Sea Turtles

The Sea or Cortez is a glorious place. Last year I think I noted that sea turtles had hatched on our beach (maybe I forgot to blog on this who knows). They hatched again back on Halloween week end. The attached photos are from our association web site.....what a very cool site to see, just 200 yards or so down the beach from our house....but I missed it again. Still very cool to know they are there.....

Blog, blog, blog

Blogging is an interesting, self fulfilling thing. I started this blog as I liked to read accounts of other peoples experiences of living in Mexico and I thought I could contribute. But is harder then you think to stay on task when you do not live full time in the place you write about. Many of the blogs I read talk about great, simple local events and how their lives in their new country has fulfilled their need to escape the US rat race. My blog is not like that.....I find my self writing about paint, rust, paying bills, and then the great weekends we get to decompress and enjoy the fruits of our labor. I do not know how interesting that really is? I have never added a counter to this thing so I just do not know how many visit; but for those that do...thanks and hang in there as I hope I can add some additional color, experiences, and fun.

Banks suck everywhere.....

As some know, one does not own property on the beach in Mexico if you are not from Mexico. To allow all of the foreigners to have the "rights" to the homes and land, we all enter in a "bank trust" agreement with a Mexican bank. We have "owned" the house now for two years or so, and we have had a hell of a time paying our bank trust....it is like they do not want us to pay it. I thought it was just Mexico, but this blog entry makes me think that there is more to it. They want to force us to be late....or not pay them on time....it is part of the bank's plan (banks suck all over the world I guess), to get late fee's, etc out of you. And unlike in the US where you get a reminder notice for a bill....that does not happen in Mexico. You get nothing. You have to know when it is due and go pay; that is the same for your taxes, as well as phone bill, etc. In order to get this cleared up we sent a good friend of ours to the bank in Hermosillo. Her mother lives there and went to the bank directly for us. She found the guy we had been dealing with and had to wait for him, and got it paid....this article at least proves that we are not the only ones suffering with these tactics.

http://mexicomyspace.ning.com/profiles/blogs/how-to-pay-your-annual-trust


Next year we are going to have to just pay it in person. It would have been great if the bank we had the trust with had a branch in town....but noooo.

Just one of the fun experiences one gets in having a house in a foreign country.

Food

One thing we have not been as good about is trying new things. We tend to stick to the things we know and love. I love Mexican food, and for the most part find the common "stuff" in the typical Phoenix restaurant old and boring. That brings me to a recommendation; I really like this web site about Puerto Penasco. http://rptides.blogspot.com/


They talk about food as well as local stuff....a good mix. I hope they keep it up because as things start to pick up again down here they could be the "go to" site. They have a new post almost every day, and with timely information....not a sales pitch for a condo, etc. But back to food......


There are so many good Mexican dishes that I have not tried....I need to have that be a resolution to get out, eat some street vendor items and risk my colon....explore not only the beach but new flavors. Via Mexico!!!