I fly to Vancouver on Sunday April 6 and should be home in Garden Bay the next day. Aimeé is staying a bit longer and returns on April 24. April will be full of gardening activities and there is much to do, weather permitting.
Going Home
Trump Propaganda & Tariffs Redux
The Day After
Rincón de Guayabitos
This year’s beach vacation is in Rincón de Guayabitos, Nayarit. We arrived on Jan 15 and return on the 23rd, eight nights in total. Our hotel is nicer than where we stayed at Isla Mujeres and is located in a quiet neighbourhood three blocks from the beach. On this our second full day we realize the Guayabitos is somewhat limited in scope and we are planning a few day trips to nearby beaches to keep things interesting. Most visitors are Mexicans but you also hear a lot of Québécois French among the foreign tourists.
CDMX
December 13-15 we made a quick bus trip to Mexico City, staying in a basic airbnb in the very historicTlatelolco area close to a friend’s apartment. The purpose of the trip was to attend the debut of a short documentary film made by a friend of Aimeé’s family that dealt with the impact of the death of Aimeé’s nephew on the “survivors”. Aimeé represented her family at the presentation and spoke very well of her experiences.
The following day we visited the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and walked a bit around Tlatelolco, enough to realize we should return to discover the history in more detail. Getting to CDMX by bus was easy but we struggled at first being neophites at navegating the city by public transit. It will be easier next time.
2nd Home
Aimeé received her Canadian Passport on Nov 8. We travelled to Vancouver/Richmond on the 12th, flew to Guadalajara yesterday, and took several buses and taxis to get the the family home in Guanajuato late in the evening. It was a long journey.
Today we are moving slowly and recovering. Unpacking and setting up the basement suite is easy fortunately. Our day has included walking to our favourite stores for supplies, and restaurants to reestablish our routine
I was very disappointed with the results of the 2024 US elections. The American people will get what they deserve. Trying not to get sucked into Trump news.
P.S. The Age of Turmoil
Fall In Garden Bay
We are visiting my sister in Vankleek Hill, ON. While away the garage cam captured a local bear on his early morning stroll. We had planned to fly to Mexico from here on October 1st but Aimeé’s Canadian citizenship ceremony was held last week and now we must wait for her to obtain a Canadian passport. So we return to Garden Bay on the 1st instead.
Winding Down
The custom screen door turned out well and was easy to make. Reroofing the shed took many weeks with working only in the mornings to avoid the sun and two trips to Home Depot in Vancouver to buy materials.
The heat wave is over and the drought has ended for another year in Garden Bay. We are flying to visit my family in Vankleek Hill on Septemer 25 and heading to Guanajuato on October 1. So there are just five weeks left to enjoy here.
We were headed to the cabin last week and my old motor was overheating, a common problem that has happened before. The local mechanic diagnosed that the water channels in the motor were blocked and provided an expensive repair quote. I opted to buy a new motor shown above and plan to try it out on the water today.
Dog Days
Boom! Sunny days arrived on July 1 and we in the middle of a dry heatwave. All the rain we had in June was great for the plants and while the roses have waned there are still plenty of blooms all over the garden.
Aimeé is working five days a week at John Henry’s Resort and I keep myself busy in the garden and my shed reno. I decided to reroof the shed this summer as I have the time and the low-slope portion has leaked for years.
The dog days of summer are upon us.
Hurray!
