Here and There Blog

The other side of the hotel has the good view. Rain aside, I had to make sure I got one photo to show more than a parking lot. On each side of the river are river-shack style houses or boating cottages. No otters. 2 days = 2 meals. Fajita Burrito and a Sol cerveza at El Papalote and today a burger at local fav 7 Leguas. Tomorrow is looking like pizza. Such is the life when trapped indoors for 11.5 hours with only 45 minutes to eat. Maybe I'll try having breakfast too instead of this once a day nonsense.

This is my Tampico. I know there's a nice beach, I saw it as the airplane landed. As I looked out the window it occured to me that given my work schedule, I can spend 9 days here and that airplane look could quite possibly be my one and only glimpse of the water until I leave.

Tampico, MX is next up. A work trip that I should be able to do in my sleep which means that I'm about to forget everything and end up with sleepless nights on the road. Or it could be that beds in Mexico are rock hard and pillows are so flat that only a turtle would like them. So I'll make the best of it and count the time until I'm back. Considering I wanted to go this is an odd take to have on the trip but what I really wanted was a one day, one night deal and instead I get a week+ deal. Such is life.

Yup, I didn't think I'd make it through the day but here it is, 5:45 pm and I'm still awake. I really wanted Diet Coke for the entire day but was too lazy to make a run to the store. After all, I'm only home for a couple of days so what is the point of grocery shopping? I returned home last night to the sound of my home alarm beeping away. In normal circumstances that might be a bad sign but I don't have an alarm service. Pressing the off button did the trick until this morning when it went off again. Lesson - even if you don't activate the alarm service the batteries in the unit tend to go low. Disconnect the battery and problem solved.

The transport Bridges and bridges Water and Trees A house And hay. I was bored.

By the time I made it to the Lake, the sun was high, the weather was for bathing suits and I didn't bring sunscreen. This is the place to relax, eat ice cream, drink beer, and people watch. Had I turned left instead of right, I would have done the lake cruise instead of the river cruise but that's how it goes. Worth a photo but I have no idea what the fountain is for.

Giant Checkers & Chess waiting for the crowds. Yesterday I couldn't get this photo because people really do play and all the games were in play. The Flower Clock And the Flowers Along with the Rhone all this on a Sunday morning pre-crowds.