We found a really peaceful campground here in Patzcuaro. Graeme Bell stopped by the first night to say hello and we had a nice chat. We met again for dinner the following night at a nice little restaurant in the main square. We had a nice discussion about traveling, places to go, things to see, and people we met. Graeme and his familly have been traveling since the early 2000’s and have so far been to Africa, South America, North America, and Europe. He has published 5 books (four travel memoirs and one how-to). He is a very experienced traveler and holds a wealth of knowledge. You can read about him here. He has a store with his books and other items. I’d recommend his books as he is very witty and down to earth on his experiences.
I had picked up some sort of nasty sniffle the night we arrived and was fighting it with nasal spray and Vitamin C, but it did not work. I had to bring in the Nyquil and Dayquil to get this under control. On the 18th, I did not sleep much, as I was battling it. I slept better the next night with only a bit of a cough and heavily medicated, and today the residual medications have me a bit groggy, so we will be hanging here for another day because I cannot drive in this state. Kathy has caught it as well, unfortunately, so she is a day or so behind me. Hopefully it will not linger.
Kathy is heading back to the states to get some medications we cannot get here and to pick up a couple of things. We looked for flights out of Oaxaca or Acapulco but nothing was reasonable, so we are headed back towards Mexico City, as she can get a straight flight in and out. I checked on her visa and I think she has to stamp out and then get another when coming back. We will deal with that online. We are not asking for extended time, only re-entry. We will see how that goes. I think this will allow us to stop by the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary on the way there. Plus, while waiting for Kathy, I can head north a bit into some of the mountains. I will have to check out what is up there.
I did finally get the rearview camera installed. I bought the Wolfbox mirror last spring and intended to get it installed and have been carrying it around since. I had to drill a hole in the rear of Howie and route the wire, but it is working; not ideally though. I need a disconnect from the truck to the camper as right now I have to disconnect the jack and pull it out of the truck before offloading Howie. I have an adapter, but I don’t have a solder gun with me, so I will wait on that. I have two things to do on Howie the week Kathy is out; change the two fuel filters and try to find a source for tires.
Here is a map of our travels to Patzcuaro.
