One Last Time!

We went to Mexico today.  This is absolutely our last time!  The women shop until they drop.  I shop for about 10 min. and then I am tired of shopping.  We all met at the Rose Garden after shopping.  Patty brings extra make-up and does the young Mexican girls.  They love it.

Mexican Beauty

Lipstick and Such

 It begins with one girl and soon there are several.  They know Patty and watch for her to come to Mexico. 

And of course, you are hounded to buy their goods.  The same merchants come by our table over, and over, and over again.  You cannot blame them as they hope to make a sale.  The women are quite patient, but often the men tell them to go away.

The Hat Man

The hat man came around and he did manage to sell a hat to George.  And it really suits him!

A really good wage in Mexico is about $7/day and that is usually longer than an eight hour day.  Many of these people work for a lot less.  Things are cheaper in Mexico than the U.S., but still, Mexicans tend to have large families to feed.  One little boy, about 6 years old, came to our table to sell bracelets.  You could tell he was very tired.

I asked him if he was tired and his mother nodded her head.  The children often get gifts of change from the tourists, even if they buy nothing.  I'm sure it helps feed the family.

For lunch a couple of us went for lonches.  Lonches are sold from small carts on the street, where they cook everything.  They are very tasty and very cheap and very nutritious.

Lonches

The buns are rolled in hot oil and then loaded with either chicken or beef, cabbage, tomato, avocado, green onion and cilantro.  They cost 60 cents a piece; often cheaper if you buy more than one. 

They always give you salsa and nachos as an appetizer and there is no cost for that.

There are various hot sauces you can put on your lonches.  They are a favourite of mine.  I usually order 2.



You can see the little cart where the lonches are made.  They also make tacos, quesadillas, and a few other things.  The service is fast.  Mexicans are very polite, especially to older people. 

You see many of these carts along the street.  Some people bicycle their carts around.

We are now undecided on whether to leave tomorrow or Sunday.  It looks like perhaps Sunday.  They are having a cook-off at the park and really would like Brenda and I to stay for one more day.  Since it is like Christmas at home weather-wise, one more day will not hurt. 

We are both anxious to hit the road, but northern weather has not been co-operating.  It is O.K. until about the northern part of Kansas, but then it is iffy.  However, it will take us a bit of time to get that far.

I think one more day here is in order....but Sunday we will leave FOR SURE!