Remember how I said I love the Tonala Friday market?  Most Lake Chapalans balk at the idea of going to Tonala on the busiest day of the week...but we LOVE it! So, with our...

In early February we were blessed to have another friend visit from Alaska!  Another fellow business owner from Skagway joined us for about a week, and we enjoyed showing her the interior of Mexico...

Can you say that 10 times fast? Or one time?  It is pronounced: TLAH-KAY-PAH-KAY It is one of our favorite places to visit in Guadalajara. They have a great centro with a beautiful wide...

After returning home from a quick beach getaway, we returned to Lake Chapala to make some memories! The girls were very eager to do "shows" for us, and we were privileged to be their...

The next day, we enjoyed relaxing in Melaque, a quiet little beach town that deserves more tourism than it actually gets. I would take this place over Puerto Vallerta or Manzanillo any day! After...

Yes, it's true. We were in jail. For 6 years. Well, not exactly jail, per se...but it may as well have been in jail. We were in bondage. Such terrible bondage that there were days...

After swimming all day at arguably one of the best Western beaches in Mexico, we showered up and made a bee line into the neighboring town of Barra de Navidad. We grabbed some grub...

In late January, we had another set of visitors--Jared's parents! With them came Christmas...quite literally :-) We were spoiled with gifts from family state-side... We gave them one of those flutes made by that...

A friend of ours, a mother of 3 boys, decided a few years ago that she wants to be a doctor. She's been attending medical school in Guadalajara, and after passing her major exams...

Shortly after arriving home from our month long road trip through the Yucatan Peninsula, we had some visitors at our home in Ajijic/Chapala. Our friend, Jeffrey, and her beautiful daughter Rosetta, visited us from...