A visit to Lake Chapala

In the morning, Richard went into the city to check out buses. He took the red bus to the old bus station, where the buses go to surrounding towns, took almost 45 minutes. There are buses to Tequila, Lake Chapala, and other destinations in the surrounding area. The new bus station is for the first class bus lines going to Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, and other destinations away from Guadalajara. The buses at the old station varied from old and junky to relatively new and in good shape, at least Greyhound quality. Looking at the clock, Richard ended up taking a taxi back to the apartment for 90 pesos.

Althea came by around 3 PM to take us to Lake Chapala. She drove us out to the lakeshore towards Ajijic, where we had dinner in an open-air restaurant on the lake. It was nice to see a big body of water. We chatted at some length; she has lead an interesting life, having crossed the border illegally, but is now a legal resident. She was born in Mazamitla, which is now a tourist destination, in the highlands of Jalisco.

We then went over to the town of Chapala, a tidy town, popular with Americans and other foreign tourists and residents. We strolled out on the pier, and admired the historical paintings.


We are talking to Althea about going with her to Mazamitla this weekend, possibly staying with her family there. That would be interesting, and we had been talking about a trip to Mazamitla anyway.

We got home around 9 PM.