VoIP connected again

Well, we have our VoIP phone again. Finally, after getting nowhere for almost a week, I used Skype to call Primus. As it turned out, all I needed to do was to use the reset button on the VoIP box. I had thought of doing that but was worried to do that without checking. However, on the 3rd try, the tech said to do that (others had wanted to get into the box, but I had had to do a reboot of my computer, which cut me off from Skype). However, as soon as I did a reboot after the reset, it connected! I shall know what to do next time. However, I also discovered that Skype could be a good alternative. What I need is a headset with microphone. Just using the built in microphone on the computer has a lot of echoes in our casa with solid plaster walls.

Today we had a new experience. Barb had learned that there is an Office Depot store on the highway from Jocotepec to Guadalajar. Always before, we have gone on the Chapala to Guadalajar highway; that way we get into the Guadalajara metro area on the south-east side. Going west to Jocotepec and then north to Guadalajara brings us into Guadalajara farther west. It was very interesting. It is much more rural from Jocotepec than from Chapala. The latter goes past the airport and it is much more built up along the highway. Near Jocotepec, we saw fields covered in white plastice with raspberry bushes under. Farther along, there were lots of pastures and cows.

We got right to Office Depot and Barb spotted the sign early enough that I could get over to get off the highway. Barb had wanted some supplies and that became more urgent with the 2 new desks (more file folders and file hangers for the file drawers). Also, we needed another desk chair. We ended up getting one for me and Barb can take the old chair I got last year. The new one has a screen back so will be cooler for down here. When we got back on the highway into Guadalajara and were looking for a turn-around to go back, we saw a sign saying to go to the airport. We would go in farther, then across Guadalajara to the Chapala highway. It was farther in than I figured, but we in fact did the circle around to get back to La Floresta. We didn’t take a wrong turn or get lost, which was an accomplishment. as it was mostly new territory in Guadalajara.We are certainly getting more comfortable about going into the latter, even though we have been doing that a lot less. We have been trying to buy as much as we can locally. In fact, it usually doesn’t cost more and we want to support the local businesses as much as possible.

There are an enormous number of events taking place right now; with all the snowbirds here, this is the time many of the organizations want to arrange fund raisers, etc. We cannot possibly do everything. The Northern Lights Festival is on for little over a week. This has been organized for 6 or 7 years by a Canadian musician from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. A number of musicians from the TSO come down here. They give 7 concerts here in Ajijic and 2 in Guadalajara; the musicians also give master classes for some of the advanced students in the music school in the Univ. of Guadalajara. However, we waited too long and by the time I went to get tickets, they were all sold out! There are other concerts during March and April.