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1/4/2010

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_4 January 2010 Well that was the first time that I’ve had to either write or type “2010”, and I did it without hesitation or hitting the 09 instead…HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! 

Here we sit with one more complete day to go before we move on further south.  This morning I un-plugged the coach and drove over to the garage to have some work done.

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_We’ve been experiencing some “pulsating” from the front end due to the rotors on the front brakes being out of true, so I wanted to have the complete braking system looked at and fixed prior to us leaving.  Our mechanic suggested that we true all four drums and replace the front brake pads so that’s what we did…$2200 pesos ($167.00 US) and all is great.  I can now come to a complete stop without vibrating.  I do have one more item on the list to fix but that is going to have to wait a little longer.  I’ve got to tell you about the family from Guadalajara that we had camping next to us for the last week.  I believe the count was 22 family members total, but we were mostly under the care, entertained, fed, and forced to drink by 15 amazing people that took “no thank you, NO, nada mas” to mean absolutely nothing...  The Salazar family has been coming to this campground for the past 28 years to celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays and get another chance to gather together as one.  They also make this pilgrimage for their Easter vacation, only then they have over 1500-2000 campers vs. now at less than 500.  Our relationship all started because of a leaking faucet on the trailer that they had just purchased from another family.  Fortunately I had some “WonderTape” that came to the rescue and got it all fixed.  They will have to replace that faucet, but this week it was taken care of.  From that point on, we were “family”.  Egar was the “translator” for the family and for us.



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_It really would make our life much easier if we were fluent in Spanish…  I wish I could put up all the pictures of the family on the site, but that would be all most impossible so if you will follow me, I'll post as many as I can.

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_They also taught me how to play “Dominos”… 

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_At least the game that they play is called Dominos and I had the “pleasure” of learning just what losing means…  They did get a kick out of my losses, but it was all in fun…A LOT OF FUN !!!  With 4 of us playing a hand, the games went fast, and the loser was to run to the water and take a dip… Thank God we were playing at the beach.  After awhile I was known as “The Campion del Agua” (Champion of the Water)…it was shouted to the mountain tops, it was shouted to the…  We had a great time !!!  We couldn’t bring a drink, we couldn’t bring any food, but we sure ate well and the drinks….very refreshing.  For the New Years celebration, Louise and I were asked to join them at their table,

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_so with Sol and Carol off to Lost Wages, we accepted, with one concession by them…we were to bring our own drinks and supply snacks.  This party was a BYOB and snacks so that just felt right that we should do it.  The music was great, the company amazing, and we did have a time that we’ll remember for many years to come….     Last night was “Hamburger Night” and Louise and I volunteered to help.  Arriving at the patio by the pool, we found our assignments…Louise was to help cut up the veggies and I was to be the “cook” or BBQ’r for the night.

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_One of the first things Louise did was cut her finger…well it bled…a little anyway.  For me, it was just get the fire going under the hot-plate and start grilling.  It was hot but it was fun.  While we were slaving away with the volunteers, Sol and Carol showed up looking…BROKE !!!  It looks like they lost everything in “Lost Wages” Nevada.  Well maybe not everything, Carol came back with a hell of a cold….thanks Carol.  PS, I wanted to include this little house


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_that we walked by quite often.  It is occupied by this little lady who is so sweet.  We've seen her sweeping the dirt out front of the "doorway", and we've seen her preparing a small meal on that little firepit out front...amazingly sad and beautiful at the same time.

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