Im back in... Tepic !! Right where i started, Kinda!!
The 12 hour bus ride wasn´t so comfortable this time..but the tacos supplied at 9am by a rather handsome young man who came aboard just before the border of Nayarit really made me feel GREAT! super picoso!! Also the 6 yr old boy sitting across from me that tried to impress me by beating up his "Scooby Doo" plush for atleast 8 hours was quite amusing....
The bus was headed for Tijuana... Im glad i wasnt going that far.. 12 hours to Tepic was far more than enough for me..
A young guy of about 16yrs sat at the back of the bus close to me.. Id seen his emotional goodbye to his family at the Terminal Norte in DF and couldnt resist asking him where his journey was taking him. He was going to Tijuana..and then "across the border". That made me feel sad.
So where did it start... i left my job, bought a ticket to Los Angeles... I was going back to LAM.An emotional goodbye at the airport in London went to delayed flights, cancelled flights and my first encounter with a "Chicano" whilst waiting for my conection to LAX.
After sitting beside him as he spoke on his cell phone for 10 minutes i finally understood the Chicano "EY" mock that i had never understood before..the spanglish was rather amusing. We started talking after he asked me if i was Mexican.. random question to ask a stranger i thought.. but it was funny anyways.
After an amazing few days there in the OC with one of my best friends in the world..Mr AC , i took a morning flight to Puerto Vallarta..a 3hr flight after a near nervous breakdown at LAX after being told by a rather rude lady at Delta that i would have to pay $50 in excess for my famously overweight baggage, the problem being that i only had Mexican pesos with me and the nearest Foriegn Exchange office was a 15 minute walk away "somewhere down there".
I lugged my bags..all 4 of them down stairs, into lifts..down corridors..and 15 minutes later (with my flight leaving in less than 45minutes) was still no closer to the exchange bureau, or knowing where it even was!
I finally made check in..and spent the next few hours sitting next to a VERY strange american couple who lived in London. I cant stress just how strange they really were.
PVR has gotten really smart, the airport was totally transformed since my last visit...the only problem i had was my luggage... i had..have ! so much luggage!!
The bus left early which was great.. the journey was great until a guy got on by near Cruz and insisted on changed the video.. "conversations with God"... i had to laugh and think to myself.. "Im back in México".. It was gonna happen at some point..
I took a bus to Tepic where a smiling Siller was waiting for me ! It was great to see him after a year!
The time in Tepic passed so quickly! We roadtripped, went to some amazing beaches...and most importantly we ATE!! Molcajetes with amazing seafood, fresh tortillas, salsa verde.. tacos! yummmyyyy!!
This photo was taken at Playa Novillero,
Northern Nayarit..close to the border with Sinaloa (and yes im still dying to get up there! I was invited to go to Culican this wkend but i cant go ! me muero !!!)The boys managed to drink atleast 160 beers between the 12 of them, if not more... DESMADRE!!!
Novillero was great.... the botanero was amazing... one word "AGUA"!!!!!
The waitress (whom the boys swore was a man) had apparently taken a shine to Siller on thier last visit so we got "extra special service".
The best thing about the Botanero is that the amazing food is free..you only pay for the beer that you drink.. which is a few more pesos than the average.. with that, the waitress wasnt so impressed with my request for Coca Cola.
After the heat of Tuxpan (and im talking 49! 50!) i came back with not 1 but 24 mosquito bites on my legs, thus ruining my hopes of being the "belle" of the ball ... Yamis Grad Party at the oh so prez Sherton Centro Historico....However, my extra week of work and the extra money it brought came in handy... on my way through fabricas i found the most amazing traje ever... it was a little pricey... but.. it covered the bites... which by the way had gone by the time of the party..
The Dress !
Test Shot !!
The Party was a great success, over 500 people turned out and everyone looked great!
The food was amazing, the band played great music and at 4am Chillaquiles and Mariachis arrived which made the party unique and really made the night !
Felicidades Lic.Yami Hernandez Infante!!
p.s - You cant fool me Dennis!!
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