Hanging out around Patzcuaro. The weather is perfect, the campground is empty, the town is active—there’s no reason to go anywhere.
Ouest made some necklaces, then made signs announcing she would sell them to us for five pesos each. She is constantly angling for ways to get her hands on money. We don’t know why, as she has virtually nothing to spend her money on. While walking around she finds at least a peso per day on the ground (she actually found seven pesos today), like she can sniff it out. I guess she’s our entrepreneur in training.
Ice-cream equals joy.
We went to town to have a picnic in the plaza and listen to the music festival. Turns out the festival wasn’t in the plaza, but was instead in two different courtyards nearby. We had our picnic and moseyed on.
The music festival wasn’t exactly drawing a raucous crowd. Hopefully it picked up after dark.
Lowe got a new basket for his bike today, and someone else was feeling a little envious—I mean, just look at the awesome lid on that basket. Ouest’s basket may be bigger, but it doesn’t have a lid. That night Ali overheard Ouest say to Lowe, “I really wish I got a basket too.”
20 Comments on “Around Patzcuaro”
I was just struck by the grand vision the prior generations must have had when these towns were built. I assume I am like most Americans and know little about our neighbor to the south. When were these towns built? Where did the money come from? The Spanish? The labor?
Yes, these colonial towns were founded after the Spanish Conquest, so just about 500 years ago now. It’s amazing how much of the stuff we are seeing is 2, 3, 400 years old. We are in Morelia tonight and the hotel we are staying in has a stone stairway that you can feel your feet fit right into the worn footsteps of all the others since the 17th century. History is all over the place down here.
I absolutely love the shot of Lowe peering into the doorway with his hat on…. too cute.
A minute later they wheeled a motorcycle out through the door.
It’s a little hard for me to read these ones on Patzcuaro because we loved that town so much.
I have a practical question for you: what do you carry your camera around in?
Hey Meriah,
You can see the gray bag over my shoulder in the picture above. It fits the camera and one additional lens, but that is about it. It’s a nice size for being inconspicuous, and it’s super easy to grab the camera out and drop it right back in. We’ve had it a couple of years, so I couldn’t find an exact match, but this is the same company and I think the same size. http://amzn.to/1IxH3LB
Hi Pat and gang.. when we were last in Patzcuaro, each morning the school kids would march out to the upper square and amaze us with their instruments and songs. We just loved having breakfast and watching this. A beautiful town
hey lowe. peek inside that basket and see if that fuck you give is in there. nope, 0 fucks given when it comes to wearing pants. lowe, you’re my hero.
We should all be so confident as to just stroll around town in our underwear.
No, we shouldn’t.
Maybe Ouest can buy a new basket with the money from her necklace sales. Of course, you guys will be the proud new owners of LOTS of necklaces, but sounds like she is a business woman in the making.
A girl and her twirly skirt..gotta love it! 😀
And a boy in a straw hat…too cute!
I’ve been noticing that the lettering on the buildings start with red followed by black letters. It seems it is that way in the last few towns you’ve been in. Wonder what that’s all about?
Really enjoying your travel blog. Love how the kids are growing up so free and happy.
Take care Bumfuzzles and happy trails to you! 😀
Someone must know the significance of that lettering. I don’t.
Yep, that picture of Ouest is a keeper. A ray of light on a dark, graffiti scrawled street.
Agreed. Pat, can you reload the original https://www.bumfuzzle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/May09-13.jpg? Thank you 🙂
Seriously, Roland? You are asking Pat to send you original pix? Pfft.
Roland is a longtime friend of our family, Jonathan.
Separate from Ouest dancing,the mural in the background gives some local historical context. It’s about El Barzón, a movement of the mid-90s that sought debt relief for the poor who had been affected by Mexico’s recession of 1995. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Barz%C3%B3n
Cool. I hadn’t even thought to read what was on the wall.
Twirly skirt! Excellent! Party time! You are giving your kids such fun!