Rosarito Beach Main Street
We got our maid to stay at our place overnight to watch our pets. Then we saddled up, got into our truck, and headed west on Mexico’s well paved Highway 2. Continue reading Our trip to Rosarito Beach
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Los Algodones is a small Mexican town situated north-east of Mexicali. It has a population of 5,000, and is only seven miles from Yuma, Arizona. Algodones, as everyone calls it, is the closest border crossing to Yuma, Arizona only seven miles away. Algodones specializes in medical treatments. It is full of dental clinics, pharmacies, and doctor’s offices. It offers anything from free eye exams for your very affordable glasses to stem-cell treatments. Dental clinics are its major attraction. Continue reading A trip to Los Algodones
Since we were cooking on a burner, we had a good reason to check out the various restaurants in Mexicali. The first restaurant we tried was Carvao, a Brazilian style place. It was a real fancy and high-end with waiters bringing around roast meat on skewers. The sirloin cuts were delicious. The lunch included a delicious buffet of vegetables, pasta, and deserts – for the two us it all came to $26. You could eat as much as you wanted, and we ate plenty! Lunch for Mexicans is always around 2:00pm to 4:00pm and most restaurants are full during that time slot. Still, you can go earlier, as restaurants are always open for business. Continue reading Out and about in Mexicali  Wow! Cinepolis! - Popcorn & All!!! We slept on the floor of our new casa, camping has never been more fun? We woke up early, to Rex’s usual face licking, and the cats needing their usual “care.” After a quick swig of a much needed cold “caffeine”, or coffee, as it’s called. Jim took Rex, on his leash, for a walk around our new neighborhood, for the first time. We had just two chairs in our new home, and a bottle of purified water. When Jim returned, we sat down and felt a feeling of calmness, exhilaration, and for a long time- that horrid feeling of anxiety began to lift for the both of us. After a quick shower, we were both ready to get our lives in order and settled in Mexicali. Continue reading Settling into Mexicali Life… Hello from Mexicali, Mexico! Jim and I are California retirees, living on our social security checks. We have been waiting for this day to come, and we figured that our only choice of a comfortable retirement had to be in Mexico. There had to be certain qualifications to our search for a place to retire. Here’s our story. [...] |
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