Taco Time

Alright, so took the boards on Wednesday – glad to have that over with. Paced up our bags that night/Thursday morning, then headed to Haley’s parents place. It was really nice because they had the boat waiting and as soon as we pulled into town, they took us out to the lake for some wakeboarding. Turns out Haley is pretty good at wakeboarding – got up right away and didn’t biff it too hard. Then this morning, we got up at 4:00am to head to the airport. Haley’s parents were dropping off Haley’s sister and her family at the airport for a flight that left at 6:45am, so we went in with them, even though our flight didn’t leave until 9:45am. We are experienced at spending some quality time in airports.  

Then it was off to Mexico. Haley did an incredible job planning this entire trip, from the flights to the hotels, to checking the bus stations and taxis to get from city to city. She predicted that we would have enough time after we landed to get to the bus station by 2:00pm. Seeing as our plane didn’t land until 12:00pm, I was not as optimistic as her, but customs and documentation went really fast, we got our luggage really fast, we hailed a cab quickly, and as soon as we got to the bus station, we bought our tickets and loaded up on our bus that was already up and running. After 5 hours on a Mexican luxury bus, we almost didn’t want to leave it (no – really, those busses are quite nice – the chairs lean back to nearly horizontal and have this leg thing that comes down and allows you to lie almost flat – about as much let room as your bed). However, once we pulled into Juanajuato, our stomachs were growling for some Mexican food. We hopped a cab to our hotel (cost about $4 bucks for a ½ hour cab fare). We weren’t sure as to what to expect from our hotel, but Haley and Paige picked out an incredible bed and breakfast right in the middle of town. Turns out that we pretty much have the entire place to ourselves, and it is incredible. I’ll have to post some pictures. I’m really looking forward to exploring this city – there is a whole network of underground caves, a mummy museum, silver mines, as well as plenty of shopping to do (I think haley’s more excited for the latter).

Oh, for dinner we headed out and chose the first place we thought smelled good and had a bunch of tacos – you haven’t had good Mexican food until you have eaten it in Mexico. I also later bought a tamale off a street vendor. I feel I need to gain back all the weight I lost studying for the past two months (lost about 7lbs). I think after last night, I am off to a good start to gain it back.

Man, it’s good to be back in Mexico!