~The Life and Times of Mary K. Raymond~
~ Living and Thinking Outside the Box
~ Memoirs while Living in Mexico
~ Snipets of My Life Story
~ Things to Ponder
Pharmacies in Mexico
How Can a Pharmacy Help you out?
The pharmacies in Mexico are ....different.
Besides the obvious service of filling your prescriptions... many of the Farmacias have a doctor on site that can see you for about 30 pesos (about $3.00 usd)
You can also "buy time" for your cell phone - or recarga su telephono~
More GOOD NEWS I have never had to drop off my prescription and wait or come back. You walk up to the pharmacist, hand them your prescription, pay and leave with your medicine... and with the prescription still in your hand...sometimes..depending on what the prescription is.
Making the Pharmacies in Mexico simple to access and easy to get use ~
Contrary to popular belief...Mexico does not sale narcotic drugs, they are too addicting!
Sheet at Night
I actually need the sheet at night!The temperatures in the morning here in the Mazatlan area, this last week - has been about 75 degrees and the humidity 68%...ahhh...a deep breath of REALLY fresh air - or at least cooler air.
Of course I can not say for sure - as I am not one of the luckiest people on earth. Those being weather reporters...they can be wrong A LOT and still keep their jobs and be paid!! At least that is what I recall in Colorado with their predicting of storms and snowfall~
Happy Sheet Sleeping
Town of Panuco
The town of Panuco is a small one with streets mainly cobblestone and one car wide.
The back of the church - we never did go around to the front of it ~
The history of these bells would be fun to know about - I find it mesmerizing as I travel to different places in Mexico and realize that some of these towns have been around since 1565!!!!
This sleepy little town has many beautiful homes.
The thing that is hard to wrap my head around is ..how simple these people live. We had a conversation about this.
How many of you could REALLY live in a little old town that has the simplest way of life and not go stir crazy???
I use to think I could, but after witnessing this little Town of Panuco - I am not sure I could do it for long...
Road to Panuco
The road to Panuco.
Beautiful Scenery ~
Along the road, watch for the occasional cattle - you maneuver around them ...they do not move ~
You will see silver mines in the distance...DO you see it? Up there on the hill!
After about 10 kilometers, you will see (if you stay on the right road) the roof tops of Panuco, the sleepy little village at the bottom of the mountains!
A Cheap Detour
But before we headed into the mountains (thank goodness) the front brake started smoking. Alright..... let me clarify...thank goodness it happened before we got into the mountains as after Copala - we were headed down, down, down to Panuco~
I will share more on Panuco in my next blogs - as this blog is about the great customer service and skilled mechanic in Villa Union!
You never really know what is going to happen at ANY mechanics..ANY where in the world - But it just happen to be the most knowledgeable mechanic I think I have dealt with here in Mexico and inexpensive!
His name is Beto, his family has been mechanic "ing" for generations - he rents out "Sanchez's shop" on the south side of the main road through Villa Union. The building is two story and is two toned blue.
He will also come to the isla to do work...not that we do not have a great mechanic here...I think Beto, may have a bit more experience though.
It took a few hours of work, and the parts - al for a grand total of 400 pesos! Yes, under $40.00!! A Cheap Detour indeed ~
Here the family is chilling (or trying to..it is still warm here!)
Don't mess with old people!
HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE.
A an elderly man, from Norwich UK, was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.
He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?"
He said "No," but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me.
Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available."
George said, "Okay."
He hung up the phone and counted to 30.
Then he phoned the police again.
"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot them." and he hung up.
Within five minutes, Six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic, and an Ambulance showed up at the Hewitson`s' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.One of the Policemen said to Phillip, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"
Phillip said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"
Cruise Ships In Mazatlan ???
Below is an email from a very active member...(if not the man who started it) of the MTA (the Mazatlan Tourist Aid group..I blogged about them before..here is a link to that blog if you missed it = Mazatlan Residents Speak Up )
I emailed Roger to see if it I could blog his email - as I found it powerful and of course resonate with his disgust of ignorance.
Not that I want to promote ignorance or anything like that...just the evidence that - it is going on...and it IS noticed...
Who will I be booking my family cruise with???? hmmm........ Lets see...
Thank you Roger for keeping us updated on "the goings" on!
Recently the port director for Mazatlan related that Carnival Cruise Lines
decided not to come because they had made 3 'surprise' visits to check on
the security they had demanded. Is it possible that the cruise company's are
really that ignorant? Hard to believe, but I can find no other explanation!
"Personnel from Carnival made three surprise visits to Mazatlán to check
security measures for cruise ship passengers, he went on to say, but they
did not see any police in the vicinity of the docks."
Really? No police in the vicinity of the docks you say? Could that possibly
be because there was NO CRUISE SHIP IN PORT? There were no police guarding
and protecting the cruise ship passengers who were not there?!?! How
strange!
If you go to the baseball stadium at say, 6:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, I bet
you will not find many baseball fans sitting in the seats at the stadium.
Why? Because there is NO BASEBALL GAME! Mazatlan baseball fans are smart
enough to not go to the stadium when there is no game. Too bad Carnival
personnel are not as smart as Mazatlan baseball fans.
I really hope someone at Carnival Cruise Lines gets someone to read this to them.
Well Roger, I do not know if they will read it..but I will send them a link on their Face Book page to today's blog
The Master Plan...of Amaitlan
In a nutshell the developer, is wanting to create the first community in the world that would be....some say ...like the Garden of Eden ~
A place that recycles everything including rain water, has NO gasoline powered anything, is completely reliant on solar energy, sustainable gardening...oh the list goes on....
This is planned to be a 20 year project. You will notice that it includes some work in other areas, such as Mazatlan. I have heard this is why the sidewalks in Mazatlan are being re-bricked. Have you seen them? They are very nice.
You may have noticed that I keep on referring to .."it is said" - I say this to remind you that I am NOT sure of what is fact and what is fiction. But I have been gathering information since December of 2010 - and only am commenting on things that seem to be more credible.
Drum roll please.........https://skydrive.live.com/view.aspx/Slide show/Amaitlán.pps?cid=72bba781dff229d3&Bsrc=Docmail&Bpub=SDX.Docs
Is this the beginning of a new era Amaitlan or the end of the peace and tranquility of the Isla de la Piedra?
A No Show
For instance - As a massage therapist I book in clients - When a client is a "No Show" it is disappointing and costs me money (as normally you could have seen a different client).
So in this case - a" no show" is...disappointing to say the least.
But in the case of this blog, the "No Show" is a joyous occasion!! As all those silly LARGE storms brewing and mixing together, down south - Have pulled away and staying away from us ~ here in the Mazatlan area!!!
Goes to show us..that some No Shows are not so bad - - - Guess it is all in the perception.
The Calm Before the Storm
The difference today is the ...quietness...I hear nothing outside other than a few tweeting birds....
Where are all the noises we usually hear??? Cars, horns, children, bells, people working...nothing... just a quiet eeriness...
My family and I have been through one tornado in Nebraska...it was similar to this...all quiet, pretty still ....then the sky turned green and things were chaotic - and then the stillness came back.
What is it about how calm everything is before a storm????
Is it meant to be a natural preparation to "alert us"? I will go with that...because it certainly is not a way to make you feel calm!! HECK NO!
Though calm everywhere else...the "calmness" outside is un-nerving!!
We All Need One of These!
