On Friday we spent the day with Jeff’s mom Jan. She is doing well and it was great to see her.
And we also had to Muppetize ourselves. We ordered Portillos for lunch. I ate it so fast I didn’t take a photo but it was really good. For those not from Chicago, Portillos makes an amazing Italian beef sandwich.
While Jan took a nap, we took a walk in the nearby forest preserve.
For dinner we went out with Don and Gabriella to a really good Italian restaurant.
On Thursday we flew from Cancun to Chicago. We got “upgraded” to the exit row. It was like exit row delux.
And then we played Mexican train with Don, Gabriella and Tristan.
Tristan may be only 7 but he’s a Mexican train whiz.
On Wednesday we took a bus to Cancun. Wec stayed overnight so we could fly from Cancun to Chicago. The bus was early so waiting at the bus station was tiring.
The bus was really nice. Platinum class is more legroom than a plane.
The Cancun bus station has this little shrine. Not sure if the backpacks were their for blessings or someone just left them there.
we went out for lunch for some questionable tacos. They were fine but i think this is a great new way to never wash dishes. Encase them in plastic!
Since we are going to be in Chicago for a week with family, we decided to put the stuff we weren’t taking into a storage locker.
This one had movable stairs that reminded us of the TV show Arrested Development. The men at the storage locker were great at helping get our stuff up there.
After they got everything in, Jesus, the owner asked us if we knew the musical group Air Supply. He said they were on tour in Mexico and left some of their instruments in a storage locker at this place. It was all confusing. Is Air Supply even still together? Why would they tour in Mexico? Why would they leave instruments behind? Do they even play instruments? He showed us the autographed Air Supply guitar pick. So it must be true.
I asked him if they also stored some love in there but he said no, they were all out of love.
One thing we see here that we never see in the US or Panama are VW Bugs. We see at least one every day here. They were still produced in Mexico until 2003.
It reminds us of the one Jeff had in the 90’s.
While we always say how fun it would be to have one here, we will not be getting one. No AC and no safety features. But we do like seeing them around town.
On Friday night there was a really cool sunset. Then we went out for Korean food.
When we’ve been in other placesI’ve craved Mexican food. Now that we are in Mexico I crave Asian food.
A few weeks ago we had the 8:07 firework mystery. This stopped the very next day after I posted about it.
The next mystery we heard throughout the day butter were never outside to investigate. It sounded almost like a Japanese cartoon intro.
Today I realized they are singung about gas.
The second one we heard from indoors and never could make out what they were saying. It always sounded very official.
This one is for tamales.
We have one more to solve. We hearc what sounds like a clowmn horn usually in the evenings. Either there is a clown out for a stroll or they are selling something.
This looks worse than it was. The water wasn’t up to the window although it felt like it. When it rains here some of the side streets flood in places. When we are in an Uber is always surprises us when the car turns onto a street that looks like a river. We’re even more surprised when the Uber can drive through it.
In other Uber news, it’s never a good sign when we see a fan in the front seat. This means that although its 102 outside there is no AC in the car.
I love having my window down, the hot winds of hell blowing in my face.
On the plus side, when we see the radio turned to this station we know it will be a good ride. It’s an American 70s and 80s music station. No Mexican listens to this, so it means the driver put it on especially for us. They always seem amused to see me from their rear view mirror rocking out.
On Wednesday I had treatment. I only got a picture of this melon heavy fruit plate. Our electricity was out in our apartment so my phone wasn’t charged up. I didn’t mind the time spent there since it was nice and cool
And by the time I got home, the loghts and AC were back on.
We checked out this church bit couldn’t go inside due to mass going on.
The side of the church looked realky different than the front.
This giant iguana seemed to be in charge of the church. He didn’t want to move when we walked along the sidewalk to the door of the church.
