Tuesday, February 15, 2011 — All the weaving is finished

Kissiah, Lynn and Elaine left at various times this morning. I actually rose at 4:15 in order to have a cup of tea with Lynn before she was picked up by her taxi at 5:00 by Eli, the same driver who once helped me get to Hacienda Divisidero when I left my "special" knit sweater there. She should be well back to Virginia by now, watching over her sheep flock and the building of her formidable new home. Elaine and her Don will meet the rest of us at the main bus depot in Puerto Vallarta tomorrow at about 6:00 p.m. We take off at 7:00 and head out toward several coastal towns and then catch the main highway that goes through Guadelajara. We arrive in Mexico City just after 6:00 a.m. My first trip on one of these so called luxus overnight buses. I have reserved a single wide seat. I'll let you know if that was a wise choice or not. There is a full moon tonight so it ought to be nice tomorrow night. How can I miss?

I'm waiting until tomorrow to actually pack so that things don't suffer too badly from packing pressure. I'm going to try to do this trip with just a shoulder bag and my new computer bag with its small overnight space. Let you know about that too. We're going to see each other in the same clothes quite a bit, but most of us are in the same boat. Everyone wants to come home with a Zapotec rug from Oaxaca, but I can't quite figure out how I can manage that. We'll see if the motivation eventually solves the mystery of where to put one.

I looked up the weather in Mexico City and it appears to be warming from what we were initially prepared to face. Highs this week in the upper 70's and nights in the mid to high 40's. Lots of discussions now about where we will spend our time. I've never been there so it all sounds good to me. I'll keep you posted.

I'm beginning to feel the effects of the 4:15 rising so I'm going to pass on the movie my compadres seem to be watching downstairs. I'm off to the "cell" for a good night's sleep.