A Road Trip

Later this morning, I will take the Metrobus to Alejandro's family's house, and from there we will drive to San Miguel de Allende for a weekend excursion.

(image taken from the internet)

San Miguel de Allende is located about four hours to the northwest of Mexico City in the state of Guanajuato.  The plan is to leave the house around noon (fingers crossed... this is Mexico) so that we will arrive before dark.

Alejandro had hotel reward points that he had to use before expiring, so we will be staying for two nights at a very ritzy hotel.  Rooms there cost over $500 (US).  Believe me, that is WAY more than either one of us would ever think of paying for accommodations!  So, it will be interesting to see what it's like to stay at such a posh hotel.

The picturesque town of San Miguel is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its 17th and 18th century center.  It also has a large population of foreign retirees which comprises at least 5% of the population.  In fact, the reason for our road trip is to visit some retirees who also happen to be bloggers with whom I have had contact.

In my blog list in the right-hand margin, you will find "Babsblog" written by Barbara, a retiree from Texas who has lived in San Miguel for many years.  After following each other's blogs for a while, in 2014 Alejandro and I made a trip there and met Barbara face-to-face.  We have been meaning to pay Barbara another visit, and we are finally getting around to it.

We will also have the pleasure of visiting Al and his husband Stew.  Al, who was born in Cuba, and moved to the U.S. as a child. is another blogger.  He is the author of "El Rancho Santa Clara" which is also on my blog list.  He and Stew live on a "rancho" outside of San Miguel.  Although I have been following his blog for a number of years, we did not meet until this June when they made a trip to Mexico City for the Gay Pride Parade.  We have been invited to visit their "rancho".

So, it should be a fun and interesting weekend.