-20231215_120350%20Tacos%20de%20Birria.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fce5cd;">Finding That Birria Taco Stand I've Been Wanting to Try</b></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> <u>3. </u></span></span><span style="line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><u>We Decrease Our Cost of Living by Eliminating Automobile Expenses (Initial Purchase, Fuel, Insurance, Upkeep)</u></span></span></h3><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmy3zy848gtQG6PRLePilyh0Occ-h5r4lQFFVLbYHqoKVmdhBgqO2fWmiLTHSwF2TbnOdNerVnE1AR-rv1SZbrfOglYOH_ZyVheBRhQ2IZsm2JPANYXWhQu56MPYlxYyz7IENLCvmxWY76eKDIfzOYqQIIlABRbFYLU7JCG6dcGNJ1kjSEfMUYEjc7-elz/s4000/5A-20231123_132223%20Bus%20to%20Vallarta%20Botanical%20Gardens.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmy3zy848gtQG6PRLePilyh0Occ-h5r4lQFFVLbYHqoKVmdhBgqO2fWmiLTHSwF2TbnOdNerVnE1AR-rv1SZbrfOglYOH_ZyVheBRhQ2IZsm2JPANYXWhQu56MPYlxYyz7IENLCvmxWY76eKDIfzOYqQIIlABRbFYLU7JCG6dcGNJ1kjSEfMUYEjc7-elz/w300-h400/5A-20231123_132223%20Bus%20to%20Vallarta%20Botanical%20Gardens.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Riding the Bus to Vallarta Botanical Garden</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Is 50 Pesos, Under $3.00 US Each Way</b></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QFjvd6bd3npuwnAX608GOB1rE_85IizJHHGLA6pmnlPyXPHPeadV5u250yIWWKO8ruAJzjp-DBkguvqRVJD1mhpww98oXSeEvehUytiWCTLp0aXf_ps25oT0ZYpTqxi3cDzO3ZJIG212GRFWlpoSrKURvJELcA1S-xx20RFzDHp_b8xF4iCzyncl-_7c/s4000/17-20231208_121610%20Christmas%20at%20the%20Mall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QFjvd6bd3npuwnAX608GOB1rE_85IizJHHGLA6pmnlPyXPHPeadV5u250yIWWKO8ruAJzjp-DBkguvqRVJD1mhpww98oXSeEvehUytiWCTLp0aXf_ps25oT0ZYpTqxi3cDzO3ZJIG212GRFWlpoSrKURvJELcA1S-xx20RFzDHp_b8xF4iCzyncl-_7c/w400-h300/17-20231208_121610%20Christmas%20at%20the%20Mall.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Uber to the Gallerias Vallarta Shopping Mall from Old Town</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Is 70 to 120 Pesos (Around $5.00 U.S) Each Way</b></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QfwvmWKOP68OlU7vvurR1dvD49bSKwIUyQPrtynaCPokFNajTwm5OvJg4w6ynV7fxtWoA_s7ElIJm4LSxSLbIfy8IcK2ViatWa6EbSd0_YfT8t9BCqcLRfLoCqv4WVQw9Hypmt7FMjfZCQl0vuWXc88Y4-M9u7S9OnJB5ZFGHTBL3XdzHo7B8ROegMiJ/s2306/18-20231218_132729%20City%20Bus%20Puerto%20Vallarta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2181" data-original-width="2306" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QfwvmWKOP68OlU7vvurR1dvD49bSKwIUyQPrtynaCPokFNajTwm5OvJg4w6ynV7fxtWoA_s7ElIJm4LSxSLbIfy8IcK2ViatWa6EbSd0_YfT8t9BCqcLRfLoCqv4WVQw9Hypmt7FMjfZCQl0vuWXc88Y4-M9u7S9OnJB5ZFGHTBL3XdzHo7B8ROegMiJ/w400-h379/18-20231218_132729%20City%20Bus%20Puerto%20Vallarta.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Riding the City Bus To Home Depot, </b></span><b style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia;">Costco, Wal-Mart, or</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia;">Anywhere in Puerto Vallarta Costs Only 10 Pesos (50 to 60 U.S.Cents)</b></div><h3 style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"> <u>4</u></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u>. </u></span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u>Decrease Our Carbon Footprint on the Earth</u></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LWg3mB_HgxKNufsCP5y1PXKNn24JBd7D5CqZt1On60h_Qich-JC3pyFRXhjneTSfnuMZwMMUfR_VHRpuvPdOwAEBZr8Xq2awqOoZGqrGn1WVzV4TxuidmWE3nD3O3B74RxxEIvbjx-wa5DUBgeBqEXF4yLWROmTkjjNKHN-IFn4lUdg-0jHAZcX6Pj9J/s4608/Sayulita%20Bus%202016-03-15%2017.35.13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LWg3mB_HgxKNufsCP5y1PXKNn24JBd7D5CqZt1On60h_Qich-JC3pyFRXhjneTSfnuMZwMMUfR_VHRpuvPdOwAEBZr8Xq2awqOoZGqrGn1WVzV4TxuidmWE3nD3O3B74RxxEIvbjx-wa5DUBgeBqEXF4yLWROmTkjjNKHN-IFn4lUdg-0jHAZcX6Pj9J/w400-h300/Sayulita%20Bus%202016-03-15%2017.35.13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Riding the Sayulita Bus in 2016</span></b></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We
get big points on the Ecological Footprint Quiz when we use public
transportation, plus it's relaxing to let someone else do the driving! Read
more in my earlier blog, <a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2017/03/ecological-footprint-10-ways-we-reduced.html" target="_blank">ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: 10 Ways We Reduced Ours When WeRetired in Mexico</a>. </b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h3 style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <u> </u></span><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u>5. </u></span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u>Eliminate Frustration about Finding a Parking
Space</u></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h3></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Parking spaces in Puerto Vallarta, Sayulita, and many busy towns are difficult to find. Taxis are plentiful, Ubers are often available, and buses are easy to use. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSaloOvyPCzOK0WqUpYWd5EnoxUYc9S4Cwl9Hdy-hzAQYK4nBc3080vNVVitiDgZsx4MG06fM-J-qdERujcvnb5n1BHVAo5Tx55JXdioD1UP21k5m08aIdncLxoOx0JhOr3WHOKCsln4EjYR4mxurzee1pQ19s6OJqU1kCmGstoylgDQJ-9oLwUT_tkMW/s1623/19-20231218_132430%20Puerto%20Vallarta%20Taxi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1623" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSaloOvyPCzOK0WqUpYWd5EnoxUYc9S4Cwl9Hdy-hzAQYK4nBc3080vNVVitiDgZsx4MG06fM-J-qdERujcvnb5n1BHVAo5Tx55JXdioD1UP21k5m08aIdncLxoOx0JhOr3WHOKCsln4EjYR4mxurzee1pQ19s6OJqU1kCmGstoylgDQJ-9oLwUT_tkMW/w400-h301/19-20231218_132430%20Puerto%20Vallarta%20Taxi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Puerto Vallarta and La Penita Taxis are Inexpensive</b></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We catch a ride or ...</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1C2LFLNZTStni_tfRuDxvCLGy83RiBlayd0yPLwUtqp3-TCYBgg8RBtLUPx1sAu2lPxWcV1BH4jwFjsfAjRd5YJm12AOY8-O_pzGXl8ctwllwMxFiZ_SSRoS4P6vK0DBu2s3y-HTsW5iut0hLqX7VWlI_rTJRKmPJHgwqLBdDxUMuXScNqzTDwk2iR8Dg/s3106/20-20231218_114838%20Elephant%20on%20the%20Malecon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2330" data-original-width="3106" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1C2LFLNZTStni_tfRuDxvCLGy83RiBlayd0yPLwUtqp3-TCYBgg8RBtLUPx1sAu2lPxWcV1BH4jwFjsfAjRd5YJm12AOY8-O_pzGXl8ctwllwMxFiZ_SSRoS4P6vK0DBu2s3y-HTsW5iut0hLqX7VWlI_rTJRKmPJHgwqLBdDxUMuXScNqzTDwk2iR8Dg/w400-h300/20-20231218_114838%20Elephant%20on%20the%20Malecon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-size: large;">Christmas Decor on the Puerto Vallarta Malecon</b></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>...we walk and enjoy the scenery.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Read more about life as an expat in Mexico in my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078MRHQLQ" target="_blank">Healthy Living in Mexico</a> 5-book series.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078MRHQLQ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3799" data-original-width="5849" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZaJPfZygdB4QlJkwleO_5GbQLqsXwOGv2ozHw1EzRe4oXzRcSVeEuwqqCe46k8d86tlkaAv8EPaHNYK6f__NTQ94FnQg61Hdsac-KW47cxfkb_Vamw9vVXRjjUNWvokzP3IzTuu-JsPMiJP-yFpFZdeYegv27g7P405IS7sZEgUjoF2bChJNKzMwFtVX/w400-h260/1AAAA-Healthy%20Living%20in%20Mexico%205-Book%20Series%20Cropped.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://eepurl.com/cPPJo5" name="_Hlk133243191" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I invite you to SIGN UP for my <i>Healthy Living
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dinner is so tempting. Jon and I go to a restaurant every other day, some weeks more often.</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>But, yes, I do cook, or at least I prepare meals. Here are my shortcuts:</b></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Leftovers Are the Basis of Most of the Meals I Prepare</u></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I’ve become creative at using leftovers to cook tasty meals! That Cowboy Steak was delicious, diced, and layered on Noroc’s
nutritious blue corn tortillas.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGk3ZrAnlA5DBdvQ9d1I4BJaPFAVGMcPM7X1PLmAt8GfdYPK2S7xHhKD2Y2o7JylaMoB06LJ3sE7Jhq__DVFnh1TSEykQdn7zvmqeJS9kQmZthL5puYgI9kdoz85yLdN3IOZHXPHhLhZTO4u4NtDvzl9JUqaOaWRSicuBa_tvUYnAw3b5gB3j_gi6nZOW/s4000/20231209_131146%205%20Beef%20Tacos%20with%20Blue%20Corn%20Tortillas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGk3ZrAnlA5DBdvQ9d1I4BJaPFAVGMcPM7X1PLmAt8GfdYPK2S7xHhKD2Y2o7JylaMoB06LJ3sE7Jhq__DVFnh1TSEykQdn7zvmqeJS9kQmZthL5puYgI9kdoz85yLdN3IOZHXPHhLhZTO4u4NtDvzl9JUqaOaWRSicuBa_tvUYnAw3b5gB3j_gi6nZOW/w400-h300/20231209_131146%205%20Beef%20Tacos%20with%20Blue%20Corn%20Tortillas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Steak Quesadillas on Blue Corn Tortillas</b></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I added refried beans, grated Manchego cheese, and
leftover Spanish rice from <i>El Pechugon</i>, where we buy our rotisserie
chicken meals. Warmed in a frypan with a bit of corn oil, the tortillas were slightly
crunchy, and the cheese melted. With a dab of light sour cream and salsa on top,
we had a <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">yummy, healthy taco lunch</span>.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr-vvJCPR-jP_Jyb1OsHFl0pNCEp14V_lFOLMyxGDsf3PYubFxOUwtaQ1dzEqh39ruse2UYQZdmSlx0RAhoTxlLBluL23sihkQsZWv49gKKvdR4XfdEE9z_mN3PkeUI0A75ZSzn0-vcIWHbXJ5W07L2MJiDgIGwPG7FRptkKw4XjS202XcJOiXFHbdNtj/s4000/20231210_144011%20Sophie%20Chewing%20Cowboy%20Steak%20Rib%20Bone.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr-vvJCPR-jP_Jyb1OsHFl0pNCEp14V_lFOLMyxGDsf3PYubFxOUwtaQ1dzEqh39ruse2UYQZdmSlx0RAhoTxlLBluL23sihkQsZWv49gKKvdR4XfdEE9z_mN3PkeUI0A75ZSzn0-vcIWHbXJ5W07L2MJiDgIGwPG7FRptkKw4XjS202XcJOiXFHbdNtj/w400-h300/20231210_144011%20Sophie%20Chewing%20Cowboy%20Steak%20Rib%20Bone.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">And Sophie Got the Cowboy Steak Rib Bone</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Chicken Soup</span> with rotisserie chicken from <i>El Pechugon</i>
is one of my favorite meals to prepare. I throw in whatever sounds good and takes little work,
including frozen broccoli, corn, spinach, and Spanish rice. I made enough this
week to enjoy it for two days for lunch.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJDUotbyKIcshIR6ftUAxSLJDfYxTzWQmdE700PiKdckK6JtvcWq9lSVaCii3RxWYIebpArzKBP_NhGfLZMgGs0aeD48inKlhfU-gIUt_2Y9S0jzCQGoa0QxYXlzO78dUfrqq_phTcO-Nt7VD1K6CreKHwump9-7g4cX-7iFlTbxzUljmBnCys-UWN2JO/s3825/20231210_120520%20Chicken%20Soup%20Ingredients.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="3825" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJDUotbyKIcshIR6ftUAxSLJDfYxTzWQmdE700PiKdckK6JtvcWq9lSVaCii3RxWYIebpArzKBP_NhGfLZMgGs0aeD48inKlhfU-gIUt_2Y9S0jzCQGoa0QxYXlzO78dUfrqq_phTcO-Nt7VD1K6CreKHwump9-7g4cX-7iFlTbxzUljmBnCys-UWN2JO/w400-h278/20231210_120520%20Chicken%20Soup%20Ingredients.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Ingredients Ready to Add to the Soup</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">After Deboning Chicken</b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBF-EL1qX-dFdm1FkWgnziewJE42Xn_prrSEjSQNvs0TTnzE_aWKW1NNT6283UHvQUqXCjccMuYvyMF0Q7mtqFYdgIb-psvTe0qGtT9LEhKjXIoLe5Ebj5E2WHKUHRSBzGmxbMLsCCxz9kfEbB3gQakcTRhRyMMNEzIZUSnQO1ZikHOEYfT_EqzJiEwPhO/s4000/20231210_122749%20Minced%20Garlic%20and%20Chicken%20Bouillon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBF-EL1qX-dFdm1FkWgnziewJE42Xn_prrSEjSQNvs0TTnzE_aWKW1NNT6283UHvQUqXCjccMuYvyMF0Q7mtqFYdgIb-psvTe0qGtT9LEhKjXIoLe5Ebj5E2WHKUHRSBzGmxbMLsCCxz9kfEbB3gQakcTRhRyMMNEzIZUSnQO1ZikHOEYfT_EqzJiEwPhO/w400-h300/20231210_122749%20Minced%20Garlic%20and%20Chicken%20Bouillon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Two of My Other Shortcuts</b></span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptw5eySEpCpylUAgdy-oBVfvduaQ8qPKP8_FlLSSN_RX_1wxO7KZrtv18sKW_bfRbQURQXXcbGYuZaf1Mu0nhXY36eDHHAKWtxnj-rhZKhv-0LHF0hpvlaD78iGrWhDsfIIp-_xLZN6SgwwouXwufPub_RpwEu2h4o-K8LC62uJQ5lJIvCfew0Uy5mLKr/s4000/20231210_125156%20Chicken%20Noodle,%20Rice,%20Vegetable%20Soup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptw5eySEpCpylUAgdy-oBVfvduaQ8qPKP8_FlLSSN_RX_1wxO7KZrtv18sKW_bfRbQURQXXcbGYuZaf1Mu0nhXY36eDHHAKWtxnj-rhZKhv-0LHF0hpvlaD78iGrWhDsfIIp-_xLZN6SgwwouXwufPub_RpwEu2h4o-K8LC62uJQ5lJIvCfew0Uy5mLKr/w400-h300/20231210_125156%20Chicken%20Noodle,%20Rice,%20Vegetable%20Soup.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Mildly Spicy Chicken, Noodle, Rice, Vegetable Soup</b></span></div></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span>Last evening, </span></span>I made <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Chicken and Mushroom Fettucine Alfredo</span>. I used half the
jar of Bertolli Alfredo sauce for this meal, thinned with milk to decrease
calories. The jar with the remaining sauce went into the freezer for another
day—broccoli baked in the cheesy Alfredo sauce is always a winner with Jon.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo4NvP61Iu3vEE7BlNU_rNNbxVOloRRLWXoNJ_mgi2hz0Bav71viDgJ63bjTkHw-wt4VWAkHk_dYvz2PcYI_qY8BDik7kfHyOcXHv70lMYL9B6_Uh-jsbprF_Y7InFEPwJeqJ1-TScywhW8Fpk4BJVBjosYMcQNjkijLdORGbl08bPg7IIfx1TJMapIZ1/s4000/20231213_111140%20Chicken%20Mushroom%20Alfredo%20Fettucine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo4NvP61Iu3vEE7BlNU_rNNbxVOloRRLWXoNJ_mgi2hz0Bav71viDgJ63bjTkHw-wt4VWAkHk_dYvz2PcYI_qY8BDik7kfHyOcXHv70lMYL9B6_Uh-jsbprF_Y7InFEPwJeqJ1-TScywhW8Fpk4BJVBjosYMcQNjkijLdORGbl08bPg7IIfx1TJMapIZ1/w400-h300/20231213_111140%20Chicken%20Mushroom%20Alfredo%20Fettucine.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Deboning the Cooked Chicken was the Hardest Step</b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I sauteed the fresh tomato with canned, sliced mushrooms and minced garlic. Then I added the deboned chicken and Alfredo sauce and warmed it. Previously cooked fettuccine noodles I store in the freezer are easy to thaw and mix in shortly before serving. I serve this with grated Wisconsin Parmesan cheese. Yum!</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>What would I do without
leftover cooked chicken? Once a month, we buy a large rotisserie chicken with
baked potatoes from <i>El Pechugon</i>. I divide the chicken into four Ziplocs and
store them in the freezer for future food prep. Half the potatoes will be a
side dish one night. Another night we'll have the other half of the <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">baked potatoes with a green salad</span>.</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b><u>Crockpot
Cooking for Simplicity and Extra Meals for the Freezer</u></b></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilncwUDxufnU7MgtgI4ZWeL9w8gjLlcwX9tv4Y_o6TLirFLJ9SivgVKiWhjUpin_usInejfMaLldJ5BnEAE1gaEb723iz0-1j1jW1Op7kOj5yHyKZtzn7l81fA44EFKfvGYlUpgXj21YF2kCjGIfJFUTcXc4ALFttgThdK7WYJuMQ3TzaYwgLvZwHVizyN/s3752/14-2020-03-29%20Crockpot%20Pot%20Roast.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="3752" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilncwUDxufnU7MgtgI4ZWeL9w8gjLlcwX9tv4Y_o6TLirFLJ9SivgVKiWhjUpin_usInejfMaLldJ5BnEAE1gaEb723iz0-1j1jW1Op7kOj5yHyKZtzn7l81fA44EFKfvGYlUpgXj21YF2kCjGIfJFUTcXc4ALFttgThdK7WYJuMQ3TzaYwgLvZwHVizyN/w400-h300/14-2020-03-29%20Crockpot%20Pot%20Roast.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Jon's Favorite--Crockpot Pot Roast</b></span></span></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I like to cook using the crockpot because I can prepare enough
extra to freeze two or three meals. That way, when I'm lazy, I can heat the meal in the convection oven while we are drinking a glass of wine and throwing the ball for Sophie.</b></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Jon loves my <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Crockpot Pot Roast</span>. Another of his favorites is <span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Spaghetti
made with Italian Sausage from Gringo Kitchen</span> in Bucerias (they deliver to us), a jar of Prego sauce,
and diced fresh tomatoes. I brown the sausage and diced tomatoes in the crockpot set on high
heat, then add the other ingredients and heat for four to six hours. Easy!</span></b></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDjKfvpWy4saSB3Cr-t6I38LKww_mNAryTO6x19SaaBfwHSzeFyA9HU8UjMZ0BfuKTdAReZUeBruN5fqahZ_bFsiHk_GgVMf9iqVgxQAOxWM9XcIIxqY8EsQaJblYsJOspTVtGUsZQ2moQ7yQehgm08B5TBop26zrlyuov8S9lsP2Igd4AuZXkyhTrpm7/s4000/20231021_105700%20Gringo%20Kitchen%20Italian%20Sausage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDjKfvpWy4saSB3Cr-t6I38LKww_mNAryTO6x19SaaBfwHSzeFyA9HU8UjMZ0BfuKTdAReZUeBruN5fqahZ_bFsiHk_GgVMf9iqVgxQAOxWM9XcIIxqY8EsQaJblYsJOspTVtGUsZQ2moQ7yQehgm08B5TBop26zrlyuov8S9lsP2Igd4AuZXkyhTrpm7/w400-h300/20231021_105700%20Gringo%20Kitchen%20Italian%20Sausage.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Italian Sausage From Gringo Kitchen in Bucerias</b></span></span></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJcUfqZJf675Y7cj7ffBUWyZcd0qu1HPM_L81E8aaEa780jngARKNhi48CqQsxL9ZYq4of97tpi-sXqghsfumSJTSL4lSG8JhgPDdoDeXslD6oeszeuRp-pFAzabPvAhw2P0K2-0loBBrrAmPE8curLsOZlNrsQL3ATSm-oODnrIloZVaumvTWhAvbfJ5/s2999/Crockpot%20Meatloaf%20and%20Baked%20Potatoes%2010-2-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2468" data-original-width="2999" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJcUfqZJf675Y7cj7ffBUWyZcd0qu1HPM_L81E8aaEa780jngARKNhi48CqQsxL9ZYq4of97tpi-sXqghsfumSJTSL4lSG8JhgPDdoDeXslD6oeszeuRp-pFAzabPvAhw2P0K2-0loBBrrAmPE8curLsOZlNrsQL3ATSm-oODnrIloZVaumvTWhAvbfJ5/w400-h329/Crockpot%20Meatloaf%20and%20Baked%20Potatoes%2010-2-22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Crockpot Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes</b></span></span></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGlbT7byVNRrbSCrRVmDPf0tvXukcoImhjEb2kfrBMrwvFAjLRhgdEiMIPZo28g0jW2NNch3IaiikjyGhhAOKbzpKSFoIstYTXKccJmSc9QBHHnV1IxftAyhyZaaqcV_1ccStwjlTWYZEzVf-4hfNlyLQwZsKzZZYSaoKRl6klADmCmjlvymNLfPV7N5k/s4608/2016-03-11%2015.49.37%20Crockpot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGlbT7byVNRrbSCrRVmDPf0tvXukcoImhjEb2kfrBMrwvFAjLRhgdEiMIPZo28g0jW2NNch3IaiikjyGhhAOKbzpKSFoIstYTXKccJmSc9QBHHnV1IxftAyhyZaaqcV_1ccStwjlTWYZEzVf-4hfNlyLQwZsKzZZYSaoKRl6klADmCmjlvymNLfPV7N5k/w300-h400/2016-03-11%2015.49.37%20Crockpot.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">A Favorite Memory from Years Ago</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Crockpot Cooking in Sayulita</b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Where shall we go for dinner tonight? I’ll have to check my Puerto
Vallarta Favorites Lists. Here are the links for Parts 1 Through 4 of <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Our 12
Favorite Puerto Vallarta Restaurants</span>:</b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Part 1: <a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2021/10/our-12-favorite-puerto-vallarta.html" target="_blank">https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2021/10/our-12-favorite-puerto-vallarta.html</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Part 2:
<a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2021/11/our-12-favorite-puerto-vallarta.html" target="_blank">https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2021/11/our-12-favorite-puerto-vallarta.html</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Part 3:
<a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2021/12/our-12-favorite-puerto-vallarta.html" target="_blank">https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2021/12/our-12-favorite-puerto-vallarta.html</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Part 4:
<a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2022/01/our-12-favorite-puerto-vallarta.html" target="_blank">https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2022/01/our-12-favorite-puerto-vallarta.html</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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This year, we took a slightly different approach to this adventure.</b></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdTw44Hgp9wNjcjGGS7-zvk6Ug5HEgMoRr2zp3JCANrIVaqhtVX5kaKLkn2UGG1uRtD7pmUnlNtY1iqAxrbwudVz12ekOJJ50AM44px4iyuvyjQoiJSaqZERXlHR9R1kUGws2xQ0M_TQN7H1OcZpo9hXzT_npy37qBkE3tRWp-FY3YurzDQqIWg190zQM/s4000/20231123_132223%20Tuito%20Bus%20at%20Aguacate%20and%20Basillo%20Badilio.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdTw44Hgp9wNjcjGGS7-zvk6Ug5HEgMoRr2zp3JCANrIVaqhtVX5kaKLkn2UGG1uRtD7pmUnlNtY1iqAxrbwudVz12ekOJJ50AM44px4iyuvyjQoiJSaqZERXlHR9R1kUGws2xQ0M_TQN7H1OcZpo9hXzT_npy37qBkE3tRWp-FY3YurzDQqIWg190zQM/s320/20231123_132223%20Tuito%20Bus%20at%20Aguacate%20and%20Basillo%20Badilio.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Where is the Tuito/VBG Bus Stop?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We decided to ride the Tuito bus, which gave us a good walk looking for the bus stop. The location seems to change from year to year. After asking a few locals, we found it at the right corner at Calle Aguacate and Basilio Badillo. At a fare of 50 pesos per person, the bus saved a significant amount of money since Uber would be at least 300 pesos more each way.</b></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVQG4eH3bMv3rlLbG_ivunvHpIOCI3X6gqJhcps_MyhXxAghu1-cayGd7v7eVvrDZDikIjxn8FB3dH9GyjEGFfoAum8K2-lyITixGnHwTWl8T_dalmL6PkQ6aJTUHokjgrEksHOM4483LsCOAWKCM22qJRySGb3qwbM8C3aT_H1hRRyeukd1BnJAQ8HZD/s4000/20231123_151103%20Hacienda%20de%20Oro%20and%20Mexican%20Flag.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVQG4eH3bMv3rlLbG_ivunvHpIOCI3X6gqJhcps_MyhXxAghu1-cayGd7v7eVvrDZDikIjxn8FB3dH9GyjEGFfoAum8K2-lyITixGnHwTWl8T_dalmL6PkQ6aJTUHokjgrEksHOM4483LsCOAWKCM22qJRySGb3qwbM8C3aT_H1hRRyeukd1BnJAQ8HZD/s320/20231123_151103%20Hacienda%20de%20Oro%20and%20Mexican%20Flag.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>When we arrived at the beautiful gardens, I offered Jon an alternate way to enjoy it this year. We would first look at the gorgeous orchids and other tropical flowers. There are so many varieties, I'll just show a few here.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKpulQjolAGhjIRF6gW4VtfKwIg0Jp5cdnvEjGRBq1N5oc9Bx4cI70Yn9rFWP7-wRzuVoHuv22x6dAToi7uoP7H1eiRJw9PViEgTJ4qAk3NKZS29uKIFeegtYNd7f0iMFoCNC17u157_DF0J9zNHUXKWeM6DPTDDMHcMRAGW5KhkPSy7xe97xNUmTEBPj/s4000/20231123_143706%20Orchid%20at%20VBG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKpulQjolAGhjIRF6gW4VtfKwIg0Jp5cdnvEjGRBq1N5oc9Bx4cI70Yn9rFWP7-wRzuVoHuv22x6dAToi7uoP7H1eiRJw9PViEgTJ4qAk3NKZS29uKIFeegtYNd7f0iMFoCNC17u157_DF0J9zNHUXKWeM6DPTDDMHcMRAGW5KhkPSy7xe97xNUmTEBPj/s320/20231123_143706%20Orchid%20at%20VBG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXumekXU4tzY2gOCaoFUHGMXoPbCNOWhEAeCt7vmcTzSA8f7sOr2KSO9F9U4KqhL3_vvzmBNlzmIvbmdivlU51fNAXrl3hK3O2V0pT4ARCA4y-mZmvEWbqub03mh9EiWe9l3sJKbU7kt8X7CmmPWMX5m40sh4ZLZ6m6inRTakNsuttXG1ch-3QWvz3j141/s4000/20231123_150314%206-Petaled%20Orchid.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXumekXU4tzY2gOCaoFUHGMXoPbCNOWhEAeCt7vmcTzSA8f7sOr2KSO9F9U4KqhL3_vvzmBNlzmIvbmdivlU51fNAXrl3hK3O2V0pT4ARCA4y-mZmvEWbqub03mh9EiWe9l3sJKbU7kt8X7CmmPWMX5m40sh4ZLZ6m6inRTakNsuttXG1ch-3QWvz3j141/s320/20231123_150314%206-Petaled%20Orchid.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SNpXIzgTRUQJRror5_KbTRDvAXmCuOi_8v_nRXGhGz6TiUpGNWHKdz_C-50q4snhwlxD4GZjcbLSD_6-eMUirReqhMvvDnnEquuoHuAtmnMNdwdmn8i8d9GU0zUZCz4b22RyevzXafn__-U1XKfisz3WnUzi6I10nTctpfweu1ZKHXbZnbPSM58i2yZG/s4000/20231123_150421%20Poinsettia%20Unique%20and%20Vase%20with%20Woman.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SNpXIzgTRUQJRror5_KbTRDvAXmCuOi_8v_nRXGhGz6TiUpGNWHKdz_C-50q4snhwlxD4GZjcbLSD_6-eMUirReqhMvvDnnEquuoHuAtmnMNdwdmn8i8d9GU0zUZCz4b22RyevzXafn__-U1XKfisz3WnUzi6I10nTctpfweu1ZKHXbZnbPSM58i2yZG/w300-h400/20231123_150421%20Poinsettia%20Unique%20and%20Vase%20with%20Woman.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Then we would check out the newest pond and see how the plants and fish are doing. We watched the many varieties of dragonflies flit about for quite a while. Can you see the gorgeous dragonfly on the end of the stick? Click on the photo to enlarge it.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRdpJ7GUxNyIrHRqQUPuPZnvfB57923ZgMhoZX5r0kYOqBaoNiDSHKyB27_Nje_6mFjEacsm0dZqc4SxGJUBtI_uJIsBQNYO-HTePLlJqmEr4wROyJZX-637crnwjPH2JLh06z888C9uZ-cx8Jl5vhWm28GIeQfk4Mz30JXmmKrU3wSEnrjNXgMncMqUD/s4000/20231123_145434%20Dragonfly%20and%20Pond.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRdpJ7GUxNyIrHRqQUPuPZnvfB57923ZgMhoZX5r0kYOqBaoNiDSHKyB27_Nje_6mFjEacsm0dZqc4SxGJUBtI_uJIsBQNYO-HTePLlJqmEr4wROyJZX-637crnwjPH2JLh06z888C9uZ-cx8Jl5vhWm28GIeQfk4Mz30JXmmKrU3wSEnrjNXgMncMqUD/s320/20231123_145434%20Dragonfly%20and%20Pond.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Rather than hike the many trails we have in the past, we chose to go to our favorite sites, find a bench or chairs, and sit quietly while we looked at the beauty around us. The Rhododendron House, the Conservatory, and the Holstein Tropical Plant House are always nice places to relax, so we sat and enjoyed the serenity and surroundings in each.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRx9mf1-RH7rocJfuOB4pBlI8Qlt8Id1e_oXxj_RxVCM-H9C_b3oc5LhclaWxQvI9Ezt7K1QSzhY5JdWNBkxlGU88wOaPQW-1Lr1aazbG68OnqmiQdL6pvaWi0-WqQsXCynAw9xv5bkCXHc_wXnwR8yOlU1okvFhk2ZbUALIxW8nrIh7DxWisLudbR4cEX/s4000/20231123_150054%20Blossom%20at%20Vallarta%20Botanical%20Garden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRx9mf1-RH7rocJfuOB4pBlI8Qlt8Id1e_oXxj_RxVCM-H9C_b3oc5LhclaWxQvI9Ezt7K1QSzhY5JdWNBkxlGU88wOaPQW-1Lr1aazbG68OnqmiQdL6pvaWi0-WqQsXCynAw9xv5bkCXHc_wXnwR8yOlU1okvFhk2ZbUALIxW8nrIh7DxWisLudbR4cEX/w300-h400/20231123_150054%20Blossom%20at%20Vallarta%20Botanical%20Garden.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>During this visit to VBG, I wanted to watch the birds and butterflies more than in the past. We were glad we hadn't brought Sophie, our Mexican Chihuahua, because she would have scared them away. Three of the adult Guineafowl followed us into the Tropical Plant House, looking for a puddle to drink from.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIT0QweKCNQgZd0Hlhf8RxHYGM4RT4uvC7Z2bSFHhrKQIdbG9kdHx2aOT12nkAYDo1AWo6T9EEqpxcAjs9axRbkWeDefq6adY2qD-zxqjIV2wzP7wT4h63V2eVR0PCtDIKFvjDo8jULFCNUkj0Ku_9NQdL2PA3zZCGwXiEpi99i_3JnCMBXQg8w7XBopPB/s4000/20231123_150725%20Guine%20Hens%20at%20VBG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIT0QweKCNQgZd0Hlhf8RxHYGM4RT4uvC7Z2bSFHhrKQIdbG9kdHx2aOT12nkAYDo1AWo6T9EEqpxcAjs9axRbkWeDefq6adY2qD-zxqjIV2wzP7wT4h63V2eVR0PCtDIKFvjDo8jULFCNUkj0Ku_9NQdL2PA3zZCGwXiEpi99i_3JnCMBXQg8w7XBopPB/w400-h300/20231123_150725%20Guine%20Hens%20at%20VBG.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>We wandered through what I call the Butterfly Garden near the River Trail. Looking for a quiet place to sit, we found this gorgeous bush with a nearby bench to rest on while we watched the activity around this lilac-like shrub.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZ0P_hpNVbOlrKeVWxEtLT5nL0K_e4Cyk7F7YypXhP7a1uLOwjDYhQjf6ODNNZnDu5bffcW5_IMCeWFptOm954uq7eJex4L5qbbH8JqZRt0UVPGwOht-bTEd0JtXvAC2Sq2giG_TikNPmzHp4wf7eDTxp7A0kVk06LfFRjg6LgZXurBAdV8FGFeeKEz0L/s4000/20231123_151407%20Lilac-like%20Bush%20at%20VBG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZ0P_hpNVbOlrKeVWxEtLT5nL0K_e4Cyk7F7YypXhP7a1uLOwjDYhQjf6ODNNZnDu5bffcW5_IMCeWFptOm954uq7eJex4L5qbbH8JqZRt0UVPGwOht-bTEd0JtXvAC2Sq2giG_TikNPmzHp4wf7eDTxp7A0kVk06LfFRjg6LgZXurBAdV8FGFeeKEz0L/w400-h300/20231123_151407%20Lilac-like%20Bush%20at%20VBG.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>We saw Yellow Winged Caciques, hummingbirds, a Great Kiskadee, three chachalacas, and several colorful birds we couldn't identify. The butterflies and moths danced around the blossoms. Here's a short video:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxUfqfcOUi64PaU37ysSUVY7bfLbskZVfUcXa5Z8xJGPJeufLfPGyq3oNawbaz-rC3yD2qtFzd0hwmFS951tg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>By that time, we were hungry and ready to head to the Restaurant La Hacienda de Oro. We wandered through the Cactus House on our way to check in for our American Thanksgiving dinner. Everything was yummy, including the pumpkin pie and real whipped cream!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwENph0Ppfx-9rMNvmjE5XQUhdPhhPZZV92pAQYfHjWr-X5hNrnrdNu2Aaad1vrh4PSrlZUXA7qaqWwwBdsvPdz-Bti7-iSVotrrfbnVr2tjvwBX1ZjmIvEaQHZxg3LgWyjFxV8ykt5odfY-PFhHlf_B0Z8CDcZctOVRUxm9DhyphenhyphenPJ49GGHScRkcb-htpUP/s4000/20231123_162551%20Jon%20and%20Terry%20at%20VBG%20Thanksgiving%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwENph0Ppfx-9rMNvmjE5XQUhdPhhPZZV92pAQYfHjWr-X5hNrnrdNu2Aaad1vrh4PSrlZUXA7qaqWwwBdsvPdz-Bti7-iSVotrrfbnVr2tjvwBX1ZjmIvEaQHZxg3LgWyjFxV8ykt5odfY-PFhHlf_B0Z8CDcZctOVRUxm9DhyphenhyphenPJ49GGHScRkcb-htpUP/w300-h400/20231123_162551%20Jon%20and%20Terry%20at%20VBG%20Thanksgiving%202023.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>I love these peaceful experiences that include nature and good food. I've written five books about our adventures in Mexico in the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078MRHQLQ" target="_blank">Healthy Living in Mexico series</a>. 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was not the first hurricane we've experienced in Mexico, but she was the
scariest. The ferocious wind took down many beautiful mature trees, power
lines, solar panels, and roofs and shattered numerous windows.</b></span></span><p></p><div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jhzqhiXejyNyQndMkTT7EcbK5SUyO7wcLk9JNgtbyjyXvxWu_M6DO4zPYVq2x-JEQRxzg-I4JK8JFqQpa34g2d38hWOdf5-rgv6ossOkpeHcT9AGuE3sSgdwRsYobJFtnS5-1g5AvzaY5oWqQ-gGJRYIXl5skvlteCqlE6SOWv6VBWn1AXSlvsrYu284/s2048/Reading%20During%20Hurricane%20Lidia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jhzqhiXejyNyQndMkTT7EcbK5SUyO7wcLk9JNgtbyjyXvxWu_M6DO4zPYVq2x-JEQRxzg-I4JK8JFqQpa34g2d38hWOdf5-rgv6ossOkpeHcT9AGuE3sSgdwRsYobJFtnS5-1g5AvzaY5oWqQ-gGJRYIXl5skvlteCqlE6SOWv6VBWn1AXSlvsrYu284/w400-h300/Reading%20During%20Hurricane%20Lidia.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Thank Goodness We Charged Our Kindles Before Lidia!</b></div></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Jon and I spent the dark evening reading on our Kindles. We
waited the storm out in an inner bedroom away from all windows. Hearing the
crashing noises outside was very frightening. Our condo unit was undamaged, we
were safe, and our plants survived. Many were not as fortunate.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzj6l2Aml4S8a3exErSHROyr1JXjdI_4ZH4DKbzBPD3nsVg8H9go1tGSEtdGPsSBKyoFVckw3JL8j4UaYtAlqfcq59XtQ6n7V48GbDxJSAd8uol5ID_g3BiIEep8AoG9lU_4y5CcO5XIWycA9T9wI7BihOcKUxWQGLjZKQggD2T4lxvJi2pw8jBerKE1L0/s1156/Preparing%20Dispensas%20at%20Vallarta%20Food%20Bank%20Oct.%2023,%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1156" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzj6l2Aml4S8a3exErSHROyr1JXjdI_4ZH4DKbzBPD3nsVg8H9go1tGSEtdGPsSBKyoFVckw3JL8j4UaYtAlqfcq59XtQ6n7V48GbDxJSAd8uol5ID_g3BiIEep8AoG9lU_4y5CcO5XIWycA9T9wI7BihOcKUxWQGLjZKQggD2T4lxvJi2pw8jBerKE1L0/w400-h300/Preparing%20Dispensas%20at%20Vallarta%20Food%20Bank%20Oct.%2023,%202023.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Preparing Supplies for Hurricane Victims</b></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Jon,
I, and many others volunteered at the Vallarta Food Bank to package basic
cleaning supplies and food for families who had lost so much. Read more <a href="https://mailchi.mp/6ae6c9e3ddb7/november-2023-hurricane-festivities-ebook-deal-paperback" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</b></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math";">𝙋𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠</span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math";">𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚</span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">!</span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlUxfm0CB9xc-bPug0nQVxXeiwb5XBki7X5fL1HEzylrnkFqSqEtWlhUZZBnoMTsGE3uYVNnutqTaTBaNk6Ru7zcYVIsxu0ihwcsl4TcJbAo8tRBPQ6eAW17oS7T4AF-miptQ_BbeBb2mQTqm8ODAnCuqfvxrhKUQPplK0nLExgo8esX3aZGoW1fOVMSJ/s1350/Paperback%201350%20X1081%20Mexico%20For%20Better%20or%20For%20Worse%20Book%203D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlUxfm0CB9xc-bPug0nQVxXeiwb5XBki7X5fL1HEzylrnkFqSqEtWlhUZZBnoMTsGE3uYVNnutqTaTBaNk6Ru7zcYVIsxu0ihwcsl4TcJbAo8tRBPQ6eAW17oS7T4AF-miptQ_BbeBb2mQTqm8ODAnCuqfvxrhKUQPplK0nLExgo8esX3aZGoW1fOVMSJ/s1350/Paperback%201350%20X1081%20Mexico%20For%20Better%20or%20For%20Worse%20Book%203D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLL6SYDV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1081" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlUxfm0CB9xc-bPug0nQVxXeiwb5XBki7X5fL1HEzylrnkFqSqEtWlhUZZBnoMTsGE3uYVNnutqTaTBaNk6Ru7zcYVIsxu0ihwcsl4TcJbAo8tRBPQ6eAW17oS7T4AF-miptQ_BbeBb2mQTqm8ODAnCuqfvxrhKUQPplK0nLExgo8esX3aZGoW1fOVMSJ/s320/Paperback%201350%20X1081%20Mexico%20For%20Better%20or%20For%20Worse%20Book%203D.jpg" width="256" /></a></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>The
paperback and Kindle versions of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLL6SYDV" target="_blank">Mexico For Better or For Worse: Novel #3</a> are
both available in most Amazon markets!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHN8PKZL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_Vx4IEzgIZ6hNzKqDclXNvMSU350Pm_irEDn21dOQPrjJpd4x9jAQazKrsOfV1-j7OVeictr3SXEgGie8oYK1MwbJf6bTTPvKLvzdCaXNIs-YFhcdTyAGLCyX4lDLOwxeRqNHYc0qkFB1LSNhIDTxiWyhjqzrPmgwXisj2OWoei3g8ihGcFBc2g4vhEk/s320/Mexico%20For%20Better%20or%20For%20Worse-%201350%20X%201080p%20eReader%203D%20Cropped.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">Here are a
few of the Amazon paperback links:</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLL6SYDV" target="_blank">United States</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CLL6SYDV" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Canada</span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLL6SYDV" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a></span></b></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Thank you for reading my books and blogs.</b></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Cheers,</b></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Terry</b></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="5141" data-original-width="3542" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6u7Tv9F0QBt2QIAK_uvgLesaE1KGhzXxmKehsF0wmqY8_PrqzTx_J4cfBV9cLNirPJK4Rsr3U-z4_8EACU_3wGEPlyeUlgR5JnaxKRmrBzy9mVIpPXvGvx65oY7YXqq6L8bVFO6HahWZYY7t8Ey_K9fQZlR4wrz2DX-U0Nbqj_-2PkogayEsY0pBmg0h7/s320/MC2C8494-Terry%20L%20Turrell%20Author.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Terry L Turrell</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Amazon Author Page</a></b></div></span></span></div>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-25661847487708905412023-10-15T11:08:00.003-06:002023-10-15T11:17:01.723-06:00My October Newsletter is Out! FREE eBook 😎 Mexico Expat Life During Crisis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVbhUGu0m3Bgmum6RmilhG5D3fYGWcvn2jy_duKrup51v9g81H9OnOUo5Azom6JwGj3LCpJT0DFlQ6vhw6ilFGdqaoYxFEiSYGkwAGIDGVrD3qSEQ9BA-EW3cUSAAR-w9l0mGlaXtYg8Q0lu3arVHV_OHq4zaXyHp1thENXRKCds9W30-mTIDWQioxEwG/s1350/Jon%20and%20Terry%20Near%20Mazatlan%20FB%201350pX1010p%20P1300009%20Jan.%2030%202010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="1350" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVbhUGu0m3Bgmum6RmilhG5D3fYGWcvn2jy_duKrup51v9g81H9OnOUo5Azom6JwGj3LCpJT0DFlQ6vhw6ilFGdqaoYxFEiSYGkwAGIDGVrD3qSEQ9BA-EW3cUSAAR-w9l0mGlaXtYg8Q0lu3arVHV_OHq4zaXyHp1thENXRKCds9W30-mTIDWQioxEwG/s320/Jon%20and%20Terry%20Near%20Mazatlan%20FB%201350pX1010p%20P1300009%20Jan.%2030%202010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #050505; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">That's Jon and Me in 2010 Near Mazatlan!</span></b></span></div><span data-offset-key="8lqlb-0-0" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;">
</span><span data-text="true" style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Jon and I love expat life in Mexico, but it isn't for everyone. Keep reading to see more about our real-life experiences in Mexico.
My novels depict the good life in tropical Mexico while coping with medical crises. Jake and Lindsay, the main characters, learn many lessons the hard way. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CHNC6HQD" target="_blank">These three novels</a> follow their love and challenges as young professionals in the U.S. and then as expats. </b></span></span><div><span data-offset-key="8lqlb-0-0" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span data-text="true"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CHNC6HQD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctCEhsoBCvZSDId2fNab5XLoShvFsdBCJM07eOwrvsp_k_58T3PA23Oe0D9oRns7d5O4h86njjsgp3fojUMVGjkssXj1mJCeRcNrA6uBNCwXKqsUhzRcG76PXvEPI1geJA7iBnxoIfEq3I2zrfcSwrp3ASZU0ucmsnMoweoIwvXJqdkbEddSDlgRKyqHs/s320/1-Amazon%203-Novel%20Photo%20FB%201350p%20X%201080p.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D1RJKNK" target="_blank">Just Another Manic Moment, Novel #1</a> in the series, is FREE through October 17, 2023 (On Amazon.com). Don't miss it!</b></span></span></span></div><div><span data-offset-key="8lqlb-0-0" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span data-text="true"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D1RJKNK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CMQ_4gqDKjXAZ1QobW23SDmHy8fFPz1JS0mChKb8ODZpAMDINGr-ugflegPjS0pzXl3z16rzeyhgTESnfeJYdsxWvIlPfjsChkbVP4sBDOCSRG9fK2NL5p4VHl0iSaixgf9RtliSJoFjDMcu2pUdwQg8uZTcVrOcGC8gc8xUcFiiwXbKq0QpIPPkVe7h/s320/1-Just%20Another%20Manic%20Moment%20New%20Cover%209-14-23%20Version_1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D1RJKNK" style="background-color: #fff2cc;" target="_blank">Novel #1 in the Series is FREE</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;"><b>For A Limited Time Only</b></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"><b><div><span data-offset-key="8lqlb-0-0" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span data-text="true"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div>Lindsay and Jake continue their expat life in tropical Mexico in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pickle-Jar-Test-Sickness-Health-ebook/dp/B088QS36Q2" target="_blank">Novel #2</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CHN8PKZL" target="_blank">Novel #3</a>. Click the covers to read more about these stories.</b></span></span></span></div><div><span data-offset-key="8lqlb-0-0" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span data-text="true"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pickle-Jar-Test-Sickness-Health-ebook/dp/B088QS36Q2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsE6Bb4Raocirxh02RDKPvKdpCXRTd6mSk5SnqQ3G_1NZCxN4maXVaxBCfNkEt4NcNA6AfSFUlX-fzW57_tqzmrWhNFViLUhFpGAoSBsMLW4ISFKNOXqb90cnmWzlggVxKW3aCRQIKWe35_vwJf_X45ANtqJJgHcRCe4L06P5TwC6PNNOfy1fW47JpkQn_/s320/terrylturrell1--Pickle%20Jar%20Test%20Final%20Cover%204-3-20.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088QS36Q2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CHN8PKZL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIX4j3JEasQanpXoXwqVekWUNVh3_FQT_NkE-jt_eebOJbgWbZAQy_RjBB27NfMWMgMAi2WNk1CpzwlWD0xJtjfSyalO2eiLNEuzxwZnYyIM16ce2ObafBoIIFjE1xgXemM3AJlpVRpXZPJX0QUVy_qEp3trPeBkv7kDf2MhVKBlyGUbkkdWggoaHWJ0WD/s320/2-Mexico%20For%20Better%20or%20For%20Worse%20Book%20Cover%20for%20KDP%20Version%201%20JPG_File.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #050505; text-align: center;">R</span><span style="color: #050505; text-align: center;">𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 real-life </span><span style="color: #050505; text-align: center;">𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 🌺</span><span style="color: #783f04; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">He𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐨 N𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 🌴</span><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/469547d516f0/october-2023-ebook-deal-and-mexico-expat-life-during-crisis" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></span></b><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1102" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCuJXfJDX3YXcEz7DEVY4Q8UokUutZ7mMA2Yax8ODsmJ18Yc-PrtVviiTZMnuRi_BGKc5Mytt1ZxB7-SIxmUXMGqmfa7vay2DYg58158lc8Spg3Q9MBR2Fu1v640aH0Hm_ulKUG0J6kkiwDm471K9AYPjPwqoyGa74P7qnEWPwQIKp8VqSoDCVo-X4gWF/s320/Terry%20Blue%20Sparkle%20with%20Black%20Door%20MC2C8494-Edit%20(2).jpg" width="220" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank">Terry L Turrell, Author</a></b></div></div></span></span></span></div>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-31481846306728113172023-10-06T12:30:00.005-06:002023-10-06T13:43:06.481-06:00La Peñita de Jaltemba Murals and a Pleasant Walkway<p></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Beauty in La Peñita</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdv3mHMqlGEM56gS8If00M8yLmcj7usPtjHS1uZf1GOBoxEOvP6zi8mBP56qmSea5Dyu38mcA5NtsNc2Xp-92Zz02wPUNTPEqQ-L-8jb1xhLTNxConfrMSvDagfeeLJUCEjQlGhNpha1P5XjHRvZylBvDiwviIgRJzkUIVJmfLw-8jhWYigmHZk1i-OOZ/s4000/20231004_184058%20Child%20and%20Bird.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdv3mHMqlGEM56gS8If00M8yLmcj7usPtjHS1uZf1GOBoxEOvP6zi8mBP56qmSea5Dyu38mcA5NtsNc2Xp-92Zz02wPUNTPEqQ-L-8jb1xhLTNxConfrMSvDagfeeLJUCEjQlGhNpha1P5XjHRvZylBvDiwviIgRJzkUIVJmfLw-8jhWYigmHZk1i-OOZ/w400-h300/20231004_184058%20Child%20and%20Bird.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I'm impressed with the murals I've seen so far in La Peñita de Jaltemba, Nayarit. Here are just a few of the beautiful works of art. I'll add to this blog post as I see more murals during our walks. Any suggestions are welcome.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qFfFXSGsEzq3qv7Har8tdwlhIc6E02N6PPFohozGfV5j2tQNIQ3f2vr_rZOrBcmvm7ripumebM4HqMQ9G0PFfAXkdBtWavxXXIA616km-3EUQHmj_T3KqcmBaX1Ihjm0fq1pwGAErHrBu-ua-BcS9_rnTvrU2ctTYshrNpVK8C5Oj5Lh-a-4EHMAPMhyphenhyphen/s4000/20231004_184128%20Hummingbird%20Mural%20La%20Penita.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qFfFXSGsEzq3qv7Har8tdwlhIc6E02N6PPFohozGfV5j2tQNIQ3f2vr_rZOrBcmvm7ripumebM4HqMQ9G0PFfAXkdBtWavxXXIA616km-3EUQHmj_T3KqcmBaX1Ihjm0fq1pwGAErHrBu-ua-BcS9_rnTvrU2ctTYshrNpVK8C5Oj5Lh-a-4EHMAPMhyphenhyphen/w400-h300/20231004_184128%20Hummingbird%20Mural%20La%20Penita.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">Hummingbirds and Tropical Garden</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SuWhsIkVsMXy5JxqN1Im6KJuZ7WSyFUD0QWDmj72PHv8lE4sCfdKq3c9fHgDawoogY18wmp0LJ-kmPqAGw9D-xJGpncr58N-sZ6qXI-AuKYNfJNvh0dh_SWP_9woR7atFlDib_8UXDjGFGljc7ovWDON3oh0WfiZgOq-POCXzXkuq2uRqt0gLP4pFqT8/s4000/20231004_184152%20La%20Penita%20Mural%20Walk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SuWhsIkVsMXy5JxqN1Im6KJuZ7WSyFUD0QWDmj72PHv8lE4sCfdKq3c9fHgDawoogY18wmp0LJ-kmPqAGw9D-xJGpncr58N-sZ6qXI-AuKYNfJNvh0dh_SWP_9woR7atFlDib_8UXDjGFGljc7ovWDON3oh0WfiZgOq-POCXzXkuq2uRqt0gLP4pFqT8/w300-h400/20231004_184152%20La%20Penita%20Mural%20Walk.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>This cozy walkway in La Peñita is where the above two murals can be seen. We discovered it when we came out the back door of Julio's Steakhouse on Emilio Zapata.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEC8uqCP1Z5A3_ZaXix-m8RC_ZdRbH-D6Cz801s9r1pI8_gcDG921EgdY1my0kH2G-FHmcoE08vmONU29hm8dNyIQUWmw9KlOh2nCl26oKKJ0RtmSi3mWmjhKhUGWuZ9No5Da0AP75Qx6VyTnbEKSDwDgfPy0-Q0IX6l-z_VcdqV6i1aeI6ALh889ZturS/s4000/20230901_190139%20La%20Penita%20Dog%20and%20Cat%20Mural.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEC8uqCP1Z5A3_ZaXix-m8RC_ZdRbH-D6Cz801s9r1pI8_gcDG921EgdY1my0kH2G-FHmcoE08vmONU29hm8dNyIQUWmw9KlOh2nCl26oKKJ0RtmSi3mWmjhKhUGWuZ9No5Da0AP75Qx6VyTnbEKSDwDgfPy0-Q0IX6l-z_VcdqV6i1aeI6ALh889ZturS/w400-h300/20230901_190139%20La%20Penita%20Dog%20and%20Cat%20Mural.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97iF-wiV7uOqG3yK5Nj7IV-9UyZKIq9la8P3ZO9YiieGmJjl2rIpxcWreoUEpVXmxtdirR3pTFyjINDA9whEd7M5haxSxcHrijm9AjC9XVTD_4HZcvI4TC96VJXpXzdCMx-X7HySkDYn5fFUQ6kq7M_HxuCqB62navZlpJTpVqJc9c8aH0_kDCvCDQgDt/s3844/20230903_190542%20La%20Penita%20Malecon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3844" data-original-width="2883" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97iF-wiV7uOqG3yK5Nj7IV-9UyZKIq9la8P3ZO9YiieGmJjl2rIpxcWreoUEpVXmxtdirR3pTFyjINDA9whEd7M5haxSxcHrijm9AjC9XVTD_4HZcvI4TC96VJXpXzdCMx-X7HySkDYn5fFUQ6kq7M_HxuCqB62navZlpJTpVqJc9c8aH0_kDCvCDQgDt/w300-h400/20230903_190542%20La%20Penita%20Malecon.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">The Front of the Malec<span style="text-align: left;">ón Wall is a Mural</span></b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWan1AqbH-tKnGP6NcFlJpfgb-YABIWWyUW4arI5dWGAQSUfayx9WFZJSSwhd1ubqVzov-Uasjjliauf4MHWGNz0rOt_WAhAgG9CppSQ1O2flO511g6cHzfpJNTswYlk-UVZWBYRwlzjXR4CaRCWBTYJRBYzxtQf-GA5nuMKcCiM17LpvYaNcsbq8z-V-/s3925/20230903_185743%20La%20Penita%20Malecon%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="3925" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWan1AqbH-tKnGP6NcFlJpfgb-YABIWWyUW4arI5dWGAQSUfayx9WFZJSSwhd1ubqVzov-Uasjjliauf4MHWGNz0rOt_WAhAgG9CppSQ1O2flO511g6cHzfpJNTswYlk-UVZWBYRwlzjXR4CaRCWBTYJRBYzxtQf-GA5nuMKcCiM17LpvYaNcsbq8z-V-/w400-h300/20230903_185743%20La%20Penita%20Malecon%20Sign.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The La Peñ</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">ita Sign on the Malec</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">ó</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">n is a Series of 8 Murals</span></b></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOKyOIh1Re4VpPNO9SetiOHaNCYesOCBHa2wmCyZg2rgHLYQTc5vSGBdM84vsWsj1_NkSThnc-zX4GKWvjTZ2W8ycf_0UBFk0slVyGV1Ts079yBcVHt5Enu3MVWxQHD5FQkytcBahcEqrXsNlHFNEP7-kKBxO2ZbLQrrbuc9bnh8tvkfK498cbhMm9Iiz/s4000/20231005_183314%20Turtle%20Dolphin%20Sea%20Mural.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOKyOIh1Re4VpPNO9SetiOHaNCYesOCBHa2wmCyZg2rgHLYQTc5vSGBdM84vsWsj1_NkSThnc-zX4GKWvjTZ2W8ycf_0UBFk0slVyGV1Ts079yBcVHt5Enu3MVWxQHD5FQkytcBahcEqrXsNlHFNEP7-kKBxO2ZbLQrrbuc9bnh8tvkfK498cbhMm9Iiz/w400-h300/20231005_183314%20Turtle%20Dolphin%20Sea%20Mural.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">Under the Sea Mural Near the Elementary School</b></span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span>To view my blog post, </span><i><span style="color: #134f5c;">Murals of Sayulita: A Walking Tour</span></i>, click <a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2021/06/murals-of-sayulita-walking-tour.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. That one probably needs some updates. Next time we get to Sayulita, I'll do that. Walking to discover murals is great exercise!</b></span><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I'm excited to be writing my blog articles again. Now that I've published my new book, I'll have time to post two to four per month. Any topic suggestions are welcome.</b></span><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mexico-Better-Worse-Sickness-Health-ebook/dp/B0CHN8PKZL/" target="_blank">Check Out My New eBook Release!</a></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia;">Free with KindleUnlimited</b></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mexico-Better-Worse-Sickness-Health-ebook/dp/B0CHN8PKZL/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvLO1K-52lVM-gZM86z22U_jV-ni3LGmaYxXiSpdIksrG0p9HtYweOKnp8FUdZj36ARr3Lq5arwZ5NcrGjNIsViELyjashriYpCwAQBQbmPke1G18UEW6MuvSRyK0If9x69MLcy0cLycj1I-O6Ywlgg_CL29eYJ-Xsi24GlSVfhaYY0qVQS7Y45dODF1F/w250-h400/2A-Final%20Cover%20Version%201%20Mexico%20For%20Better%20or%20For%20Worse-%202560p%20X%201600p.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mexico-Better-Worse-Sickness-Health-ebook/dp/B0CHN8PKZL/" target="_blank">The Third Novel in the Series</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CHNC6HQD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0luKq6v2xcWTjvl2a9FhEUjYxyqL80mJseKQq7AWEZOwQ1UEQ3nW1rUziKIE4Vr8zF3jjDFabMHrjHaE-9Xuk2pjNOkjugWECB86Q-3mTEXSQDCFwOD8Znw_6WAzTp-b4H4H9c3O85zQEd-Jw6Tw83LOMx0acQZBdTEDWFz783zOi8CLyD9cVsDI7YaKX/w400-h400/1A-3%20Covers%203D-Square%20for%20A+%202000pX200p%20Paradise%20Top%20Crises%20below.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Check out the entire series on Amazon <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CHNC6HQD" target="_blank">HERE</a>. The eBooks are available on all Amazon markets.</b></span><p></p></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Thank you for reading my blogs and books. I look forward to the Amazon and Goodreads reviews.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Terry</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="5141" data-original-width="3542" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cod5kT-NrZdD7-fSAeON3QgclAj043cWUeISBZ-3Gnray9QTKT4Z3e5r5tn7iSh3EnIr1yNEpqtSGIwidBr3XPFL00Cdw7N_MGSsT51hP0hbjb4whX018q7LwjHn7YgvuPiUxv3iYgJd6lWHYh7SeOh7JJ_a0iXUZPLOyynr2IjYM1LOZSmobsrvO5MG/s320/Terry%20Blue%20Sparkle%20with%20Black%20Door%20MC2C8494-Edit%20(2).jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Terry L Turrell, Author</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Amazon Author Page</a></b></span></div></div></div>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-67823095132256612442023-09-12T15:31:00.003-06:002023-09-23T11:47:05.380-06:00MEXICO FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE: A Novel is Available!<p></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">September 21, 2023 Release Date!</span></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mexico-Better-Worse-Sickness-Health-ebook/dp/B0CHN8PKZL/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdKX2uFnOK40b2DeCLBH3zNd_68ai7ERtvN_pDElA7mVCBmHW5vn-cKz0SHgjJlytbFayURq4D5RsvrfQjX_MPv03bLFcvsK2cGn1zTvGFCaSc4t4BJ_0iHAWC0IPU-4eiftr1hyy-XiuR38laqfcZETfNhhAbSLRoXNcrtNRA9n1r_k-i5iecQfv2SKw/w400-h266/2-Final%20Cover%20Version%201-Mexico%20For%20Better%20or%20For%20Worse-eReader%203D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I have exciting news—<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHN8PKZL/" target="_blank">MEXICO FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE: A Novel</a> is now available for pre-order! Order the eBook now through Amazon
worldwide and receive it on September 21, 2023. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>While this story has
some similarities to my life with Jon as expats in Mexico, the book is fiction.
Some places named are factual but used fictitiously, giving a realistic picture
of Healthy Living in Mexico. You can take a look at the description <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHN8PKZL/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3><i><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Living in paradise was a dream... <br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">until it became the way to
find healing.</span></span></span></i></h3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/In-Sickness-and-Health/dp/B0CHNC6HQD/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bkmWNK-P_oLs7ZTeU37JKKuTr5gxLvj5-WbUoAnnDvDiObQ8dL6sFIg9fxKnGE3F1Qisu-K7FZfPlMjeIAdG2BYbNabzxP0WUbiwqoWSbWsBdRzcYOoxg8B_hn2Zy-1Jnvah7jxNBAowULhPfovvGpE5MIS7tzRH40SWcFjOOhqMCbfISjBRIJgtRGRS/w400-h266/1A-3%20New%20Book%20Covers%203D-Final.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/In-Sickness-and-Health/dp/B0CHNC6HQD/" target="_blank">In Sickness and In Health Novel Series</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>See expat life through Jake and Lindsay's eyes in this series of novels. Leaving the stress of their careers in the United States was the best decision they made. Moving to Sayulita, Mexico, was wonderful until healthcare became important.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In the third novel of this riveting
series, a couple faces insurmountable odds, battling advancing Parkinson’s
disease, access to medication, and other healthcare challenges in Mexico while
the world is gripped by the coronavirus pandemic.</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Read more about Mexico For Better or For Worse: A Novel <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHN8PKZL/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></span></b></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">I invite you to </span></b><a href="http://eepurl.com/cPPJo5" target="_blank"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">SIGN UP</span></b></a></span><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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In case you missed the last issue, you can read it <a href="https://mailchi.mp/6e805e55c420/july-2023-healthy-living-in-mexico-newsletter-summer" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="5141" data-original-width="3542" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplzFOX_11BtR4inzTn4v-9OkfPY3kwM5QxnNdNDbemTuQnGKo7nMBP1uOCc0FkHbMecvde6wMO9qce3AS8v9aXS8mESAUKd5EmoBgM7EqO2HUGXbyQYkaEyAuohC00xjcE-vnXPiSGl-xBdZwlG723kBJO9qFXAq7nZi52NNZRDIr_TC2v44PWO_PzmF0/s320/Terry%20Blue%20Sparkle%20with%20Black%20Door%20MC2C8494-Edit%20(2).jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Terry L Turrell, Author</a></b></div></span><p></p>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-83193477464583883702023-09-09T11:43:00.009-06:002023-09-10T13:21:16.384-06:00We're On the Road in Mexico Again in a Motorhome! Puerto Vallarta to Patzcuaro and Back<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">From Patcuaro, Michoacan to Puerto Vallarta</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgomc5Z87nJMkaxOnIU3uZF7awNNdphBOaa7tnqQG1fd1OfKjdMRDuxcnn4k75ZN4pmbyig-43jf_R_vlEFlRUyYwi2gt32AOcy2QOXESBBPl86b9b2zrQIkCvZVDmwESHCWjJxV7SdUyuxKQ1eTQyd8xL_ULfOC-zxT3ljFTX0R3_TJUm1ET6l1Fph0q/s3323/Jon%20and%20Terry%20Celebrating%2020230824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2471" data-original-width="3323" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgomc5Z87nJMkaxOnIU3uZF7awNNdphBOaa7tnqQG1fd1OfKjdMRDuxcnn4k75ZN4pmbyig-43jf_R_vlEFlRUyYwi2gt32AOcy2QOXESBBPl86b9b2zrQIkCvZVDmwESHCWjJxV7SdUyuxKQ1eTQyd8xL_ULfOC-zxT3ljFTX0R3_TJUm1ET6l1Fph0q/w400-h297/Jon%20and%20Terry%20Celebrating%2020230824.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Celebrating Our Purchase in Patzcuaro</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It's been three and a half years since we sold our fourth motorhome, and we've missed traveling in an RV! Not only that, but Jon was bored and needed a project.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">When we saw this 2005 Minnie Winnie with Mexico registration for sale in Patzcuaro, we decided to find a driver to take us to see it. We purchased it and started planning our trip home to Puerto Vallarta!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3i-7FQu5D3yxXA-3RdDHtMZl2kuoEy8sFQNyoXCVI1usmmgIK9pBOcQJP5RjIxECAG6N196q6lmmAUurfCQ4x2LrQoc4Jo61ycHcFkm1O8Eni2xD6fGYJWmPLeqEB8KDp_x6cdPuUCXlCpM8e-gCmDUHRRvonKI92g76BPNn0vtrX6a5AgR7oPemEYPIk/s4000/20230827_120203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3i-7FQu5D3yxXA-3RdDHtMZl2kuoEy8sFQNyoXCVI1usmmgIK9pBOcQJP5RjIxECAG6N196q6lmmAUurfCQ4x2LrQoc4Jo61ycHcFkm1O8Eni2xD6fGYJWmPLeqEB8KDp_x6cdPuUCXlCpM8e-gCmDUHRRvonKI92g76BPNn0vtrX6a5AgR7oPemEYPIk/w400-h300/20230827_120203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Jon and Sophie with Our 2005 Minnie Winnie</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The first thing we decided was that we needed to take shorter drives during his trip than we did in the past. So, we divided the route from Patzcuaro to Puerto Vallarta into four legs, stopping for a few nights at each of the three RV Parks along the way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRheqUVT4c3q3RcLjLmXF8qPZF1VmlOPIB1ReyfmBY65ELPj_qpZ5J30B220RSpFwQ3kbN8CDYc10pnPZyqCXoxscz3j4H5cbkq3M95RkIo1C8I26RRMnD3yLz_1X8VWI1DbdFLGY9SAbw6JGkgLP_pDZWsvcg6r2LktXUnHlyFB58c54ZumoPDuqjTfe/s949/2023-09-08%20Google%20Maps%20Patzcuaro%20to%20PV.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="949" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRheqUVT4c3q3RcLjLmXF8qPZF1VmlOPIB1ReyfmBY65ELPj_qpZ5J30B220RSpFwQ3kbN8CDYc10pnPZyqCXoxscz3j4H5cbkq3M95RkIo1C8I26RRMnD3yLz_1X8VWI1DbdFLGY9SAbw6JGkgLP_pDZWsvcg6r2LktXUnHlyFB58c54ZumoPDuqjTfe/w400-h306/2023-09-08%20Google%20Maps%20Patzcuaro%20to%20PV.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">We Made This 485 Mile Trip, Slowly Over a Week</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Our first stop was at <b><a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2019/07/our-trip-to-roca-azul-rv-park-and.html" target="_blank">Roca Azul RV Park Resort</a></b> in Jocotepec, Jalisco, on Lake Chapala. We've stayed there many times and always enjoy it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMQMk0lafCCFIxT1nrwQLsR8pKxqxof6fitQG9sFGMSPYdDix-q0kPGx6FE-XaiUPJV-u3Vkpzlzr4YIj-VWLzAJhqmWDIZvSR1Ig5d2hOUKNp9M5MQ69xrvK5-LJ-Dc0rddT7BNKoQel1voU_a7Y6drQcOw-Ohp5zAhyfA6rS7f_IKN8Htf2kDdsXlv3/s4000/20230829_161557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMQMk0lafCCFIxT1nrwQLsR8pKxqxof6fitQG9sFGMSPYdDix-q0kPGx6FE-XaiUPJV-u3Vkpzlzr4YIj-VWLzAJhqmWDIZvSR1Ig5d2hOUKNp9M5MQ69xrvK5-LJ-Dc0rddT7BNKoQel1voU_a7Y6drQcOw-Ohp5zAhyfA6rS7f_IKN8Htf2kDdsXlv3/w300-h400/20230829_161557.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Roca Azul's Lighthouse Overlooking Lake Chapala</b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvrrGhdUJE9UTVatfOPhhyBjyCvGFjEE1w397_8oMNqnxW6EjXo1U2oNIr0fzTL8lbG1wTHQspL44IBFtU2b3WCvqyghjKApz0idNx_KfeoxD1aEtYkj6wx9reZJ2FTXq591qXSGjJ87vOOFLExaLQtg-k8Ek2apPUHdjRLZAQAnBkeyuQoeqojxPVb8W/s4000/20230829_163950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvrrGhdUJE9UTVatfOPhhyBjyCvGFjEE1w397_8oMNqnxW6EjXo1U2oNIr0fzTL8lbG1wTHQspL44IBFtU2b3WCvqyghjKApz0idNx_KfeoxD1aEtYkj6wx9reZJ2FTXq591qXSGjJ87vOOFLExaLQtg-k8Ek2apPUHdjRLZAQAnBkeyuQoeqojxPVb8W/w400-h300/20230829_163950.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Roca Azul's Pool and Picnic Area During the Summer</b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">After two nights at Roca Azul, we headed to <b><a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2019/07/santa-maria-del-oro-our-rv-trip-to-lake.html" target="_blank">Santa Maria del Oro Lake</a></b> in Nayarit. We stayed at Koala Bungalows and RV Park. It was inexpensive, 300 pesos per night, but the services were in poor condition. The lake is at 3500 feet, so the August weather is comfortable, a nice break from the heat and humidity we would be experiencing in the beach towns. But we missed the Pacific Ocean, so we headed to La Penita.</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tFLmPolP3FJM50xK7VPCEHpC69qDA9wHRtlBJclNDeDms6fD42n7hkb3LzBk4E8fQLtRmN9s2eEZDh5Ic-lpxfFs5iX_8a4TR_oE77vhFHyIvJSJWMweGH1ht9Uch8Dv9tRjYwQwgU4d_TLt_c7SDs0U_PAbWo-OyNUuPRJNmCUgarSRWhkobdS4QgTZ/s2592/20230901_174706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tFLmPolP3FJM50xK7VPCEHpC69qDA9wHRtlBJclNDeDms6fD42n7hkb3LzBk4E8fQLtRmN9s2eEZDh5Ic-lpxfFs5iX_8a4TR_oE77vhFHyIvJSJWMweGH1ht9Uch8Dv9tRjYwQwgU4d_TLt_c7SDs0U_PAbWo-OyNUuPRJNmCUgarSRWhkobdS4QgTZ/w400-h300/20230901_174706.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">La Penita de Jaltemba Malecon</b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2016/05/where-will-we-retire-in-mexico-la.html" target="_blank"><b>La Penita de Jaltemba</b></a>, Nayarit, is one of the beach towns on Hwy. 200. We stayed at Little Rigs RV Park for a few nights before heading to Puerto Vallarta. La Penita hasn't changed much since we were there many years ago, though the Malecon has been upgraded.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcnyC3xigUdlC5SooMuiIYnf4cGrE7jpiF4lCRxHrFQqGOFLdKtO22ooWTwWCYU3-ENe_iq18nRdJ65o2PI__W0Ni9CJrkSenZL-HwjVaSyfkeE-Z4R5MGtzGMPOf5MXGt6qgtplKbqC9GX4jeVIVk_iB034hDv9DSV6uWTM6VGuB9JzLdKCVkAl22mh4/s4000/20230908_195019%20Jon%20and%20Terry%20at%20Tuna%20Azul%20PV.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcnyC3xigUdlC5SooMuiIYnf4cGrE7jpiF4lCRxHrFQqGOFLdKtO22ooWTwWCYU3-ENe_iq18nRdJ65o2PI__W0Ni9CJrkSenZL-HwjVaSyfkeE-Z4R5MGtzGMPOf5MXGt6qgtplKbqC9GX4jeVIVk_iB034hDv9DSV6uWTM6VGuB9JzLdKCVkAl22mh4/w400-h300/20230908_195019%20Jon%20and%20Terry%20at%20Tuna%20Azul%20PV.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia;">Jon and Terry at Tuna Azul in Puerto Vallarta</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: georgia;">(Sophie is Under the Table)</span></b></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We're glad to be back in Puerto Vallarta. Stay tuned for our monthly motorhome adventures.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHN8PKZL" target="_blank">MEXICO FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE: A Novel</a></b> is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Now Available for Preorder!</span></span></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Order now and receive my new novel on September 21, 2023! The third eBook in the series follows Jake and Lindsay's story about life as expats in Mexico.</span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHN8PKZL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTay9NwFMetVeyZvS1zpSReEGybT-ezRMJDcL8pt7dqbSD3LRoedSYyxSg23uBlQPyeJsu9u6RS5eNhF_gplz3IXviex30QJoz5S7M4xRwOgwxRPa4cxM4s7Xi0HbgB8vUcrhZFKY5yVOmpKdoUhX28thig7kihKRHPxOm7O2dWDo3dZeLJ_zvqERZrLnh/w400-h266/2-Final%20Cover%20Version%201-Mexico%20For%20Better%20or%20For%20Worse-eReader%203D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHN8PKZL" target="_blank">MEXICO FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE: A Novel</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Thank you for reading my books and blog articles. <b><a href="http://eepurl.com/cPPJo5" target="_blank">Sign Up</a></b> for my monthly newsletter to receive news about our travels and my books. Check out my <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Amazon Author Page</a></b> to see my other books about life in Mexico.</span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1903" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpgY4oYkQAG7JirKEjvdc1EpBgQVg8W_tot7ELv5mh9YMoFkTP1y-J2y9agKCWzxcJd524e1g3PAn9LpuPaA9-Zob6YI3NplNLe6iP_bphbq_OP5AqrFD1oBkGYdpFLjn83iaT_PxJcz9uzqvnRes908bNZJqnCLJMx_ZUGxRu1w3NwqPoK2Qkq_iuI7c/s320/Terry%20Turrell%20Blue%20Sparkle%20with%20Black%20Door%20MC2C8494-1600pXxx.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Terry-L-Turrell/author/B00R8DRG18" target="_blank">Terry L Turrell, Author</a></b></span></div></span></div></div><p></p>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-46331146784699880192023-07-15T16:45:00.005-06:002024-01-28T11:22:49.324-06:0010 VALUE RESTAURANTS in Puerto Vallarta--Our Favorites So Far (Updated Jan. 28, 2024)<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLE3OIp29eXmDh3N3b80VgmsO8xPZH4TsMKBYgPsZ0A2HPxZXcOUuFly43-MU7MqDpRbjxiOSlnaI2e6cnyPzhjXeY6qv6u2q3v2CJEYtRJwjszldCBKH4LXPXjLnjCenOqz963xufzVklpZP9pqsFgbbrEbLXsKKFNIpLBHHj5YIy6d-0SIkeByddzz9/s3510/1-Derby%20City%20Burgers%20and%20Jalato%20IMG_20220730_182620_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="3510" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLE3OIp29eXmDh3N3b80VgmsO8xPZH4TsMKBYgPsZ0A2HPxZXcOUuFly43-MU7MqDpRbjxiOSlnaI2e6cnyPzhjXeY6qv6u2q3v2CJEYtRJwjszldCBKH4LXPXjLnjCenOqz963xufzVklpZP9pqsFgbbrEbLXsKKFNIpLBHHj5YIy6d-0SIkeByddzz9/w400-h300/1-Derby%20City%20Burgers%20and%20Jalato%20IMG_20220730_182620_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Two Eateries Next Door to Each Other—We Go To Both</b></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> .<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>W</b></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>ith the dollar-to-peso exchange dropping, we are tightening
our belts. Our dollars just don’t stretch as far as they did a year ago. The
first place to save pesos is restaurants with good food, a lower price, and attentive
servers. We also choose dog-friendly restaurants so Sophie can come. These are
some of our favorites, not in any particular order.</b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b> Side Note: Most of these don’t have air conditioning, so in
the summer, we go to dinner a little later when the temperature is cooler.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b> 1.<u> </u></b></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><u>Derby City Burgers and Jalato</u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We share one burger with fries (we choose sweet potato fries) and a side
salad with blue cheese dressing. Then we have room for a scoop of our favorite gelato at Jalato’s.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUbGfKEWv1D9QeM4cY7vR9P14EQxBuift5X4ZZ5iFj7StaDdsOmuZbzNPqI74x5CQzedOvKGixXD0Te3qprErNXbFgvveO9QTFMxFYxesZAsrTAkw4KVRod6PxrRlbh08Wf44iUXbrOmf3svnGjTnjMqtNGIBKmZ9Yfqi0bwZ1WyuaDdQ0R5nSX8Xm8_L/s4000/1-%20Derby%20City%20Burgers%20Shared%20Burger%20IMG_20220730_184432_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUbGfKEWv1D9QeM4cY7vR9P14EQxBuift5X4ZZ5iFj7StaDdsOmuZbzNPqI74x5CQzedOvKGixXD0Te3qprErNXbFgvveO9QTFMxFYxesZAsrTAkw4KVRod6PxrRlbh08Wf44iUXbrOmf3svnGjTnjMqtNGIBKmZ9Yfqi0bwZ1WyuaDdQ0R5nSX8Xm8_L/s320/1-%20Derby%20City%20Burgers%20Shared%20Burger%20IMG_20220730_184432_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiQdo_su_2LaMKPTEVd0ESAkl7GaI2eKGTdBV1_8-qqcJvEejG6RJgxMA3SGWrx0Z1PS4aCoMbOdv-hiHV5GWISgQYUG-lr8hZcyMhC7_m_UOwntlw5CVnS68ySrwnLycMEgFATJ0tYVOJXshXno71Fsfwry5t5XByF5OFwOp-cDBbnS9DxZ6cQA8ukjB/s4000/1-Jalato%20Store%20next%20to%20Derby%20Burgers%20IMG_20220730_193854_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiQdo_su_2LaMKPTEVd0ESAkl7GaI2eKGTdBV1_8-qqcJvEejG6RJgxMA3SGWrx0Z1PS4aCoMbOdv-hiHV5GWISgQYUG-lr8hZcyMhC7_m_UOwntlw5CVnS68ySrwnLycMEgFATJ0tYVOJXshXno71Fsfwry5t5XByF5OFwOp-cDBbnS9DxZ6cQA8ukjB/s320/1-Jalato%20Store%20next%20to%20Derby%20Burgers%20IMG_20220730_193854_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><u>2. Hisao</u></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>This hidden gem is our
favorite place for sushi, mixed fish, shrimp, vegetable tempura, and teriyaki
chicken.</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJevPK9p48NynT2CYKB6Ed5cdrqsE1zRhwxPEb_OdiAzbbvS489l5_cVK-e3B5NdGAFOyJF0jlXuGLDpMLHohVerIBBPcwvpQzzArLIuqyxA3vTaLj3sWX6vFtoFqe2CY8NGpMSdmUrBpqnGvO4eyml-SpiXBzOhiOzLKATtY_bbjzZOhx-9JAvhfSVyT/s4000/5-Hisao%20Sushi%20IMG_20220822_181040_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJevPK9p48NynT2CYKB6Ed5cdrqsE1zRhwxPEb_OdiAzbbvS489l5_cVK-e3B5NdGAFOyJF0jlXuGLDpMLHohVerIBBPcwvpQzzArLIuqyxA3vTaLj3sWX6vFtoFqe2CY8NGpMSdmUrBpqnGvO4eyml-SpiXBzOhiOzLKATtY_bbjzZOhx-9JAvhfSVyT/w300-h400/5-Hisao%20Sushi%20IMG_20220822_181040_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3Nx-GR8a2fnEDWIZvjJ-oD1xuwd7hwAiy97RdoQ422UI5OL_fOlKG6IGBr2efbCW4oVsQ7C-HdEBk911FFa0XbHcwT53wCtk5VbNqKFD9mxnzhjoN6jL59X9P-4VhKToHhEOM72WEextWkYxX1rc-fdk4EgcXRUQEnspYpIOrz9V7kgVpoEBedep5ktJ/s4000/5-Hisao%20Sushi%20IMG_20220822_190740_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3Nx-GR8a2fnEDWIZvjJ-oD1xuwd7hwAiy97RdoQ422UI5OL_fOlKG6IGBr2efbCW4oVsQ7C-HdEBk911FFa0XbHcwT53wCtk5VbNqKFD9mxnzhjoN6jL59X9P-4VhKToHhEOM72WEextWkYxX1rc-fdk4EgcXRUQEnspYpIOrz9V7kgVpoEBedep5ktJ/w300-h400/5-Hisao%20Sushi%20IMG_20220822_190740_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><u>3. Sonorita for Al Pastor Tacos and Delicious Guacamole</u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuK1ghG9wAtUxc2tFBaTRATafYgLaYdTlJGqPZdaUSTFYjpgXCmj2woMFTbh1EFn9VB6099gbVAM0pvCwHKuKIQ8iyOxJrIqKsyCK-SFOStf46xAVG4GYw3LRDGDX_gJo7lq_kmCVrX-7BfC9QkWPuxO_qdJxM_pq_9NXgmrw6zWBBF_SiiYOJj4LpjGK/s4000/4-Sonorita%20Al%20Pastor%20Menu%20img_20220702_191346_hdr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuK1ghG9wAtUxc2tFBaTRATafYgLaYdTlJGqPZdaUSTFYjpgXCmj2woMFTbh1EFn9VB6099gbVAM0pvCwHKuKIQ8iyOxJrIqKsyCK-SFOStf46xAVG4GYw3LRDGDX_gJo7lq_kmCVrX-7BfC9QkWPuxO_qdJxM_pq_9NXgmrw6zWBBF_SiiYOJj4LpjGK/s320/4-Sonorita%20Al%20Pastor%20Menu%20img_20220702_191346_hdr.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQs8m5zhwKFX4A_9wgedJ4EXWmYuq92hk8REapZm1wnxO6T4z8TvXPiSM4nYb2HgBA_G9xPKjpwvlhS92-V_VPIFixlYorJfQ689iUeUQ2udf1lI23_BHvHAhhN8DtSRJNfAtSxFgiWEbpM0LQDbmNnqX0yHhmKWSJyAJxHQ8xRHh4XC_Ih7AKu_iftmP9/s4000/7-img_20220702_201852_hdr%20Sonorita%20Al%20Pastor%20Kitchen%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQs8m5zhwKFX4A_9wgedJ4EXWmYuq92hk8REapZm1wnxO6T4z8TvXPiSM4nYb2HgBA_G9xPKjpwvlhS92-V_VPIFixlYorJfQ689iUeUQ2udf1lI23_BHvHAhhN8DtSRJNfAtSxFgiWEbpM0LQDbmNnqX0yHhmKWSJyAJxHQ8xRHh4XC_Ih7AKu_iftmP9/s320/7-img_20220702_201852_hdr%20Sonorita%20Al%20Pastor%20Kitchen%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIyXNC5VertfxapcTke2JxCGNbkS58emOr0KfUyMiFf3cQbfQdOXumiZCzx-BhZTvSjijqrR5HD-X0l5quKdvd1GGeW4WHHgFMC3pXdnr1Ssk6SQZqK8Nu7xKODu_Q6tDoOzG9B6tG0sG78bHsu_hlYIbzYt-8s0hcQOOiCoZwjbYaUkkqY-ICIs7T6Dq/s4000/7-Sonorita%20Guacamole%20img_20220702_192014_hdr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIyXNC5VertfxapcTke2JxCGNbkS58emOr0KfUyMiFf3cQbfQdOXumiZCzx-BhZTvSjijqrR5HD-X0l5quKdvd1GGeW4WHHgFMC3pXdnr1Ssk6SQZqK8Nu7xKODu_Q6tDoOzG9B6tG0sG78bHsu_hlYIbzYt-8s0hcQOOiCoZwjbYaUkkqY-ICIs7T6Dq/s320/7-Sonorita%20Guacamole%20img_20220702_192014_hdr.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh797p0sT8Iwm5JYul96ATD0QZsMtgh5aJaW1Jqp_2nb2AE147vuYPQ-9CVEC8T-oMrp87WNRO-l19WkUVQMzLkqzzE6Pg9PXoaWPsYY3GH5329gwDilY6lxbX94J5ZK8EKdn8r6yjLVcpLAj85Z46UhsWGHjVAd50832MKbQIX1zZpRYdpLDDaQG0QopU2/s4000/7-Sonorita%20Salsas%20and%20Onions%20img_20220702_192100_hdr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh797p0sT8Iwm5JYul96ATD0QZsMtgh5aJaW1Jqp_2nb2AE147vuYPQ-9CVEC8T-oMrp87WNRO-l19WkUVQMzLkqzzE6Pg9PXoaWPsYY3GH5329gwDilY6lxbX94J5ZK8EKdn8r6yjLVcpLAj85Z46UhsWGHjVAd50832MKbQIX1zZpRYdpLDDaQG0QopU2/s320/7-Sonorita%20Salsas%20and%20Onions%20img_20220702_192100_hdr.jpg" width="240" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><u>4. La Traviata for Italian Food with a View</u></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMU3Y9CXL7MIdsiFSR65kbJuU3ONPiDMmI95kiWIb1McBOEhIiPl9sQPpublzviYwRs7a6vnYsjXKMs-vea4_D_QWdGbFrPs3PLY2KeA2a3CggHH8dYa7brwNwfgIXdBg7JzSKPdB1XIR0zQmROiLEb5s8PzoPEt6DbE_jmE7VdCQIwk159EBKm1OQ_BSb/s4000/10-20230711_195328%20La%20Traviata%20View%20After%20Sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMU3Y9CXL7MIdsiFSR65kbJuU3ONPiDMmI95kiWIb1McBOEhIiPl9sQPpublzviYwRs7a6vnYsjXKMs-vea4_D_QWdGbFrPs3PLY2KeA2a3CggHH8dYa7brwNwfgIXdBg7JzSKPdB1XIR0zQmROiLEb5s8PzoPEt6DbE_jmE7VdCQIwk159EBKm1OQ_BSb/s320/10-20230711_195328%20La%20Traviata%20View%20After%20Sunset.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcVcxM-MNl6EJISSOTd2htcLpdOtdRItKTtObw_8gXnL_5SheIxSXhIDcTzoOJqVRX_PJIIRNcEAFA2jnrI02u4ONuGqFToOp4ygYoRr22h7ss23J0Pl-vubr5o9hiI0sN4PnZeRSuWY5bO2py2Dd08AmxjXvvWi1ljZ_ehrJKOi1K1kSCBUseGL_vgVY/s4000/10-20230711_195656%20La%20Traviata%20Salad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcVcxM-MNl6EJISSOTd2htcLpdOtdRItKTtObw_8gXnL_5SheIxSXhIDcTzoOJqVRX_PJIIRNcEAFA2jnrI02u4ONuGqFToOp4ygYoRr22h7ss23J0Pl-vubr5o9hiI0sN4PnZeRSuWY5bO2py2Dd08AmxjXvvWi1ljZ_ehrJKOi1K1kSCBUseGL_vgVY/s320/10-20230711_195656%20La%20Traviata%20Salad.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISVqUA500r-C_uGM2Y7cSGDCdUgAC1jjbLU1kNi2D4cxQO5gFj87LaCH0ehseEUcetwFfpfA4cLqVPoFT4LJWMuKuT1ZXdqxiGiIev8Oply241hl1h7SvArL0uo529Lo1Yk_BtTlMkAKWlEzcVvaP1s_raWCs0JC4fE2l9b7KgsIKiFWIjawCFTkeuLyZ/s4000/10-20230711_202334%20La%20Traviatta%20Pizza.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISVqUA500r-C_uGM2Y7cSGDCdUgAC1jjbLU1kNi2D4cxQO5gFj87LaCH0ehseEUcetwFfpfA4cLqVPoFT4LJWMuKuT1ZXdqxiGiIev8Oply241hl1h7SvArL0uo529Lo1Yk_BtTlMkAKWlEzcVvaP1s_raWCs0JC4fE2l9b7KgsIKiFWIjawCFTkeuLyZ/s320/10-20230711_202334%20La%20Traviatta%20Pizza.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /><u>5. Cuates y Cuetes on the Beach Next to the Los Muertos Pier</u></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE1n_dj3lZtzMSRzF-hLMVLHGD4jbkGd7hoQCxxl4EO-gC_Y4HHj_sRYPEcpKXaJGUwBFx8Lyp2OZ42zzxwdERimEvLolovlJQwKvDb1iWnKd1NrkmUeZQGdqsRwmEWTuCKfayBL7ITyKbBeZUVnmRlbVhcVyQJ_Lx7wj1Z30nncWBAVPqKIGQ9hppqRK/s3841/3-Los%20Muertos%20Pier%20from%20Cuates%20y%20Cuetes%2020220713_211835.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3841" data-original-width="2881" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE1n_dj3lZtzMSRzF-hLMVLHGD4jbkGd7hoQCxxl4EO-gC_Y4HHj_sRYPEcpKXaJGUwBFx8Lyp2OZ42zzxwdERimEvLolovlJQwKvDb1iWnKd1NrkmUeZQGdqsRwmEWTuCKfayBL7ITyKbBeZUVnmRlbVhcVyQJ_Lx7wj1Z30nncWBAVPqKIGQ9hppqRK/s320/3-Los%20Muertos%20Pier%20from%20Cuates%20y%20Cuetes%2020220713_211835.jpg" width="240" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Tony’s Please</u>--I had delicious shrimp fettuccine Alfredo, and Jon had chicken parmigiana. We took enough home for lunch the next day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ud37AL5x2JjvTfHHKxMML9a7zl_-xz_K7pRSLL2gm7HpuesK9kUApLZ_8ltLNANweZfMYGprRv_7zxkL54xHiXJlh0ENry0HVaWs1QSSpIeiFU1s3SzgCZfjMPKkLJtMAdfLfexhmC4jjnTF766jFlvWf2A9znU8HguPYT5LxtZan2dX6UhgAYcYQxc5/s4000/11-Jon%20at%20Tony's%20Please%2020230206_192614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ud37AL5x2JjvTfHHKxMML9a7zl_-xz_K7pRSLL2gm7HpuesK9kUApLZ_8ltLNANweZfMYGprRv_7zxkL54xHiXJlh0ENry0HVaWs1QSSpIeiFU1s3SzgCZfjMPKkLJtMAdfLfexhmC4jjnTF766jFlvWf2A9znU8HguPYT5LxtZan2dX6UhgAYcYQxc5/s320/11-Jon%20at%20Tony's%20Please%2020230206_192614.jpg" width="240" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKGWzZqf1-wX-QTs0CLZFm4irp0veWYfG3q3TYF1ndqQrqLtPcLTWvuHit0JyRjXd5wtO7wsypYQ1YGJVx0CZAc0gkHN-E8Pkhw-kHYFlkg09IFukAnkd1RqL3MD_r7AvEoKulG8WWq3vmgteeWHCmKkgXaY3Zst1cxK5E3Vlv7tEGuYr6qybSp0gX6sJ/s4000/11-Tony's%20Please%2020230206_200754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKGWzZqf1-wX-QTs0CLZFm4irp0veWYfG3q3TYF1ndqQrqLtPcLTWvuHit0JyRjXd5wtO7wsypYQ1YGJVx0CZAc0gkHN-E8Pkhw-kHYFlkg09IFukAnkd1RqL3MD_r7AvEoKulG8WWq3vmgteeWHCmKkgXaY3Zst1cxK5E3Vlv7tEGuYr6qybSp0gX6sJ/s320/11-Tony's%20Please%2020230206_200754.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8GcL2k5GdChaYCxMffFRa0pWQU5RGlMWVGMR4VxuLvXug9qavIX1x0jkvWJSteMuE4MLeOOuPxxOY6ORg-0ztFQvbtimPNg1ERjWCDi_dswGDUZSEd27jM-FgMAY2FVmHTqlvXt5TFrmj-LQN-d0D9CEZ_hfA_L7YG2GooiAckon-hpX1Gk-aB8UnkY8/s4000/11-Tony's%20Please%2020230206_200809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8GcL2k5GdChaYCxMffFRa0pWQU5RGlMWVGMR4VxuLvXug9qavIX1x0jkvWJSteMuE4MLeOOuPxxOY6ORg-0ztFQvbtimPNg1ERjWCDi_dswGDUZSEd27jM-FgMAY2FVmHTqlvXt5TFrmj-LQN-d0D9CEZ_hfA_L7YG2GooiAckon-hpX1Gk-aB8UnkY8/s320/11-Tony's%20Please%2020230206_200809.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES"><u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">9. El Barracuda</u>--Great fish and shrimp tacos on the beach!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFsAwuSM_J9Ym7dk1EI_I1L-Jqm4g-xVlV_YkkFv_XLrx1ZQ3KtnEgpOaMBxlN0UOpBS4x5vf4kcTRU197ndBmTRjJeJlVbOyH3imDWywDzojo-gwc5gSLmME23aTJHlYChyMwvlJfV5YvxwVrOzCOhFVaLBTY2M9Y6GYftsYh6oElEHotXjEMDRkPvjR/s4032/12-2021-10-26%20Beach%20at%20El%20Barracuda.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFsAwuSM_J9Ym7dk1EI_I1L-Jqm4g-xVlV_YkkFv_XLrx1ZQ3KtnEgpOaMBxlN0UOpBS4x5vf4kcTRU197ndBmTRjJeJlVbOyH3imDWywDzojo-gwc5gSLmME23aTJHlYChyMwvlJfV5YvxwVrOzCOhFVaLBTY2M9Y6GYftsYh6oElEHotXjEMDRkPvjR/s320/12-2021-10-26%20Beach%20at%20El%20Barracuda.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUa3Q3bisLH4bcSB8XAIqSF8kfYwU_Diq97bm_yMrEB0ni1gSD4G73f4iSeUgPPz12hyneNCd_TcAQOlVuacAvqeM8SEl6PQJLoZRQ-OoSyrL9In8Q2ZN1f1zgYnkjN7WGru8Q2RuAJsHO4_dn1AX7AgmjkN2bdfAMlXWbTRV7hcKlch7p4tM-lxdfmXs/s4032/12-2021-10-26%20Seafood%20Tacos%20at%20El%20Barracuda.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUa3Q3bisLH4bcSB8XAIqSF8kfYwU_Diq97bm_yMrEB0ni1gSD4G73f4iSeUgPPz12hyneNCd_TcAQOlVuacAvqeM8SEl6PQJLoZRQ-OoSyrL9In8Q2ZN1f1zgYnkjN7WGru8Q2RuAJsHO4_dn1AX7AgmjkN2bdfAMlXWbTRV7hcKlch7p4tM-lxdfmXs/s320/12-2021-10-26%20Seafood%20Tacos%20at%20El%20Barracuda.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES"><b><u>10. </u></b><u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Eclecticos</u>--Sadly, this restaurant has closed. So, we've added </span><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">OkJosé!
Restaurante Bar.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">10A. </span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">OkJosé!
Restaurante Bar</u>--Traditional Mexican Food with a Flair</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2hSQmyHgQZXXnG61bLh21VGMuqkwLyz2qMrzUOnDRNFi2rID2PDQnWtUGPR0xAvaTo1joe3EzVtSKtvjt21F67dxV0D8_VRuyxxEH_VWimY8YUloPanAq8SW_g05C7_FiL9gfCEgy641xy_wejSv-ONujoIJLXGQnEGW8T_aUdPIUXlQZQiIJtijN3i9/s4000/9-20240127_190209%20Okay%20Jose%20Dining%20Room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2hSQmyHgQZXXnG61bLh21VGMuqkwLyz2qMrzUOnDRNFi2rID2PDQnWtUGPR0xAvaTo1joe3EzVtSKtvjt21F67dxV0D8_VRuyxxEH_VWimY8YUloPanAq8SW_g05C7_FiL9gfCEgy641xy_wejSv-ONujoIJLXGQnEGW8T_aUdPIUXlQZQiIJtijN3i9/w400-h300/9-20240127_190209%20Okay%20Jose%20Dining%20Room.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSUK4nPJjB6iZPGLHgsq9xYNDEignTLVM7U7QLyGoD8zrCGK8Nsc_t9Sq0ABylZkD6fdLfdwpfrLZC3zmWDyjPoanXBRptQDLPshOwb2pV-nGstHpVkNtZToBNRYrsKLCtjfAaeWyx9YwQ49CcikCC6a3G6y6KxNpS1F7LgTynmumP_y1bj6jPgjv_8l-/s3680/10-20240127_202809%20Okay%20Jose%20Catrinas%20Sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3680" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSUK4nPJjB6iZPGLHgsq9xYNDEignTLVM7U7QLyGoD8zrCGK8Nsc_t9Sq0ABylZkD6fdLfdwpfrLZC3zmWDyjPoanXBRptQDLPshOwb2pV-nGstHpVkNtZToBNRYrsKLCtjfAaeWyx9YwQ49CcikCC6a3G6y6KxNpS1F7LgTynmumP_y1bj6jPgjv_8l-/w298-h400/10-20240127_202809%20Okay%20Jose%20Catrinas%20Sign.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIBZX_5Dgsk7Ccuh9wv1B1GTDPR5Z4PJ3ANtE0pWKRHzo9TLjJ6ZPEjvEnnAvgFuUpN-WjrPRK4bdpK_-2NG5k3C0oiTecKLsdwQ2KRatr7MaIoTvo4qauQgftVqgSahE759v3eLl_sXXsRPbyXM-2UzHP9S-9jPK0KwwAStgHv33mtxv7HAMYjOp0PJN/s4000/20240127_193450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIBZX_5Dgsk7Ccuh9wv1B1GTDPR5Z4PJ3ANtE0pWKRHzo9TLjJ6ZPEjvEnnAvgFuUpN-WjrPRK4bdpK_-2NG5k3C0oiTecKLsdwQ2KRatr7MaIoTvo4qauQgftVqgSahE759v3eLl_sXXsRPbyXM-2UzHP9S-9jPK0KwwAStgHv33mtxv7HAMYjOp0PJN/w400-h300/20240127_193450.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Traditional Chile en Nogada</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><span lang="ES"></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;">See more Favorite Restaurants in Puerto Vallarta at </span><b><a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2021/10/our-12-favorite-puerto-vallarta.html" target="_blank">OUR 12 FAVORITE PUERTO VALLARTA RESTAURANTS--So Far! (Part 1)</a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>I
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="1661" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrFian_T0qCEPHlNRmNviSMClkW8mlDnxgqiAM00O-m51zVNH9HCFicpK-H9u4539PhBcmKrJCe7l8E7EONhXGydf8GuaJ-V3fVVllztSqPl-t5njx0sSzk7LYN2uDjB3URnCku00wd6iD-E9dDtBHZRieEuc69kB8xftzYa-9yRTGaO1aVvqYDUyy43x/w400-h300/7B-20230617_193038%20Jon%20and%20Terry%20in%20Pool.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">Jon and Terry Cooling Off at Happy Hour</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpj6D-jgM41TmK7-WrgVd56mg7NI4jwaI2rUCpR1M9GfuYrwoOu85qqGXdZXwhj5-gBcVQR25374CIee-pHvo106uHiOWYRhZwX2d5Yvmdgix1ucE0a9TUN92dyO2q9aHgZ6gQ9G46S6HCUobQQ6z0cDriEPGkcujAGuS9HCxT7j3H3AGbeZYXamzS7_Ac/s4000/20230612_090858%20Fresh%20Mango.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpj6D-jgM41TmK7-WrgVd56mg7NI4jwaI2rUCpR1M9GfuYrwoOu85qqGXdZXwhj5-gBcVQR25374CIee-pHvo106uHiOWYRhZwX2d5Yvmdgix1ucE0a9TUN92dyO2q9aHgZ6gQ9G46S6HCUobQQ6z0cDriEPGkcujAGuS9HCxT7j3H3AGbeZYXamzS7_Ac/s320/20230612_090858%20Fresh%20Mango.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9a-k1JUIeBLxMlzxpXYGZHjfXmto56C-QG5KQ5GIuSVHnokCbTnk0JPR5fJkD1QzjgKxdvZKYARo8Ns4w2DKuRU2KGPSaJMBjaVQNXBbwUIeUdsmft_6EHRkj87nOHvhEqQ0UWZC7RoxwYIotVIvvNkMdxyTd25AN_ElLoXvXadphKwAmHtG3ToHDA69X/s4000/20230612_092031%20Mango%20and%20Cottage%20Cheese.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9a-k1JUIeBLxMlzxpXYGZHjfXmto56C-QG5KQ5GIuSVHnokCbTnk0JPR5fJkD1QzjgKxdvZKYARo8Ns4w2DKuRU2KGPSaJMBjaVQNXBbwUIeUdsmft_6EHRkj87nOHvhEqQ0UWZC7RoxwYIotVIvvNkMdxyTd25AN_ElLoXvXadphKwAmHtG3ToHDA69X/s320/20230612_092031%20Mango%20and%20Cottage%20Cheese.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><u>Day 1: Eating Fresh Mangos with Cottage Cheese</u><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">We ate a delicious, fresh mango with a little
cottage cheese. Healthy! I love our fresh mangoes</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">.</span></b></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b> And we're fortunate to be able
to buy cottage cheese here.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgbRea2aO5K8_CyGTr5Q39SJfK68Kf-Sjhw-rG2Nq0kwvqlqUNiKCWf_jMqXoT9HtNUTPctL0hf7kDERosE5Rfp7sCEM5P0Ea86MXU99pwhYhcO5Ux3cL658HfpJ1tq3i8mCW-a40Wq_EwLaQmGcXjx_5wNLouzkNE8LJh7yfA_bKqYRL8BlJbiWt7x8h/s3885/7C-20230617_193035%20Jon%20and%20Terry%20in%20Pool.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2913" data-original-width="3885" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgbRea2aO5K8_CyGTr5Q39SJfK68Kf-Sjhw-rG2Nq0kwvqlqUNiKCWf_jMqXoT9HtNUTPctL0hf7kDERosE5Rfp7sCEM5P0Ea86MXU99pwhYhcO5Ux3cL658HfpJ1tq3i8mCW-a40Wq_EwLaQmGcXjx_5wNLouzkNE8LJh7yfA_bKqYRL8BlJbiWt7x8h/w400-h300/7C-20230617_193035%20Jon%20and%20Terry%20in%20Pool.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">The Roof of Our Condominium has a Nice Sunset View</b></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Day 2: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Spending the Evening at the Roof Garden</span></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>
</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We lounged in the Roof Garden living room, read,
enjoyed the view and sunset, took a dip in the pool, and had dinner with Happy
Hour drinks.</b></span></span></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJrzGya9nyWFUPoSK5IgLKY0GajRl2sZfgAj5UFO-WoWlTvqeF02yBFshSmpzAk5Pc_KY0_wqga69MBTjl0R7VpfznWOH10a0qdPErB9OibiZkt0NcKfIlqSAdPrnBXeJ8qyBQ1EI9RZ_6BJWX0Gp3Vs2rSTlcOio5Jg47gn2rlxRP2tOzTDPzSkjvz1P/s4000/20230613_190639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJrzGya9nyWFUPoSK5IgLKY0GajRl2sZfgAj5UFO-WoWlTvqeF02yBFshSmpzAk5Pc_KY0_wqga69MBTjl0R7VpfznWOH10a0qdPErB9OibiZkt0NcKfIlqSAdPrnBXeJ8qyBQ1EI9RZ_6BJWX0Gp3Vs2rSTlcOio5Jg47gn2rlxRP2tOzTDPzSkjvz1P/w300-h400/20230613_190639.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #f4cccc;">Sophie Playing on The Balcony in the Evening</b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><u>Day 3—Relaxing and throwing the ball for Sophie on the balcony
in the evening.</u></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Watching the hummingbirds at the feeder is part of the
entertainment.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfGXOkA0Q8-zbrnackMI3OavfcR3f2Lw0lCyNQ2PsagdGlbTSUqkoaR4xnBvZr6HEiExicnODjl2hrkPVU5HM9BYhdL9B2dmoZTiaJme1JSpJxEjwyBUIf3oQrGfFkeRP7SVFco_o1DWERhHoEbaxcsr8Ip5E6XL0w1r2O8jEjpfDyppOWHJx0DZkJaR7/s4000/20230614_105605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfGXOkA0Q8-zbrnackMI3OavfcR3f2Lw0lCyNQ2PsagdGlbTSUqkoaR4xnBvZr6HEiExicnODjl2hrkPVU5HM9BYhdL9B2dmoZTiaJme1JSpJxEjwyBUIf3oQrGfFkeRP7SVFco_o1DWERhHoEbaxcsr8Ip5E6XL0w1r2O8jEjpfDyppOWHJx0DZkJaR7/w400-h300/20230614_105605.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fce5cd;">Zona Z Boutique Hotel and Massage</b></span></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><u><span style="line-height: 107%;">Day 4--<o:p></o:p></span>Therapeutic
Massage</u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I had a Therapeutic Massage at ZonaZ Boutique Hotel for the
first time. Ahhh</span><span face=""Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Symbol";">❤</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> Frita
gave me a great massage, adjusting the pressure when I requested more or less
in areas that needed it.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>
<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">We also like to have
massages at Aura Spa. That's a good, healthy walk on the Malecon from home. You
can see more in my article, <i><a href="https://retirementbeforetheageof59.blogspot.com/2022/07/massages-weekly-in-mexico-for-our.html" target="_blank">Weekly Massages in Mexico for Our Mental and Physical Wellbeing</a>.</i></span></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lLYXAvl976Cuv6MHPspbY1G88fuqggrNtRpBOJ10XU90_pxrHiVfOfn2dM4OCzS5AVWFuH0HOeWjtBEncaR6yGNjcFBQG_3P3NH9sCbeNMAgO_SaEagFrv_2wSsK_D3pR2RnLRTCxU3JDkkmez1KkmcOPTEHfXH1qYhNl32abN-dd5AT7mPm5p4hyU8j/s3304/20230615_155230%20Jon%20on%20Recumbent%20Bike.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2478" data-original-width="3304" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lLYXAvl976Cuv6MHPspbY1G88fuqggrNtRpBOJ10XU90_pxrHiVfOfn2dM4OCzS5AVWFuH0HOeWjtBEncaR6yGNjcFBQG_3P3NH9sCbeNMAgO_SaEagFrv_2wSsK_D3pR2RnLRTCxU3JDkkmez1KkmcOPTEHfXH1qYhNl32abN-dd5AT7mPm5p4hyU8j/s320/20230615_155230%20Jon%20on%20Recumbent%20Bike.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZoRv6sunGy1A_bKS0HnRZtt8tVlJ4ux7W1kAfmHlC3viMmeGDzVdvj2tI1xnC6_vJGYbul2PItbKptf9eXKh0D9Krstrdg4josi-eDd24cKwG8HQvDs-WWar2AqSoEpEJtgaAhA2P5D1BvDRqNGBPRz97Xphn5iOd2udgPpuWDRetEcriXP9onxi-x_k/s4000/20230615_155507%20Terry%20on%20Eliptical%20in%20Gym.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZoRv6sunGy1A_bKS0HnRZtt8tVlJ4ux7W1kAfmHlC3viMmeGDzVdvj2tI1xnC6_vJGYbul2PItbKptf9eXKh0D9Krstrdg4josi-eDd24cKwG8HQvDs-WWar2AqSoEpEJtgaAhA2P5D1BvDRqNGBPRz97Xphn5iOd2udgPpuWDRetEcriXP9onxi-x_k/w300-h400/20230615_155507%20Terry%20on%20Eliptical%20in%20Gym.jpg" width="300" /></a></b></span></span></div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><u>Day 5—Work Out in the Gym</u></b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We work out in the air-conditioned gym when it's hot and humid outside. We
listen to audiobooks to make exercising more fun. The recumbent bike and weight
machines are perfect for Jon to strengthen his body as he battles Parkinson's
Disease and improve overall health.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdV28NiJraDlTGQkYhWO2D3P_UqMRvv1r3KdmyDwIRMDNFLs8WYcTB6kOquM-053o2YXON0evdJ3Y1f-aNSrpvUOROKYGudDouvJbJ7K9r_8l9K4_AyNjkmGaNyTZwtwV8-TikIn9YJoLx4Ai6vFfLVcn9jaJpDau75hFAPpxKC2Rx96SWzhmMAjHx6uv8/s4000/6-20230616_192513%20Friday%20Evening%20Walk%20on%20Malecon%20and%20Dinner%20at%20Oyster%20Grill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdV28NiJraDlTGQkYhWO2D3P_UqMRvv1r3KdmyDwIRMDNFLs8WYcTB6kOquM-053o2YXON0evdJ3Y1f-aNSrpvUOROKYGudDouvJbJ7K9r_8l9K4_AyNjkmGaNyTZwtwV8-TikIn9YJoLx4Ai6vFfLVcn9jaJpDau75hFAPpxKC2Rx96SWzhmMAjHx6uv8/w400-h300/6-20230616_192513%20Friday%20Evening%20Walk%20on%20Malecon%20and%20Dinner%20at%20Oyster%20Grill.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><u>Day 6—Friday Evening Walk on Malecon and Dinner at Oyster
Grill</u></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We started our one-mile walk at about 7:00 once the heat and
humidity had dropped. Friday evenings are great for a walk on the Malecón, with
lots happening along the way, including a beautiful sunset. It was our first dinner
at the Oyster Grill—an excellent choice for Fish and Chips, plus
people-watching.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEGXD3xN8v7V3yFbz__bEFWZMPljOO8Aq3KwlqARblTQpNZ9zHgMc8WmB0cL4T5_CR-FOCmqmu6Mrsn2GRzTslYy1WdhdCdYLeZi_lvWgwVTs9CxqPnQKWhUQ-QjkbVTwwshBuxKQSsJOYJUInWrltgSthZyrt0Cc5G2S7V41qpk5sQbuTyDQQ8oPoNGB/s4000/20230518_194204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEGXD3xN8v7V3yFbz__bEFWZMPljOO8Aq3KwlqARblTQpNZ9zHgMc8WmB0cL4T5_CR-FOCmqmu6Mrsn2GRzTslYy1WdhdCdYLeZi_lvWgwVTs9CxqPnQKWhUQ-QjkbVTwwshBuxKQSsJOYJUInWrltgSthZyrt0Cc5G2S7V41qpk5sQbuTyDQQ8oPoNGB/w400-h300/20230518_194204.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a name="_Hlk138064354" style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><u>Day 7--Cool Off in the Infinity Pool</u></b></span></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>
<span style="line-height: 107%;">When it’s 88°F with a Real Feel of 97°F, we take
our Happy Hour Cocktails and get in the pool. At 6:00 in the evening, as the
sun drops, the UV index was only 3 of 10 in Puerto Vallarta, so the potential
for damage to the skin and eyes was fairly low. Time to cool off!</span></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQYDJIPAQVi2rAECTUs9E21C7a9Pn9KS_P606GMODgqbNniLOM2PiplK2zHfAUE4h3-OoklhfhIxzJXZzBgwX4KUnR1Wf1nBvUXyZEDTwrBlQ9LsjoRywMLQKL3ICNKxBtayR-K4flVl1OUAaaLv-COpIBnVolhOyY4DgmgJVJXbokv055Dv0rmU_3uof/s4000/8-20230618_182721%20Jon%20at%20Serrano's%20Grill%20Father's%20Day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQYDJIPAQVi2rAECTUs9E21C7a9Pn9KS_P606GMODgqbNniLOM2PiplK2zHfAUE4h3-OoklhfhIxzJXZzBgwX4KUnR1Wf1nBvUXyZEDTwrBlQ9LsjoRywMLQKL3ICNKxBtayR-K4flVl1OUAaaLv-COpIBnVolhOyY4DgmgJVJXbokv055Dv0rmU_3uof/w400-h300/8-20230618_182721%20Jon%20at%20Serrano's%20Grill%20Father's%20Day.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></b></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk138160503"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><u>Day 8--Celebrate Father's Day at Serrano's Grill</u><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We celebrated Father’s Day at Jon’s favorite steakhouse,
Serrano’s Grill. That giant ficus tree was full of different kinds of birds,
perfect for bird-watching. The view is always lovely; just a little hazy yesterday
due to the humidity and some smoke from a small wildfire we could see in the
jungle across the bay.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>The food was delicious, a well-deserved treat for this special
man, dad to our three children.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>
</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>See more photos on my In Sickness and In Health Novels
Facebook Page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TerryLTurrellAuthor">https://www.facebook.com/TerryLTurrellAuthor</a></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwRBNVe368mJF1hH-3Yi7SDsrNbWhgDTBH83EUSvcGYRX4oGX0PUe0L8VNZKsCuAtUpp7ejRofcHhoIZLReKQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></b></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a name="_Hlk138239069"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><u>Day 9—</u></span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><u>Zumba Gold
Practice with My Sayulita Home Videos</u><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Zumba Gold Practice with My Home Videos from When I Taught in
Sayulita, Pre-Covid<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>
<span style="line-height: 107%;">I practiced indoors this
time, with air conditioning. If you listen closely, you can hear the neighbor’s
rooster crowing. (Jon went to the gym)</span></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c4vTdSQYzjdeKdXENmBNnGybdgSdKpjNSNlR9TZA7liZvUefvZhY99nCyLCulXvG_obhMGqxKDDYiLb7zmPiKW9-YZpV1npFREwSZWPcCVFu37jOmY5OVvUbDIsWIw2WGFoIskUg0FRL3sFGvT7IxNgG5-JPveHyKybrqEJpkXqV0vsBfA2xkEPFV1xV/s4000/10-20230620_104135%20Sanmare%20Reception.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c4vTdSQYzjdeKdXENmBNnGybdgSdKpjNSNlR9TZA7liZvUefvZhY99nCyLCulXvG_obhMGqxKDDYiLb7zmPiKW9-YZpV1npFREwSZWPcCVFu37jOmY5OVvUbDIsWIw2WGFoIskUg0FRL3sFGvT7IxNgG5-JPveHyKybrqEJpkXqV0vsBfA2xkEPFV1xV/w400-h300/10-20230620_104135%20Sanmare%20Reception.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></b></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><u><span style="line-height: 107%;">Day 10--</span>A Doctor Consultation at SanMare Clinic After Our Annual
Check-Ups</u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>
<span style="line-height: 107%;">The doctors and staff at
SanMare are great! The pharmacy is convenient for purchasing medication, so
we don’t have to make another stop on the way home. One minor treatment and lab
test to go, and our health will be all clear.</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Living-Mexico-Lessons-Learned-Healthy-ebook/dp/B077ZQ59J6/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3799" data-original-width="5849" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO2lZuHKzmviaXbOMXFU7XVCRpUS5OumbKu2TUbE3bYgiB0AhFwhrCUCEzDw8ORuCQP_UK19tkdnUL5IsL-DZhdf0qH5qL-f6l5chQIfGbY2Tk8EUYE48oktXhculEXDCMSH4lDDjYTQp4RMNyRQKL1nEN3u2grAGiC2XhLUbiRNuLUAHT4EYWtiBhCbv/w400-h260/1AAAA-Healthy%20Living%20in%20Mexico%205-Book%20Series%20Cropped.png" width="400" /></a></span></b></span></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Please
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traveling!</span></b></span></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a name="_Hlk133243191"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Terry</span></b></span></a></span></span></p>Healthy Living and Traveling in Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760061835213659852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700806280772261839.post-70050294060655849822023-06-08T18:40:00.003-06:002023-06-08T18:45:49.753-06:00Art Walk in Puerto Vallarta's Historic District and Dinner at No Sé Nada<p></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: georgia;">From October to End of June</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyB5STUhGS7b0s2gdS0xwcMe3F2YyoPVlRIOwjTHT96kVmRRjjl2FBzSbZASwRYXuLFO7lsctjQVib-wB-GybCgFisAZpjYDaVuQmsPdHBjQtoy_Px7n_v9KcREbNvo9DkAzqoqD94DjXCm7LpMfBmw7LyNd4xIQpmi4o9qcN-edJI8Hk6gPArUX2Dew/s3777/20230607_172518%20Colectikos%20Mural%20Art%20Walk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2832" data-original-width="3777" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyB5STUhGS7b0s2gdS0xwcMe3F2YyoPVlRIOwjTHT96kVmRRjjl2FBzSbZASwRYXuLFO7lsctjQVib-wB-GybCgFisAZpjYDaVuQmsPdHBjQtoy_Px7n_v9KcREbNvo9DkAzqoqD94DjXCm7LpMfBmw7LyNd4xIQpmi4o9qcN-edJI8Hk6gPArUX2Dew/w400-h300/20230607_172518%20Colectikos%20Mural%20Art%20Walk.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fce5cd;"><i>Colectika</i> Gallary is Stop #1 on the Art Walk</b></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Wednesday was our first time touring the Puerto Vallarta
Historic District Art Walk galleries. We visited most Official Member Art Walk galleries, beginning with #1 on the map, <i>Colectika</i>. I enjoyed that
gallery the most. The friendly young man who welcomed us at the door explained
the art and artists we were interested in.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOl_zvB-iZ4fy23yhEEQLknFtsF_YX82zvUEtrBRxpLGAMidsEH_Vrn1dc_3NecLIpQUFgH0pV5inEa0hIRXlSI71dt871YJXRbsQvOi0HNvYXJJOF4w28uZ7fjhbNPaMW6djCMToKmhhrlr3fJAnlxJSXAAAzL-LSJGI3fbuoCLwZgERqwuZXH9FkEA/s3654/20230607_172531%20Official%20Art%20Walk%20Sign%20Historic%20District.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3654" data-original-width="2741" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOl_zvB-iZ4fy23yhEEQLknFtsF_YX82zvUEtrBRxpLGAMidsEH_Vrn1dc_3NecLIpQUFgH0pV5inEa0hIRXlSI71dt871YJXRbsQvOi0HNvYXJJOF4w28uZ7fjhbNPaMW6djCMToKmhhrlr3fJAnlxJSXAAAzL-LSJGI3fbuoCLwZgERqwuZXH9FkEA/w300-h400/20230607_172531%20Official%20Art%20Walk%20Sign%20Historic%20District.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">Official Member Art Walk Sign</b></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Part of the fun of the Art Walk is that the Historic District is
more than art galleries. We saw beautiful murals, old Spanish architecture, and many good restaurants along the route.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsjrUM4m2wRAltkf-Kq6Q3h2-gUEXCp4dMGrEScfjdgV1owAjJmKGAfffVAZwjZCm1tJu2DX5lj7tycLCsfd4Hnv3hyYQhPy42qAk2D15AT6tQeEHHs2BuISx15JKRNzommD7ZgtXJ-3wnVnLCxHUH3nmr9OQbrfbTs6FyEQaZAC_kYih1GYxjDqB8g/s2108/20230607_181427%20Art%20Walk%20Mural%20Historic%20District%20PV.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="2108" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsjrUM4m2wRAltkf-Kq6Q3h2-gUEXCp4dMGrEScfjdgV1owAjJmKGAfffVAZwjZCm1tJu2DX5lj7tycLCsfd4Hnv3hyYQhPy42qAk2D15AT6tQeEHHs2BuISx15JKRNzommD7ZgtXJ-3wnVnLCxHUH3nmr9OQbrfbTs6FyEQaZAC_kYih1GYxjDqB8g/w400-h360/20230607_181427%20Art%20Walk%20Mural%20Historic%20District%20PV.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhns2jZf8DR_oLT8ep7WKb85PLimmWsZ5vBuK8lmh8U5Wz7W4vijM_5YZUarMgUZSKGoECFuq-rs1dGDLFBJjE3kUaMnn_GUgeeN-QVyHJlPQUozAmsbV859253KBpCO7LFFqrG_lFArifY6-P4eakAohaVyDHomKHK3aB67Qqy7S65WrYyx4P8IgmEDQ/s4000/20230607_180933%20Door%20in%20PV%20Historic%20District.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhns2jZf8DR_oLT8ep7WKb85PLimmWsZ5vBuK8lmh8U5Wz7W4vijM_5YZUarMgUZSKGoECFuq-rs1dGDLFBJjE3kUaMnn_GUgeeN-QVyHJlPQUozAmsbV859253KBpCO7LFFqrG_lFArifY6-P4eakAohaVyDHomKHK3aB67Qqy7S65WrYyx4P8IgmEDQ/w300-h400/20230607_180933%20Door%20in%20PV%20Historic%20District.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fce5cd;">We Love the Old Wood and Metal Doors</b></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We chose to have dinner at No Sé Nada, across the street from
the last galleries on the map. It’s one of our favorite restaurants and a good
value. We both had the salmon with sauteed spinach, mashed potatoes, and a
delicious creamy wine sauce. We always order our salmon well done, <i>bien cocido</i>,
so this photo shows it grilled more than the chef typically serves.</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>The upstairs terrace is our favorite place to dine, and it's now open during the rainy season since they've added a roof and awning.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyf2zF5IHzGDeTTpRhhHlKjhJZhBEeIXuPSMAmgL5Lq5DEkyN7XkYnXo_xEftjcjJBkIz_u3t02jNbjtMQNlzBv55W75v-lgoh5lcDQ3jh4q2NV7qatQx18nmV0s2dYZPmzSvE6dJgrPwpY03nKu_sF6AFthIK0vJf9-cBAg44-e4Odfqi4AaSwWL5QQ/s4000/20230607_183321%20No%20Se%20Nada%20Exterior%20and%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyf2zF5IHzGDeTTpRhhHlKjhJZhBEeIXuPSMAmgL5Lq5DEkyN7XkYnXo_xEftjcjJBkIz_u3t02jNbjtMQNlzBv55W75v-lgoh5lcDQ3jh4q2NV7qatQx18nmV0s2dYZPmzSvE6dJgrPwpY03nKu_sF6AFthIK0vJf9-cBAg44-e4Odfqi4AaSwWL5QQ/w300-h400/20230607_183321%20No%20Se%20Nada%20Exterior%20and%20Sign.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQm_r4t8Zgz-huHpDpX602768SEorOfPpvWDvR3_iTXbEJ8xOOvTSCp9XWjx-yhiQEgj5t177kDaS1jIy_ST2H9FLsFsjwIEkMhaI8Q59iQdlBwA_g9r9r01DQYYkpvW8kgKDVx51JlE8J3tC0qpv6aVyqG_TKHzHIwgWcsBEGxPZXDmXTGhZlYUMRvw/s4000/20230607_190936%20No%20Se%20Nada%20Salmon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQm_r4t8Zgz-huHpDpX602768SEorOfPpvWDvR3_iTXbEJ8xOOvTSCp9XWjx-yhiQEgj5t177kDaS1jIy_ST2H9FLsFsjwIEkMhaI8Q59iQdlBwA_g9r9r01DQYYkpvW8kgKDVx51JlE8J3tC0qpv6aVyqG_TKHzHIwgWcsBEGxPZXDmXTGhZlYUMRvw/w400-h300/20230607_190936%20No%20Se%20Nada%20Salmon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0j-M4Sg83nvD-IFEYgT-iPeLfdNwkll1eCklBJtQLmZpG-U42bTQoLdZ_ie4ljCj9USS43B7dfP6CuwOkfMpRTCO5u4GvQXfvXQXZDz9NVTkapaer60I-y224FZ82MwO0frHdlFoK2KDOyRkxQjM4AqRVF25jUl6RHOh-8FKpMa82EY0_UgGGqpVr6A/s4000/20230607_183528%20View%20from%20Upstairs%20No%20Se%20Nada.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0j-M4Sg83nvD-IFEYgT-iPeLfdNwkll1eCklBJtQLmZpG-U42bTQoLdZ_ie4ljCj9USS43B7dfP6CuwOkfMpRTCO5u4GvQXfvXQXZDz9NVTkapaer60I-y224FZ82MwO0frHdlFoK2KDOyRkxQjM4AqRVF25jUl6RHOh-8FKpMa82EY0_UgGGqpVr6A/w400-h300/20230607_183528%20View%20from%20Upstairs%20No%20Se%20Nada.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fce5cd;">One View from <i>No </i><span style="text-align: left;"><i>Sé
Nada's</i> Upstairs Terrace</span></b></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>The Historic District Art Walk continues through June 28<sup>th</sup>,
Wednesdays from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. It will resume in October or November. I
recommend the walk, just off the <i>Malecón</i>. Three more Art Walk Wednesdays
this month!</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU21E1n3HrnO7bH_uk81JkXduVdcFTDpTINzSIvSUjcuuoTuILrh9sZoy_RU8fAehxtVksF9ghX-CL--n0qL4dURpAs2xYdVQpFTaDGthNULsVt3oeAuGybRXlo24INI68IUT-67E_s8jZdrzgbG6-7T42C4TCgp9W1wbOA-BzWkbo38ATx-P2z2m4HQ/s1214/HL&TinM%20Newsletter%20Header%20Better.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="1214" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU21E1n3HrnO7bH_uk81JkXduVdcFTDpTINzSIvSUjcuuoTuILrh9sZoy_RU8fAehxtVksF9ghX-CL--n0qL4dURpAs2xYdVQpFTaDGthNULsVt3oeAuGybRXlo24INI68IUT-67E_s8jZdrzgbG6-7T42C4TCgp9W1wbOA-BzWkbo38ATx-P2z2m4HQ/w400-h124/HL&TinM%20Newsletter%20Header%20Better.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://eepurl.com/cPPJo5" name="_Hlk133243191" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I invite you to SIGN UP for my <i style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Healthy Living
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now unless you go to the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. The hills look pretty
brown—we’re still in the dry season until June or July, when the long-awaited
rains come. Summer and autumn are when we see more flowers blooming. But there is no lack of color in Puerto Vallarta and the surrounding area!</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJMXE_wZHmeoL3fgJx0h6cr_ZX-aBhfvrjMXfuzRBP76MgXUStUoWg7YqB1Pn9jW-W6keuqb2EgfNsWPeHF-_VYV18CjpFECtNKN_k_9OcJwPFpoxc-94BWsNRLgq6nCDnLRB_Uxs_cBA9NlMs2P-BlyPvgVPBp13yk3biXYEeINlTjSNRmTujb2FJw/s9355/1A-Jon%20and%20Terry%20Brightened%20Mother's%20Day%20at%20Blue%20Shrimp%202023.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6897" data-original-width="9355" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJMXE_wZHmeoL3fgJx0h6cr_ZX-aBhfvrjMXfuzRBP76MgXUStUoWg7YqB1Pn9jW-W6keuqb2EgfNsWPeHF-_VYV18CjpFECtNKN_k_9OcJwPFpoxc-94BWsNRLgq6nCDnLRB_Uxs_cBA9NlMs2P-BlyPvgVPBp13yk3biXYEeINlTjSNRmTujb2FJw/w400-h295/1A-Jon%20and%20Terry%20Brightened%20Mother's%20Day%20at%20Blue%20Shrimp%202023.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Mother's Day Sunset at The Blue Shrimp Restaurant</b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>So, the colors we see around us in spring are mostly from
murals, amazing sunsets, ever-changing ocean tones, bright Mexican
clothing, restaurant food, flags, and hanging umbrellas. Mexico is a colorful place
year-round.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFuXV0UBkY8eWaJrhmoTfSHaRnXqkU6ei6B5qjDPKKYWB3UKO9ssaNyO_sm44-BfYei0eH7XKpEjmzAkgzGgePGR-PB9WpJB7NNXkT5sYUZe3aiDMBKNfgAY4MF4OY0bPnW-DBNIxixLborlwVoRAOzkWXm25Vr3APQURLQABTR0nPaEu4Y3AIWORKg/s4000/2-20230419_191255%20Life%20is%20Better%20at%20the%20Beach%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFuXV0UBkY8eWaJrhmoTfSHaRnXqkU6ei6B5qjDPKKYWB3UKO9ssaNyO_sm44-BfYei0eH7XKpEjmzAkgzGgePGR-PB9WpJB7NNXkT5sYUZe3aiDMBKNfgAY4MF4OY0bPnW-DBNIxixLborlwVoRAOzkWXm25Vr3APQURLQABTR0nPaEu4Y3AIWORKg/w400-h300/2-20230419_191255%20Life%20is%20Better%20at%20the%20Beach%20Sign.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I hope you enjoy my collection of spring photos.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbHmOMWGaWLT4K0DkfaR1zn92OorqcQl42F6k_fr1sWDwOJJ62WqciHmrgFEAerGnBEd6usc45aOWw-wmMoT1w6UVBaADg5VlD43JlmeDN3hr_0hhvcNWithMnadJrU34op8jZbEGG8Z5hXH88AW76kMrHJS0DJurFOHpPFKxShYuf6DME_KbInSbPQ/s4000/2A-Daquiri%20Dick's%20Sunset%2020230331_190457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbHmOMWGaWLT4K0DkfaR1zn92OorqcQl42F6k_fr1sWDwOJJ62WqciHmrgFEAerGnBEd6usc45aOWw-wmMoT1w6UVBaADg5VlD43JlmeDN3hr_0hhvcNWithMnadJrU34op8jZbEGG8Z5hXH88AW76kMrHJS0DJurFOHpPFKxShYuf6DME_KbInSbPQ/w400-h300/2A-Daquiri%20Dick's%20Sunset%2020230331_190457.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimP90ZWZJyRslX9K2SgrL-JrAt8vvMsSqCPvTB-t7sU6Gav5ebXjZRTYf_ZTlzq2ZdqYYHy_oKUoD1rkcriBMW4s9qWVAcNUQnewcSy8TCfbRYojTazXJi3bV-yHmiRKJC-wpfYk2UAYvZ7-EEK3hZ6OvFvfPCWnvI4BuUOsy5ZVJJS6WZ-wh2kYtY3w/s4000/2B-Daquiri%20Dick's%20Shrimp%20Cocktail%2020230331_190759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimP90ZWZJyRslX9K2SgrL-JrAt8vvMsSqCPvTB-t7sU6Gav5ebXjZRTYf_ZTlzq2ZdqYYHy_oKUoD1rkcriBMW4s9qWVAcNUQnewcSy8TCfbRYojTazXJi3bV-yHmiRKJC-wpfYk2UAYvZ7-EEK3hZ6OvFvfPCWnvI4BuUOsy5ZVJJS6WZ-wh2kYtY3w/w300-h400/2B-Daquiri%20Dick's%20Shrimp%20Cocktail%2020230331_190759.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #fce5cd;">Daquiri Dick's Shrimp Cocktail<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">—</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yum!</span></b></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Our new favorite restaurant for special occasions is <i>Noroc</i>.
It’s a magical place at the beach, each table surrounded by water, with
wonderful food.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_GXL0hO3yj-tTIsZ6ZDybA0DxhWmHHGb5tP8n3CE6UmIdE7cjVdspp3SOBzIDAc9uvY_QPMWj8SirvIJtfbFtQwBmO9N3hum8z6dZU87ZoNg8wdyBcevdaw5NWxV0rHaiJGijEqDbLf331bRhx31_Zy2ibFHl0VXhDANwAycI2BmobURykXB0C5gPg/s4000/3-20230408_194718%20After%20Sunset%20from%20Noroc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_GXL0hO3yj-tTIsZ6ZDybA0DxhWmHHGb5tP8n3CE6UmIdE7cjVdspp3SOBzIDAc9uvY_QPMWj8SirvIJtfbFtQwBmO9N3hum8z6dZU87ZoNg8wdyBcevdaw5NWxV0rHaiJGijEqDbLf331bRhx31_Zy2ibFHl0VXhDANwAycI2BmobURykXB0C5gPg/w300-h400/3-20230408_194718%20After%20Sunset%20from%20Noroc.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hnKcfzHwaBEcxM7Qj-SJOrK5uTAilS8sOUg9kVCtZ9JddXsOYuyVd4egcWtvama7exjZG5Ve98YaWnPnlnTew1rkaHE7tL0xRViGbVl8eJPtbzjOUzJs4YcHk-jU2N4AQzXCOaAH0Jny_iKYxJkFj-noK_qxPVLyBeeCRiuN_B7fnolvgN9pcOi5yQ/w400-h300/3B-20230408_192739%20Chicken%20at%20Noroc.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Filet Mignon and Seafood Stuffed Chicken</b></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Mexican musicians often wear colorful clothing, adding festivity.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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our days.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaD3_SmZGrsbcq2rrwuTZKkqLeeYbbAc7BZCGTX2F8fr5XT2fDl_cNpoQku7xCTEf9fCcMKnsp1IR638JkYmIvQvR0Ui__oxosvy5-StfLSCfxeSu1MRpazsocRGUgMsDNnD8RROeI4Hw7lyJYuSsWvMYidQ4z5q7Vk4MbVAMom37quYRsfIEmJ-cHZg/s3909/5-20230403_152937%20Mexico%20Flag%20with%20Stacked%20Rocks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="3909" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaD3_SmZGrsbcq2rrwuTZKkqLeeYbbAc7BZCGTX2F8fr5XT2fDl_cNpoQku7xCTEf9fCcMKnsp1IR638JkYmIvQvR0Ui__oxosvy5-StfLSCfxeSu1MRpazsocRGUgMsDNnD8RROeI4Hw7lyJYuSsWvMYidQ4z5q7Vk4MbVAMom37quYRsfIEmJ-cHZg/w400-h300/5-20230403_152937%20Mexico%20Flag%20with%20Stacked%20Rocks.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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(And a 99¢ eBook Promotion)<h3 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Yelapa, </span>México is Another World</span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ueJn8795JiDtUJXn5klHKyFmWhjfkr77lWFbtr1w66o_KkmuGK-q2esoK280h97jskSwYPW7-2mb-T38r-xmmboFkrvzyYva83sJQnSiXUD0mGVJxLNbYaYPI3VE8TyZYjCwChWuT7aXPCBtnnemI7-Q5H73PGKY27UC7kSn9q10QOZkdO0Rbw0TXA/s3909/20230421_172333%20Yelapa%20Bay%20from%20Casa%20Romana%20II.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="3909" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ueJn8795JiDtUJXn5klHKyFmWhjfkr77lWFbtr1w66o_KkmuGK-q2esoK280h97jskSwYPW7-2mb-T38r-xmmboFkrvzyYva83sJQnSiXUD0mGVJxLNbYaYPI3VE8TyZYjCwChWuT7aXPCBtnnemI7-Q5H73PGKY27UC7kSn9q10QOZkdO0Rbw0TXA/w400-h300/20230421_172333%20Yelapa%20Bay%20from%20Casa%20Romana%20II.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>The Village is Only
Accessible by Water Taxi</b></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Jon has talked about spending a weekend in Yelapa for years.
So that’s what we did for his birthday. We loved it—what an adventure!</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBCeij8nngRnBxkim9PkQ2b9ozLI9mcRifudQ7BDgyR18dt11xAERb6ktkv1eGfOirfJUIQP7VJggjO9fmV5KCnItMLEOS0UIZV5jH-OyjEl_UX8sF2P3AP3hjkjN0-EtN4ys1zM4QFcjk5_ODBVdnNmx3Lrr764U6kViZOdnj15ZFh0aBRAIe9U8gQ/s1104/20230423_112125%20Jona%20and%20Terry%20Cafe%20Bahia%20popped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1104" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBCeij8nngRnBxkim9PkQ2b9ozLI9mcRifudQ7BDgyR18dt11xAERb6ktkv1eGfOirfJUIQP7VJggjO9fmV5KCnItMLEOS0UIZV5jH-OyjEl_UX8sF2P3AP3hjkjN0-EtN4ys1zM4QFcjk5_ODBVdnNmx3Lrr764U6kViZOdnj15ZFh0aBRAIe9U8gQ/w400-h300/20230423_112125%20Jona%20and%20Terry%20Cafe%20Bahia%20popped.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Breakfast at Cafe Bahia</b></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">The food at <i>Café Bahia</i> was so fresh and delicious.</span> I highly
recommend it!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAPEb1UQp74xa0PWCUrUiQLjgnIx1sO2wZSraOc0J11UZy9fBP6qGW3kvD4pBRJvONBDccDiweY7vrq9ic9_in-uohxVyGdMgyHe8rTxWBj5P3uuVFoUnjH-4l2e19TbzbUDbHQN5XpRpYPCKtZs4wLthD3mjfg-GJjvDZDaeE7bwL5AwqXQgTcFm3w/s4000/20230423_112250%20Jon's%2073rd%20Birthday%20at%20Cafe%20Bahia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAPEb1UQp74xa0PWCUrUiQLjgnIx1sO2wZSraOc0J11UZy9fBP6qGW3kvD4pBRJvONBDccDiweY7vrq9ic9_in-uohxVyGdMgyHe8rTxWBj5P3uuVFoUnjH-4l2e19TbzbUDbHQN5XpRpYPCKtZs4wLthD3mjfg-GJjvDZDaeE7bwL5AwqXQgTcFm3w/w300-h400/20230423_112250%20Jon's%2073rd%20Birthday%20at%20Cafe%20Bahia.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Jon’s favorite meal at <i>Cafe Bahia</i> was Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, and Avocado Sandwich,
made with amazingly fresh bread. He is looking happy and healthy at 73 years
old!</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9RV8uvvRwywSDHVE8z2KFv8V-TijT-GMxqQzNHG_gGE-NF0IFSLW1om_iGoAUeHfUrncC5K-q3GRnn85hbVkjw2tzcic-c3nMITOd5KpAu5K1WaOB87YXlSXPXjRQ217wdXwlf3C4eFyprUgINpfdDn4BW1yXkh-QLNmKZxspiHnYQWVWcGOdjVrRw/s2992/20230422_133107%20Four-Wheeler%20delivery%20in%20Yelapa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="2992" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9RV8uvvRwywSDHVE8z2KFv8V-TijT-GMxqQzNHG_gGE-NF0IFSLW1om_iGoAUeHfUrncC5K-q3GRnn85hbVkjw2tzcic-c3nMITOd5KpAu5K1WaOB87YXlSXPXjRQ217wdXwlf3C4eFyprUgINpfdDn4BW1yXkh-QLNmKZxspiHnYQWVWcGOdjVrRw/w400-h300/20230422_133107%20Four-Wheeler%20delivery%20in%20Yelapa.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>There are no cars in Yelapa. The streets are winding and
narrow—a maze of cobblestones. People use four-wheelers, mules, and wheelbarrows
to make deliveries.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkRosrD6Dml-XKwo4XXVDZarf-AqHEyKqR2NaRZFYHefZ6qDpNs2Cixy0I6nFV3A5fXyBa4Le5Ucl6fQXLzZoFqjGr46iSBH4r1ejEWx2pfjDIg2TuKm0VmVFSnKp4H5KKUP6iVjj0XFZx0C1l66qmYQxxb8SIT0bPQbLKTz0qhJLcR3K1p45lRYLSw/s4000/20230421_124217%20Yelapa%20Woman%20Mural.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkRosrD6Dml-XKwo4XXVDZarf-AqHEyKqR2NaRZFYHefZ6qDpNs2Cixy0I6nFV3A5fXyBa4Le5Ucl6fQXLzZoFqjGr46iSBH4r1ejEWx2pfjDIg2TuKm0VmVFSnKp4H5KKUP6iVjj0XFZx0C1l66qmYQxxb8SIT0bPQbLKTz0qhJLcR3K1p45lRYLSw/w400-h300/20230421_124217%20Yelapa%20Woman%20Mural.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>While exploring on foot, we discovered beautiful murals
throughout the village.</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Many of the murals were memorials for fishermen.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHHrOgDG7_x33s4pe38V_NWtblr-XnH-HrzISyfkazVwgqSLZmUkU_4NANSIhGY_aeqFHvpqvmr8NC_rofTXlOlp5M80QM2p12DpxdCqSHcChGIze3wI9dQxf7RHp0B6zST5ldzdzvq1o0-hQXzgLFSp5YcuLmtlUY2OOsfATvqibfY8elaQBmwB1tQ/s1998/20230421_125858%20Fisherman%20Mural.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="1351" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHHrOgDG7_x33s4pe38V_NWtblr-XnH-HrzISyfkazVwgqSLZmUkU_4NANSIhGY_aeqFHvpqvmr8NC_rofTXlOlp5M80QM2p12DpxdCqSHcChGIze3wI9dQxf7RHp0B6zST5ldzdzvq1o0-hQXzgLFSp5YcuLmtlUY2OOsfATvqibfY8elaQBmwB1tQ/w270-h400/20230421_125858%20Fisherman%20Mural.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6YgWMLrQ3jM8rBSSUYTbgfDJvVKxwSfMkdxH3Pm8eXMFEFVg1hbYKtweHCIPoNCD-2Y-vRskXm8zgIHmTTno5HwUHL5OnJOu4YHx6sKfw8JqRXEgdpgnj_SPXARPBu3df8fcX4ifIJ5qjLhcdnJg5JTi-U-QtuV1CF9jLTLfrSHr1Y-HNnSMAZExig/s4000/20230421_174228%20Viva%20Yelapa%20Mosaic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6YgWMLrQ3jM8rBSSUYTbgfDJvVKxwSfMkdxH3Pm8eXMFEFVg1hbYKtweHCIPoNCD-2Y-vRskXm8zgIHmTTno5HwUHL5OnJOu4YHx6sKfw8JqRXEgdpgnj_SPXARPBu3df8fcX4ifIJ5qjLhcdnJg5JTi-U-QtuV1CF9jLTLfrSHr1Y-HNnSMAZExig/w400-h300/20230421_174228%20Viva%20Yelapa%20Mosaic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I also enjoyed the colorful flowers. The trumpet vines were
unusual because they had several flower colors on one vine.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVm-C_LWh7fs9qZN-5xWG8u_2n9FHdIwo2P88d0QYyg1STM1ToJ1Zm2JFCYMdlv7MWhuyS8HLzANBmAt46yC1s1gYvLQYeRdfzxEnVkIXfYq9nzHATq_c-XsIkNc2FLx2NsAU9TGtpXAN1t3gqee5yrWZie-QQMgU4lkMReSgMbMndsKzhQDP_LyCsiw/s4000/20230421_175050%20Yelapa%20Flower%20Wall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVm-C_LWh7fs9qZN-5xWG8u_2n9FHdIwo2P88d0QYyg1STM1ToJ1Zm2JFCYMdlv7MWhuyS8HLzANBmAt46yC1s1gYvLQYeRdfzxEnVkIXfYq9nzHATq_c-XsIkNc2FLx2NsAU9TGtpXAN1t3gqee5yrWZie-QQMgU4lkMReSgMbMndsKzhQDP_LyCsiw/w400-h300/20230421_175050%20Yelapa%20Flower%20Wall.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRb3mAZRoYIgqg7aBYjcJA7Gub9tUG8IR33EP_UWYbnkds4ZIemOhnRCbcRDTBF-gHeWzqJdeHSjxXhVJo-Yaa6nur4gQITQQLJ5YVDujSavYV1YuVtxrfc1h0uQX9-ZJi5v12W8QvglllMlPHiJz4pwx45IkDgv856nIq7d8NKtuKl4n0ZYc1e0JPA/s4000/20230422_121118%20Trumpet%20Vine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRb3mAZRoYIgqg7aBYjcJA7Gub9tUG8IR33EP_UWYbnkds4ZIemOhnRCbcRDTBF-gHeWzqJdeHSjxXhVJo-Yaa6nur4gQITQQLJ5YVDujSavYV1YuVtxrfc1h0uQX9-ZJi5v12W8QvglllMlPHiJz4pwx45IkDgv856nIq7d8NKtuKl4n0ZYc1e0JPA/w400-h300/20230422_121118%20Trumpet%20Vine.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Paragliding is a popular sport in Yelapa. Boats pull the
person with their parasail high into the air. Then the parasailer disconnects and slowly
glides back to the beach. I was lucky to capture this paraglider, tree, and frigatebird
together.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVabNnmaQRQosARDjGCbaoh9DCpi-R2hHPs4c7rvAl1vqDz3io8zp5fo15JAakfjdc6pJp9D-MzzBq0LgaRr8l35n5LQMgbYah4kELpPfbVWv_By_Mar2nU_PGSc8hrKN_83P3Pi7UH56z7Y0NiatPRtx04nGUbfF7TqUljr0V2lTKeXW5EF_HJydbSw/s2992/20230421_143157%20Yelapa%20Paraglider%20and%20Pink%20Tree%20Landscape.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2244" data-original-width="2992" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVabNnmaQRQosARDjGCbaoh9DCpi-R2hHPs4c7rvAl1vqDz3io8zp5fo15JAakfjdc6pJp9D-MzzBq0LgaRr8l35n5LQMgbYah4kELpPfbVWv_By_Mar2nU_PGSc8hrKN_83P3Pi7UH56z7Y0NiatPRtx04nGUbfF7TqUljr0V2lTKeXW5EF_HJydbSw/w400-h300/20230421_143157%20Yelapa%20Paraglider%20and%20Pink%20Tree%20Landscape.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>We looked inside the Yelapa church, one of the prettiest
buildings in the village.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nHXiaje8OtjOCm-LBEU2ZdI8bhG-aflJHv1c_1wolN7QW4RPHbjnTdUbwP-7MO8TaS_ghamN42C7pNhuc68Qh7opgNhWfhkUWxeZOx-vgUTbLibSX_nqtsuPfCvqJjvQZ32KVzxxf33vIDmk33vf9kwVTYBJzXr6BVz3I39iL-BlenQUgWwXUo_cJA/s2592/20230422_142309%20Yelapa%20Church.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nHXiaje8OtjOCm-LBEU2ZdI8bhG-aflJHv1c_1wolN7QW4RPHbjnTdUbwP-7MO8TaS_ghamN42C7pNhuc68Qh7opgNhWfhkUWxeZOx-vgUTbLibSX_nqtsuPfCvqJjvQZ32KVzxxf33vIDmk33vf9kwVTYBJzXr6BVz3I39iL-BlenQUgWwXUo_cJA/w400-h300/20230422_142309%20Yelapa%20Church.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Walking
up to the Yelapa waterfall, we worked up an appetite. Since it was the dry season, there was only a trickle in the waterfall.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb0qGdueRhDbPWW9Gi3Z4txW3BMIyWpI5IC0MouMoETBlE2mEgT88CxTDJmTavY0KdUN3AmDPcaSrCBBwSWiR9Ne_YcPIascWMfJikxALa0S0fSgfs0-9uGiW7zr_uTpHxyxZ1hB-uA6TuI9VLmP30KmAp5soj1kiD8ITtS6Tj61djz_7neOFe3zcOQ/s2592/20230422_174909%20Yelapa%20Waterfall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb0qGdueRhDbPWW9Gi3Z4txW3BMIyWpI5IC0MouMoETBlE2mEgT88CxTDJmTavY0KdUN3AmDPcaSrCBBwSWiR9Ne_YcPIascWMfJikxALa0S0fSgfs0-9uGiW7zr_uTpHxyxZ1hB-uA6TuI9VLmP30KmAp5soj1kiD8ITtS6Tj61djz_7neOFe3zcOQ/w300-h400/20230422_174909%20Yelapa%20Waterfall.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>It was time to discover a new restaurant. We were impressed
with how good and inexpensive the food was in the restaurants we visited.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuB8Eq2rF7Ea-2E32C5xgG8_1aSUt19TV7t01qwNyjgg71ksepevLrEYtOoLhIVFcKq5tG6itNbXy2kZsOQThGNimEPQ7pEh8EJwzFNoVZE8YeJ8kAnW3J-XuIyaYOLzBzQTPgUa3BJrTVaKc4YvgroylxkubcRtpYo-YcFXasxRfHdePxiBoM0jdNQ/s2992/20230421_181531%20Taqueria%20Los%20Abuelos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2244" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuB8Eq2rF7Ea-2E32C5xgG8_1aSUt19TV7t01qwNyjgg71ksepevLrEYtOoLhIVFcKq5tG6itNbXy2kZsOQThGNimEPQ7pEh8EJwzFNoVZE8YeJ8kAnW3J-XuIyaYOLzBzQTPgUa3BJrTVaKc4YvgroylxkubcRtpYo-YcFXasxRfHdePxiBoM0jdNQ/w300-h400/20230421_181531%20Taqueria%20Los%20Abuelos.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><i>Taqueria Los Abuelos</i></b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>I want to return to <i>Taqueria Los Abuelos</i> for chimichangas and quesadillas—if we
can find that restaurant again! Their address is <i>Unnamed Road, Yelapa. </i>We had to ask several locals to help us through
the maze. Everyone was friendly to us.</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8BW7s4r_8sOlBCTgkuwrYnla6Ha-5XwRjryOyUxSzy1KTZqd36H04p2jfwEg3IBmUWZAkQDYfYIrlWZUVxeevrrLFuFlHSNe4dgkDam5y7UrnufWQjtL6qNKI7aDrrzoZGo6vyUCxq0qQDrQNBNsXcqoA901T1PK_YhgusOqHtZNwUC2HAmhap7XDA/s2326/20230421_182006%20Taqueria%20Los%20Abuelos%20Chimichanga%20and%20Quesadilla.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2326" data-original-width="1745" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8BW7s4r_8sOlBCTgkuwrYnla6Ha-5XwRjryOyUxSzy1KTZqd36H04p2jfwEg3IBmUWZAkQDYfYIrlWZUVxeevrrLFuFlHSNe4dgkDam5y7UrnufWQjtL6qNKI7aDrrzoZGo6vyUCxq0qQDrQNBNsXcqoA901T1PK_YhgusOqHtZNwUC2HAmhap7XDA/w300-h400/20230421_182006%20Taqueria%20Los%20Abuelos%20Chimichanga%20and%20Quesadilla.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">The Arrachara Chimichanga was My Favorite!</b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Jon
is already talking about returning to Yelapa for a few days. <span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">An important
lesson we learned:</span> Rather than taking the hour-long water taxi from the Puerto
Vallarta <i>Muelle</i>, we would take an Uber to Boca de Tomatlán and then take
a much shorter water taxi ride from there. The water was rough on the return
trip to Puerto Vallarta at 4:30 in the afternoon, and the super-panga moved
fast—it was jarring for our backs.</b></span></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSfO7Sv2I0_zgX2aggJobI3fFMFLFCTaXQn6J_pOm9i6doTqypkcOd-xCy_f5wSLdHyDKI6ueEOOJW9Zw22JOWflNp8P9XL1elxGjMV_j5BeY-Oen-j-UufxygOCxFOMlItN05wnv_0yaGpB7nRRtjEw4YIkKBMmMMYMy6AYQma_x7FfdkUNo9KtwFQ/s3718/20230421_104458%20Yelapa%20Water%20Taxi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2788" data-original-width="3718" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSfO7Sv2I0_zgX2aggJobI3fFMFLFCTaXQn6J_pOm9i6doTqypkcOd-xCy_f5wSLdHyDKI6ueEOOJW9Zw22JOWflNp8P9XL1elxGjMV_j5BeY-Oen-j-UufxygOCxFOMlItN05wnv_0yaGpB7nRRtjEw4YIkKBMmMMYMy6AYQma_x7FfdkUNo9KtwFQ/w400-h300/20230421_104458%20Yelapa%20Water%20Taxi.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Are you considering a move to México, where life is simpler? You
can read about how we did it in this book, <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Retirement-Before-Age-59-Healthy-ebook/dp/B01NCMWMJL" target="_blank">Retirement Before the Age of 59</a>, on Amazon. com</span>. The price is reduced to </b></span></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000;"><u>99 cents</u>
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