Market day in Ajijic

Today, we went to the Ajijic market. It is much bigger than I thought. It goes for an entire, long block. The entire street is filled with stalls on both sides. There are stalls for fresh fruits and vegetables and cooked foods, but also clothing, shoes, jewellery and handcrafts. I guess it is expected to bargain, but we just took the prices they gave. When I bought 6 ears of corn for 2 pesos each, the guy threw in an extra one. There were lots of people there and the street was quite crowded.

You not only get stuff at low prices, but you meet people there. We met the guy who gave the talk at Open Circle on Transcendental Meditation and his wife. We had Bijou and they were very intrigued. It turns out that they have a bichon puppy. They were intrigued by Bijou’s curly coat because their dog’s isn’t yet. However, Barb could tell them that it takes at least a year before the adult coat for a bichon comes in. We also met a woman just up the street from us who is very much involved in one of the animal rescue organizations. It was all interesting and exciting. One of my big goals is to learn to count so that I can tell how much they are saying when I ask the price. I got 2-3 hours in on the Spanish lesson today; I hope to do as much every day. I did lesson 3 today for the first time (I shall do each repeatedly until I learn the vocabulary). Lesson 4 gives counting from 1 - 100.

Barb was looking at B&Bs and small hotels today and found the Casa Blanca. It has a fairly long video showing the hotel but also some of Ajijic and Lake Chapala. Got to Hotel Casa Blanca (http://casablancaajijic.com/index.html) and click on “Take a Tour (Click here)”.

It is lovely and quiet here tonight. There is an unusually strong breeze and the temperature is perfect--23 C at 10 p.m.