Waltons Visit

We were very excited to have our very good friends, John & Emily Beth Walton visit us during her teaching Spring Break.  We've shared a lot of experiences, family activities and travel together over many years.  It's always great to spend time together.  

Our first outing was to walk around the fishing village on the lake below our gated community.  We went in the morning so the fishermen were just bringing in the day's catch.  

I was afraid Brian was negotiating for our dinner....

but this guy won out.   

San Juan Cosalá is a typical Mexican village.   

Houses don't have heat but propane is used as cooking fuel.  In all of the towns and villages in the area, the truck below is heard as it cruises the streets announcing "gaaaaaaasssss....Zeta, Zeta, Zeta gaaaaaaasssss...."   

Other pickup trucks drive around with their beds filled with fruits and vegetables for sale.  They also announce their presence with a loud speaker.  

In the afternoon we drove about an hour to Hacienda Sauceda.  It is not completely restored, but is not in total disrepair either.  

It's apparent why John and Brian have often been mistaken as brothers.  They used to have a debate about who had more gray hair, but I think it's a moot point.

 

 Another day we headed back to the ruins of Guachimontones that we had visited with Mom and Eldon, stopping first at the village of San Juan Evangalista.

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 Emily Beth and I are more traditional in our pose than John and Brian.

Outside the church at Teuchitlan are statues honouring several priests who were executed during the Cristeros War of 1926-29.  There was a mass public uprising at the government's anti-Catholicism policies, and many priests and others were executed in the state of Jalisco.

At Hacienda El Labor we walked around the grounds and enjoyed delicious deserts.  

Does anyone remember the TV show - Mr Ed, The Talking Horse?  It looks like Brian found his posterity.

Our drive home was in the 'golden hour' and then a spectacular sunset.