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Eli
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Time to pack away
Many of us who live here part of the year have a ritual of packing up for the hurricane season before we head off in our different directions. Most in
my neighborhood have alreay left for the North, I look around now, up and down my street and see the windows are boarded on most the homes that
surround my own.
Now it is time too for me to take the pictures off the wall under the palapa, clay cooking pots on the upper shelves, bowls and cups that could fly
away in a hurricane will be put away in my closet. As one friend said yesterday, it will be like Christmas to find my treasures again when I come
home in half a year.
I Love it here and don't really relish schlepping my suitcase across Mexico, leaving my home is not something I joyfully do, it is a teary process
saying good bye to my beautiful little space and family.
Alas, I do not do well in the heat, I sweat buckets these days, yep, it is time to migrate up into the cool highlands of Vera Cruz, I know I will be
happy once I get there.
Truly, I have the most lovely little house reserved for the summer; it is the same place I Lived last year, the front door opens on to a quite
Coldasack of the city street, the back door overlooks a meadow below with cows and sheep, furtur off a rain forest back dropped with mountains and
sky complete. It is an ideal setting to paint in, even with constant cloud cover the light coming in from the giant windows on the meadowside is
gentle and sweet. I have friends there who will greet me with open arms, the Casa de Culture with it's Saturday Organic market is just so neat. In the
end, it not such a bad deal to be me, I just have to get thru this one hot teary week.
[Edited on 5-28-2011 by Eli]
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shari
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that was lovely Eli...you are fortunate to be able to live in two beautiful places....lucky you...please continue to post here and send pics of your
summer life there. Have a magnifcent summer quieria amiga.
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BajaGringo
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I love Veracruz and am familiar with the area where you are heading. It is a beautiful place Eli and Baja will be here waiting for you when you get
back.
Have a wonderful time and make the most of each and every day...
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deportes
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Where in Veracruz are you heading too? Mexico has so much to offer!. GL Eli
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Eli
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Baja Gringo, you are right, each day is a precios gift to be cherished, thank you for reminding me.
As I sit in the shade the moment is kind. Yesterday evening I finally gave in and turned on the A.C. for an hour to cool down my space enough to fall
asleep. Here in Southern Baja, it is a time to walk gently, move minimally, stay near a fan, and one can still beat the heat.
Ay Que Mi Shari, Mi Hermana del Alma, while I am gone, I will look forward to your posts to bring me back in my minds eye to our beloved Baja. I love
Your perspectives.
Deportes, I am headed to the small Colonial City of Coatepec, it is near Xalapa, about 2 hours West from Puerto Vera Cruz and the coast. Think San
Miguel de Allende without tourist, a coffee growing region and a whole lot greener, and you will have a clear vision of the place.
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deportes
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Good luck on your journey, do you have views of the tallest volcano in Mexico?
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Eli
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deportes, somedays when the clouds disperse as I walk from my place to downtown I can see the volcano you are talking about.
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Bob H
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This is one sweet message from the heart! Have a great break from Baja and then you will have fun going back down later on.
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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drarroyo
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such a tease!! donde photos?
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Iflyfish
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Safe travels and a wonderful summer!
Iflyfish
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Bajatripper
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That is truly a beautiful area you are heading to, and so much history, too. It must serve as a wonderful counter-balance to our own gorgeous Baja
scapes. Enjoy the trip and stay safe.
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Eli
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Bob H. I THANK YOU for your good heart.
DrArroyo, fotos would be nice, someday maybe, meanwhile there is always GOOGLE.
Iflyfish, I will continue to study Your "Rainbows of Green" while I am there.
Tripper, keep posting Baja, it does feed my Soul.
And all of you thankyou for your well wishes for a safe journey, I travel slow and easy, after all, Grandma's have it made in Mexico, you know.
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tiotomasbcs
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Morning rain and the freshness it brings, verdad? Sweet smelling flowers fill the air. Now you've done it! We all want to go! Good bus transportation in and about? Affordable living? I'm sure it's
beautiful if you're returning again. Feliz Viaje, Senora. Tio
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Eli
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tiotomasbcs
Morning rain and the freshness it brings, verdad? Sweet smelling flowers fill the air. Now you've done it! We all want to go! Good bus transportation in and about? Affordable living? I'm sure it's
beautiful if you're returning again. Feliz Viaje, Senora. Tio |
Yes Tio, all of the above is correct, it does rain a lot, gentle rains, kind rains, morning, afternoon and night rains. Thank my lucky stars I love
the rain.
It is a half hour walk to downtown and a 17 peso taxi ride home if I am loaded with groceries. There is a fantastic peoples market aside from the
Saturday Organic market.
I have several options on how to get there. I could take a bus or collective straight from the airport to Jalapa, appx. 6 hours. Or take a bus from
the airport to Puebla 2 hrs. and spend the night there, taking a mid day bus for 4 hrs. to Xalapa which is 15 minutes in a cab to Coatepec. Or, I
might stay a couple of nights at a friends house in Mexico City, see how I feel next week.
Cost of living there is about 1/2 of what it cost here. Although, I don't pay rent here, and there I have a small but beautiful super deluxe furnished
to the max comfy home which I am happy to pay top $ for.
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Gypsy Jan
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Want to Visit! Want to Visit!
Safe voyage, Sarah.
GJ
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Eli
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Thank You Jan.
For those truly interested in checking it out, just google El Retoño Ecolodge Coatepec, this is where I first stayed when I strayed to Coatepec last
season.
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Sallysouth
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Dear Sara, What a great life you live!It is so good that you know your way around the country and have two sweet places to live, switching one for the
other as the season suits you.Once again, another year, we will not have lunch and chat, but I will always have fond memories of our brief afternoon
together when Mi Ninieta was so young.Safe travels my friend.Maybe next year......
Happiness is just a Baja memory away...
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Eli
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Thank You Sally, Yes I hope next year life will permit us the luxury of another visit. Meanwhile, I hope all goes well for You, Juanita and the rest
of Your girls.
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bajajudy
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Buen viaje, mi amiga!
See you next fall.
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Eli
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Thanks Judy, You know, as always, I will be counting on you to let me know which way the wind blows. Have a safe with enough but not to much
precipitation season.
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