Ballet Folklorico

We are still recuperating from the trip. As is frequently the case when I fly, I got a cold. However, I took a couple of days having naps and resting and am now recovering. Barb has been a bit slower than we hoped. However, our trip was very uneventful and easy compared to that of Cathy and Gary, also fellow Nova Scotians. After an aborted trip a few days earlier because of weather and other problems, they flew the day after we did to Ajijic. By all accounts, they had a wretched flight with violent turbulence and many passengers getting sick. Our flights on the other hand were all smooth.

This afternoon, Kate, Barb and I went in to the ex-railway station now converted into an art gallery in Chapala. There was a dance program by Ballet Folklorico. This is a group from Jocotepec. They are young people, most in their late teens or early 20s. We had seen them perform once before at the independence day celebrations (16 September) in the Ajijic plaza. They are very energetic and have lovely costumes, especially the young women. This traditional dancing involves intricate footwork in rhythmic tapping and stamping. The train station/art gallery is a lovely setting. The performance was to be held outside, but the platform for the dancers failed to arrive and their type of dancing requires a hard surface. As a result, it was moved inside at the last moment. There was a large crowd so that not everyone could get a seat.

There are so many things to do that we are having trouble to decide what to see and do. There is another concert of the Music Appreciation Society on Tuesday night. This concert is by two pianists.

The weather, as usual, is consistently wonderful. We had a cool spell in November when it got down to 8 C some nights. However, since we came back, it hasn’t been below 11 C at night and goes up into the mid-20s in the afternoons. We were worried that we might be a bit cold. Although we need a sweater when we get up (temperatures in the house are 17 - 18 C), by noon it has warmed up to very comfortable levels. We are both very, very happy to be back in Ajijic.