Ajijic - Finding a home

Back in Dallas, Texas, we decided we needed temporary living quarters while we searched for our casa in Ajijic.  We put on our creative hats and concluded the best way to secure temporary living was to house sit somewhere in the area.  We joined www.housecarers.com, www.housesitmexico.com, www.luxuryhousesitting.com, and monitored  www.trustedhousesitters.com.  Luxury Housesitting did not offer much, but to our surprise, we had a response from housesitmexico.com. 

A Canadian couple from Chapala had planned a six week vacation to Canada and Europe and needed someone to care for their two dogs.  Chapala is about six miles (10km) from Ajijic.  Six weeks could give us plenty of time to investigate every rental in Ajijic and find the "perfect casa".



The view from the Chapala casa

The home was a lovely home with 4 bedrooms and 5 baths (7300 sq ft).  We had one problem or I should say we were the problem.  The house sit started on August 27 and we wanted to leave Dallas on August 2nd.  We were ready to go.  So, we accepted the offer to house sit and decided to find temporary housing while we waited for our temporary house sit.  Before leaving Dallas, we booked a suite for two nights at the Mis Amore Hotel (breakfast included) in Central Ajijic.

Determined to get out of town, we departed on August 2 for Austin, Texas, spent one night there, drove to Laredo, Texas, spent one night there, drove to Matehuala, Mexico, spent one night, and arrived in Ajijic on August 5.  Mission accomplished.

The next morning after breakfast at the hotel, three doors down we walked into the Laguna Real Estate office.  There we met the owner, Beverly Hunt, an expatriate who has lived in Ajijic for the last 50 years.  Wow, does she have stories to tell.

In about three hours, we had temporary housing till the 27th in a fully furnished apartment two blocks from the Plaza.

The courtyard outside of our apartment

Outside our door was a tree loaded with limes.  All we needed was a glass of ice, triple-sec, and tequila.  All of these items are within a block of our Temp-Apt.  Now we were ready to spend the next nine weeks on a search for the "perfect casa"... more later.