Trip Report: Guanajuato, San Miguel, Lake Chapala and Guadalajara

roni · 04-30-2006

We have arrived home, after a long day of travel that started with a four hour bus ride from Guanajuato to the new Guadalajara bus station in Tonalá, followed by a 6 hour layover and a five hour flight to Portland, Oregon. This was absolutely one of the most (if not the most) amazing trips that Kathy and I have taken together.

I've uploaded the 350 or so photos that we took, and will start working on those tomorrow. Oughta have some up some time tomorrow

Ron

roni · 04-30-2006

Here are a couple of photos, since I cannot seem to get off the road and out of the air enough to go to sleep yet

This one is of San Miguel de Allende's Centro - taken from a hill above

This is a boy playing the drums with his father's band at the Jardin de Union in Guanajuato - that is his Dad standing behind him. The kid was good and the Dad was proud

Here I am sitting in a little courtyard by our hotel room on the the 4th floor - in Guanajuato

NorthMinnesota · 04-30-2006

Glad you're home safe and sound. Let's hear more about the amazing trip, please! Hmmm...where are your socks in that pic??????

caramba · 04-30-2006

Looking forward to more!

Jacko · 04-30-2006

Its great to have you back, roni! The pic of San Miguel de Allende centro looks fascinating! The pic of you looks great too..... sans socks

! I can't wait to hear and see more!

TAPPY · 04-30-2006

You were missed around here !

Glad you are back...looking forward to a lonnnng trip report and pictures

roni · 04-30-2006

Thanks everyone.

I'll get to work on the report today, writes Ron confidently after a very few hours of sleep

. I'm going to get the photos organized into trip segments and uploaded today, and will likely write a bit about the first couple of segments of the trip.

It is good to be home. The cats are over their initial skittishnes, coffee is brewing, the rhodedendrons are blooming (probably some other smaller stuff I can't see in the early morning fog), and Kathy is sleeping soundly, so it feels a bit like slipping back into the routine.

The plan for an expanded trip report is to treat it a bit like a chapter or two of a book and do a bit more writing and editing, involve Kathy as both a co-writer and a publication designer and have it done sometime by early summer and available as one or more .pdf files.

In the meantime there will be less well-edited reports here and on our blog site - and there will be some duplication between those two places.

Coffee is ready; I'll be back.

sctx · 04-30-2006

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Originally Posted by roni

Coffee is ready; I'll be back.

must be nice, Flash and Lulu are passed out on the living room floor so I dont wanna fire up the coffee grinder yrt....Lulu needs her beauty sleep.......we did more thna our part to bolster Jalisco's economy last nite, it's all about sacrifices for your fellow man

glad ya'll made it home, but sounds like you'll be heading back sometime soon

Sol · 04-30-2006

Welcome home Ron! Glad to know that you had a great time. I cannot wait to see the rest of your pictures!!!

traci · 04-30-2006

Hey Roni! Glad you and Kathy are home safe and had an amazing time

Can't wait to see more pics!

Ginger · 04-30-2006

Hey Ron, glad you have you guys back! I can't wait to see your photos, just like everyone else.

I notice no socks in this photo!

tee hee

roni · 04-30-2006

A quick review, then onto the start of the report. We were invited to meet the rest of Kathy's family in Arizona at the ranch managed by brother-in-law and Kathy's sister. I agreed to go if we could go onto Mexico from there. We have been wanting to make a trip to some places we had not been, primarily for the purpose of scouting and exploring places where we might retire.

We came to the conclusion last summer that we would probably not live on the Caribbean or Gulf coast of the Yucatan peninsula, but would reserve that area as a favored vacation spot, planning to spend as many as a few months there during the winter. The primary drivers of that decision were the summer heat and the fact that it is hurricane country. That may mean we are weather wimps, but living in Portland for the past 5 1/2 years qualifies us as weather wimps in good standing

We flew from Portland to Tucson on Saturday, April 15, via Southwest Airlines. A stop in Sacramento, where we saw evidence of the floods from the air; a change of planes in San Diego (where we paid $27 for two 6" cheese and tomato sauce pizzas along with two pints of beer; and we were picked up that evening by Kathy's two sisters.

Here is the home of the sister of the Kathy

Some ranch animals

The horse barn, which also contained our two bedroom guest apartment

Another ranch animal

Flowering cactus

I think this is a manzanita tree

I know this is a swimming pool

That is enough for now. Next post will be about Ajijic, retirement place of many US and Canadian citizens.

xqqzme · 04-30-2006

Great to have you home....missed you

I wanna hear ALL about Lake Chapala especially....get to work on the trip report!!!

BonnyW · 04-30-2006

Missed you Ron! Glad to have you back safe and sound!
I look forward to the 'long and short' trip versions.
I love the pictures! You are correct, that is a Manzanita

Tesla 573 · 04-30-2006

Ditto on the missed you part........beautiful pic of the valley and Cathedral...........

BTW nice feet!

04-30-2006	#1 (permalink)
roni añejo Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 59,680	Trip Report: Guanajuato, San Miguel, Lake Chapala and Guadalajara We have arrived home, after a long day of travel that started with a four hour bus ride from Guanajuato to the new Guadalajara bus station in Tonalá, followed by a 6 hour layover and a five hour flight to Portland, Oregon. This was absolutely one of the most (if not the most) amazing trips that Kathy and I have taken together. I've uploaded the 350 or so photos that we took, and will start working on those tomorrow. Oughta have some up some time tomorrow Ron

04-30-2006	#2 (permalink)
roni añejo Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 59,680	Here are a couple of photos, since I cannot seem to get off the road and out of the air enough to go to sleep yet This one is of San Miguel de Allende's Centro - taken from a hill above This is a boy playing the drums with his father's band at the Jardin de Union in Guanajuato - that is his Dad standing behind him. The kid was good and the Dad was proud Here I am sitting in a little courtyard by our hotel room on the the 4th floor - in Guanajuato Last edited by roni; 05-07-2006 at 09:57 AM..

04-30-2006	#12 (permalink)
roni añejo Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 59,680	A quick review, then onto the start of the report. We were invited to meet the rest of Kathy's family in Arizona at the ranch managed by brother-in-law and Kathy's sister. I agreed to go if we could go onto Mexico from there. We have been wanting to make a trip to some places we had not been, primarily for the purpose of scouting and exploring places where we might retire. We came to the conclusion last summer that we would probably not live on the Caribbean or Gulf coast of the Yucatan peninsula, but would reserve that area as a favored vacation spot, planning to spend as many as a few months there during the winter. The primary drivers of that decision were the summer heat and the fact that it is hurricane country. That may mean we are weather wimps, but living in Portland for the past 5 1/2 years qualifies us as weather wimps in good standing We flew from Portland to Tucson on Saturday, April 15, via Southwest Airlines. A stop in Sacramento, where we saw evidence of the floods from the air; a change of planes in San Diego (where we paid $27 for two 6" cheese and tomato sauce pizzas along with two pints of beer; and we were picked up that evening by Kathy's two sisters. Here is the home of the sister of the Kathy Some ranch animals The horse barn, which also contained our two bedroom guest apartment Another ranch animal Flowering cactus I think this is a manzanita tree I know this is a swimming pool That is enough for now. Next post will be about Ajijic, retirement place of many US and Canadian citizens. Last edited by roni; 04-30-2006 at 12:32 PM..

04-30-2006	#3 (permalink)
NorthMinnesota añejo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 5,606	Glad you're home safe and sound. Let's hear more about the amazing trip, please! Hmmm...where are your socks in that pic??????

04-30-2006	#4 (permalink)
caramba añejo Join Date: May 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 6,644	Looking forward to more!

04-30-2006	#5 (permalink)
Jacko añejo Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 30,889	Its great to have you back, roni! The pic of San Miguel de Allende centro looks fascinating! The pic of you looks great too..... sans socks ! I can't wait to hear and see more!

04-30-2006	#6 (permalink)
TAPPY añejo Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 21,148	You were missed around here ! Glad you are back...looking forward to a lonnnng trip report and pictures

04-30-2006	#7 (permalink)
roni añejo Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 59,680	Thanks everyone. I'll get to work on the report today, writes Ron confidently after a very few hours of sleep . I'm going to get the photos organized into trip segments and uploaded today, and will likely write a bit about the first couple of segments of the trip. It is good to be home. The cats are over their initial skittishnes, coffee is brewing, the rhodedendrons are blooming (probably some other smaller stuff I can't see in the early morning fog), and Kathy is sleeping soundly, so it feels a bit like slipping back into the routine. The plan for an expanded trip report is to treat it a bit like a chapter or two of a book and do a bit more writing and editing, involve Kathy as both a co-writer and a publication designer and have it done sometime by early summer and available as one or more .pdf files. In the meantime there will be less well-edited reports here and on our blog site - and there will be some duplication between those two places. Coffee is ready; I'll be back.

04-30-2006	#9 (permalink)
Sol añejo Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Gem State Posts: 16,176	Welcome home Ron! Glad to know that you had a great time. I cannot wait to see the rest of your pictures!!!

04-30-2006	#10 (permalink)
traci añejo Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Spring Texas Posts: 2,447	Hey Roni! Glad you and Kathy are home safe and had an amazing time Can't wait to see more pics!

04-30-2006	#11 (permalink)
Ginger añejo Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 11,229	Hey Ron, glad you have you guys back! I can't wait to see your photos, just like everyone else. I notice no socks in this photo! tee hee

04-30-2006	#13 (permalink)
xqqzme añejo Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 5,105	Great to have you home....missed you I wanna hear ALL about Lake Chapala especially....get to work on the trip report!!!

04-30-2006	#14 (permalink)
BonnyW añejo Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Left Coast...So Cal Posts: 13,320	Missed you Ron! Glad to have you back safe and sound! I look forward to the 'long and short' trip versions. I love the pictures! You are correct, that is a Manzanita

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04-30-2006	#15 (permalink)
Tesla 573 añejo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: LA...Lower Ala Posts: 7,346	Ditto on the missed you part........beautiful pic of the valley and Cathedral........... BTW nice feet!