Back on Board

From Mexico City we took a 7-hour bus ride northwest to Jiquipan, near the boundary between Michoacan and Jalisco states.  Our destination was Hacienda Contreras, a wonderful RV park just outside Valle de Juarez. Owners Barb and Sal fetched us from the bus and brought us ‘home’ to our RV.

Next morning we got acquainted with some of the new park residents, including Don Quijote, the donkey (Barb's Christmas surprise from Sal) and a trio of gorgeous kittens, two of whom had the most beautiful blue eyes I've ever seen, almost aquamarine.  Mom Cat and a sleek tuxedo male from last season also popped by often.  And there were the dogs, and the new puppy.  Did I mention the park also had human RVers, most of them from Canada and most of the Canadians from BC?

Return to Mexico

We flew from St. John's on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, to rejoin Vagrant Van, waiting for us in Mexico. VV is a 28-foot Class-C motorhome that we bought four years ago so we could spend our winters in the sunshine. So far, we have preferred Mexico's brand of sunshine. We have been leaving the motorhome at an RV park and flying back and forth between Newfoundland and Mexico.

For the second year in a row, we left our home in Holyrood with the grass still green and free of snow. As we flew out, the snow was on its way, confirming that we had chosen a good date to flee winter.

This year we took Air Canada to Toronto and on to Mexico City. Both flights were on time and trouble-free and we arrived in the gigantic city by mid-day. We had booked a hotel for a couple of nights to do some sight-seeing before travelling to the RV park. I chose the Hotel Imperial based mostly on its exterior, which turned out to be its finest asset.

We enjoyed strolling the streets, admiring both the historic structures and monuments, as well as the exuberant architecture of the modern buildings.

     







I found more photos from our April 2011 visit showing some other dramatic new designs -- taken from the upper level of our tour bus.