Compass Rose sale closed!

Yesterday was a big day for us. The sale of the Bedford house closed. There was a slight hitch as we learned only the day before that our tax account was showing that the interim bill had not been paid. However, Barb had paid it on the due date before we left Halifax. She did it online and inadvertently used the account number from the previous house. When we called HRM, they quickly found the payment and transfered it to the correct account; they acted very expeditiously in order to allow the closing the next day. Our lawyer got confirmation over the phone and could then credit the payment in the final adjustments (over $1000). Anyway, the closing went through on Friday, although the money was deposited too late to be credited to repay all our loans, etc. That has to wait until Monday. However, it is all a great load off our shoulders to have completed the whole series of transactions in buying here and selling there with 3 weeks between. What a whirlwind it has been since we signed the purchase agreement at the end of February!

Last night to celebrate, we went out to Mis Amigos, the restaurant owned by Jack’s friend Mike, a Canadian. It is about a 25 minute walk from our house; the walk there and back is good exercise and burns up some of the calories from dinner. Besides, we don't have to worry about what we drink if we are walking. Mike, to our surprise, remembered us from February and had been looking for us as Jack had told him that we were in Ajijic. The restaurant is really lovely and very central. It has a courtyard shaded under a canopy created by a giant grape vine. The food is excellent. For a dinner with avocado egg rolls as appetizer and an entire bottle of wine, the bill for the two of us was about 380 pesos (less than $38). It does have breakfast/lunch on Sundays so we probably will go there after Open Circle on Sunday as it is only a block from LCS. After dinner, in walking up to the village plaza, we noticed a couple more restaurants that look very nice; there are so many, all close in the centre of Ajijic. This time of year they are not very busy.

By the way, I think, after using several variations, that the correct pronunciation of Ajijic is ( ah hee HEEC ) with the emphasis on the last syllable.