La Manzanilla for Tango last 2 weeks of January

Some of the hurricane damage in November

Our tent and kitchen at the beach for our 2 week stay

Roger chilling under the palapa

Sunset at 6:50 pm

Palapa on the beach where we hung our hammock.

Colourful vegetation

We had quite a trip back leaving at 3 am. We were delighted to be upgraded on British Airways to Business class. That meant that we got to lie FLAT with pillow and duvet for the night journey!!!
Then it went downhill, we got the back of the plane squished in seats from London to Dallas. It was 3 hours late leaving because of mechanical problems and hence we missed our connecting flight to Guadalajara. We were put up in a hotel in Dallas but there was some mad scrambling to arrange for our Ajijic guests to get in the house as we would not be there until later the next day. We arrived at the house to pick up our car which was packed for the beach. We arrived at 8:30 at night and had to construct camp with tents (after travelling more than 26 hours!) and then 5 1/2 hours to the beach!

Ali and Roger

Our Tango group , Beatrix and Michael (our teachers, centre back to our right)

Unfortunately the flu was going around and we lay for 5 days in out tent, not eating  and keeping each other awake coughing. We are still recovering with a cough that hangs on now that we are back in Ajijic. We did enjoy our walks along the beach for our morning and evening tango lessons, and catching up at one of the restaurants on the beach that had internet. We enjoyed the lovely tango group, mostly from Vancouver Island,  and Seattle, California, Montreal and Holland. Our Holland friends returned with us for a few days to see the area and our Tango teachers hopefully arrive soon for a visit and some classes here.

Last days and visit (kids on holidays) to Jens school before leaving

I went to school with Jennifer before the students returned from their holidays and got to help with organizing some of their artwork for display. It was fun to see what Jen was working on with the students. This year has been a very difficult year for her, as she has some very challenging classes and not the support that is needed to manage the problems. Five more months! She fortunately had 2 wonderful house mates who could support each other with the difficulties they were each having. Unfortunately one of the teachers had to leave.

Creative British School

 We are very sad to leave Jen, it has been a wonderful holiday with so many new experiences for us. She has been a terrific host, and we will miss her until she returns for her summer employment this July after her teaching contract. (picking cherries in the Okanagan)

Outside Jens classroom 

Organizing the class before the students return

Displaying some of their artwork

Some of the students interlacing artwork

Jennifers Subdivision

On our final walks around Jennifers' house, I took some pictures of the homes where she lives to capture the Emirate style of construction. Will be lovely when landscaping is done.

The The view from Jennifer s' door, just sand yard

Roger walking down from Jennifers house to the gate

Her gateway to the house

The house across the street

Seating for the construction workers. I would like that chair!

Picture of the interlacing tiles

The local desert tent set up outside a house

Interlacing patterns

Still fields of sand, what it was all like a year and a half ago.