One Week In!

This time last week we were on the road leaving the Sonora Region heading for Mazatlan. Today to celebrate our week here we will be bathing around the pool, soaking up some sun, reading a good book, and taking a few cat naps.

The rooms are coming along great and will be open to rent out for April. The Cafe bar looks amazing unreal, my dad is a true artist, as he has created a master piece. Once its 100% complete I will post photos.

6 nights in Mazatlan

I was waiting for something to talk about since being here before I wrote again, but what can I say with out sounding like a bragging brat. The ocean is warm, the sun is hot, the sand is golden, the food is tasty, the sun set and rises are out of this world, the people ever so friendly, the company (family) is wonderful! I will post a little more after my chores. I still have those to do but now they consist of new methods and involve a lot of sunshine!

xo Home Sweet Home xo

Hola Mazatlan!

Sunrise To Sunset And We Made It!


After a long day of driving, our sore bodies can finally stretch out as we have made it to our new home, our new life, our new beginning! 


The sun is just about to set, we can see, smell and hear the ocean. It's so glorious! The sky crimson orange over powering the tranquilic blue. The final stretch the house can be seen from afar. We did it! We made it with little hassle and lots of positive enthusiasm. 


In four nights and five days we drove from Cobble Hill on Vancouver Island, to Mazatlan, Mexico. 


Truly AWESOME!


Stay tuned for more updates on life in Mexico!


xo

Day 5 and only Six Hours Away

The hotel we stayed the night in Hermosillo was nice and the people extremely friendly. They liked our dogs a lot but as we have experienced Mexicans seem to really admire them especially Jazz, but fear them. This is ok it keeps the dogs image and our safety intact. 


We are so close to our final destination and we both can not wait to see my parents, the ocean, the house, to let the dogs frolic on the beach, and to sleep in a clean bed! 

Scam Number 4

One to always be on the look out for gas station attendants. Only hours before I was telling Brad about the known scams that are played when fueling up. First always make sure the gas meter reads $0.00, second always check the meter before paying, third always make sure how much money you hand over and keep an eye on it if you need change, or this could happen to you. When it was time to pay, Brad had left to go take the dogs for a pee, so the guy was dealing with ‘Little Miss Blondie’ here and probably thinking ‘easy target’ but was he ever wrong! The pump read 5300.50 (remember this is in Pesos) I gave him 700.00 Pesos, one 500.00 bill and one 200.00 bill. He instantly and very quickly slipped the 500.00 bill into his pocket and showed me the 200 and a 50 bill saying not enough money in Spanish. I said in English “No I gave you enough, you owe me!” He continued to argue saying I owed him more money, I kept saying no I saw you! Brad than came back and I was trying to explain to him the situation when the guy gave me the 50 peso bill and kept saying change, change, change, than got his buddy to give him some change which he passed on to me. Than they walked away, well this confused me which was there point so I was not going to move the truck until I figured it out. Brad went to the bathroom thinking everything was ok. Instantly after he left I worked it out that the gas guy still owed me 100 pesos. I looked at the guys who had been watching me the whole time with a very angry “Little Miss Blondie” face, which if anyone has ever been in a boxing ring with me would know this face. Brad came back and I said very loudly this is wrong no bien (no good). They were watching and they eyed up Brad’s size, my face and our two dogs, before Brad could even turn around one of the guys and not the guy that pulled the scam came over and quickly gave me the 100 Pesos and scurried off. Haha think you can pull a fast one on us!

Scam Number 3

Little ninos (boys) who swarm you for money. These guys are the best hustlers, and in my opinion should do it as much as they can while they are young and cute cause any foreigner will readily hand over change to them. One of the boys did wash our windows, so we gave him 20 pesos which is about $2US. This upset all the other boys so needless to say all my Peso change and even my Canadian change was gone by the time we left the gas station. 

Scam Number 2

As we were heading to our hotel in the capital of Sonora, Hermosillo flashing blue and red lights lit up behind us and tailed our trailer. There was no where to pull over so Brad kept driving until the nearest turn off or gas station. Thankfully a busy gas station was just up ahead. As soon as Brad saw Municipal Police he said “Fuck! how much money do you have?” I didn’t have a lot left after our whole permit issue and my nerves where already short wired. The two officers proceeded to tell Brad that he ran a red light, I out loud by mistake said “Bullshit!” Brad turned looked at me and I got the hard shhhhhhh. He told Brad we would have to go down to the station and we both know this old gag so Brad asked “how much is this going to cost?” the officer took his pretty time eyed up our vehicle and trailer looked at his partner than said “800 pesos” this is roughly $80US. My blood was boiling especially after he told us this he left his partner with us and went in to the gas station to get something to eat and drink. I slipped into Brad’s wallet 200 pesos and a few american ones, when the officer came back out Brad should him how much he had and said “can we make a deal?” The officer looked at his partner took the money and said “thank you, be safe!” .... Great, ‘be safe’ whats that suppose to imply?