Arriving at our new home abroad

Current location:  Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico

We  arrived in Ajijic on August 7, 2013.  Two expatriates from the USA living aboard in Mexico.  What brought us here?  Probably a number of things, but certainly the weather was one (National Geographic Magazine listed the Lake Chapala Area as the 2nd best climate in the world).  Another was a desire to live on a small retirement budget and still be able to maintain a reasonable standard of living, including a maid and gardener, a comfortable home with all its services, money left over for entertainment and travel, and enjoy an active lifestyle with 50,000 other expatriates from the US, Canada, Europe and other international countries.




A view of Lake Chapala from Hacienda Chapala



  
The Plaza in central Ajijic.  The Plaza is a favorite gathering place for people watching, enjoying lunch in one of the restaurants bordering the Plaza, or just catching a few rays of the sun.

Walking along the malecon on the North Shore of Lake Chapala.  Lake Chapala is the largest fresh water lake in Mexico.  Two blocks from the Plaza is the North Shore of the lake.  There are miles of walking trails along the lake.








We arrived late in the afternoon and settled into our room at the Mis Amore Hotel on Hildalgo Pte.  It was this hotel that I received my official title "Lord Herbert" (more about that later).  Weary from the 1100 mile (1790 km) drive from Dallas, Texas, we ate a light dinner and retired to our room.  Tomorrow we start our search for our new home......