Bob, Valori, and I had breakfast at 9 AM and then walked over to
Cafe Con Leche, met the others and walked through the cathedral with a large
portrait of a priest who was murdered by Federales in the 1920s and then made
into a saint.
We then walked over to the Archaeological Museum, built
by the National Geographic Society in the early 2000s after a successful dig that
turned up burial sites with polished gems, pots, pastels, etc. It's very
nicely done! We walked to a tiny stationery store where Valori and
Tomas picked up some pencil sharpeners and pads.
It was raining pretty hard by then - Tropical Depression Vicente
is still south of us and Hurricane level 5 Willa is north of us, so I think
we’re out of danger, but in for lots of rain!
We picked up our cars
and drove over to a small street on which several artists happen to
live. We were greeted by a handsome, middle age artist, Rafa
Castillón,
who paints very realistic scenes with political themes.
And next
door we visited a craftsman, Pillo Lomel
í, who learned woodcarving
at the age of 8 and carves crucifixes of solid pieces of
hardwood. He had one that took him 144 hours to carve, about 20”
high for which he wanted $450. He also makes spurs for
fighting cocks. Very interesting to go into these artists’ homes!
It was 1 PM and we were hungry so Thomas and Patty suggested
driving out to a lake for lunch and painting. We drove north in the
rain on a dirt and cobble road finally winding down to a dammed lake with
several restaurants on it. El Paraiso was the only one that seems to
be open as it had a couple of tour buses by it.
It was owned by
Filiberto’s cousin, of course! We sat overlooking the lake and got some beers
and sat some more. Patty saw it would take forever, and went into
the kitchen and helped serve the crowd from Guadalajara!! Finally, after four
we got chips with cheese and meat and then finally our orders. I had
delicious shrimp with ajillo (garlic and chili). We drove back in
the rain, arriving around six
.
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