April 2017 trip to Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila - México

Several of mother's friends have been hospitalized recently both in Del Rio and in Ciudad Acuña. From mom's house we are closer to the Mexican Hospital than we are to the Val Verde Regional Medical Center, so off we went.

I am surprised that the new toll booths have taken so long to be built.

 From this picture it looks like they should be completed soon.

Do you know than in Mexico they offer free immunizations?  My doctor told me I should get a tetanus shot but yes...I am too cheap to pay for one :D

However, they only offer them in the morning at this hospital...guess I might have to pay for one in the USA after all...:-(

Not knowing that we were going to be making a trip to Mexico anytime soon, I went grocery shopping Wednesday.

Decided to stop at Gutierrez anyway and stock up on yogurt and smoothies.  Of course mother went wild in the bakery department.

I bought some baked chicken in the parking lot.  This time they gave me a lot more corn tortillas and pico de gallo than the other day. Then again it being Thursday they did not have as many people as they do on Harvest Tuesday.

The dollar to peso ratio has become more stable. Here are some exchange rates down Exchange Rate Alley..

At the International Bridge, we had a seven-minute wait.  The lady agent did what I think other agents should do...she sent the car in front of us for a second revision and did not hold up the line...kudos to her!

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.



Cyber Journal Note

Alejandro Rios, Sr. died Saturday, April 1, 2017

Aurora López passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 she was 56 years old.

Visiting a sick friend

One of mother's long time friends has not been in good health lately.  Got a call from her son letting us know she was back in the hospital.  Today we made an unscheduled trip to Ciudad Acuña to go visit her.

Lucky for us the sun finally came out unlike yesterday which was a cold and cloudy day. Not too much traffic either way on the International bridge at this particular time.

When we got to Mexican Customs, no traffic whatsoever.  The automated light turned green and we were waved through.

Hospital General Acuña...

Stopped at the Gutierrez in town and bought a couple of items namely bananas, papaya and sweet bread.

Last time we were here this Exchange house was abuzz with activity and in the afternoon they even took down the price that they were selling dollars for...no price today either which again means heavy speculation.

A look at rates down Exchange Rate Alley today...

This exchange house in the middle is also a furniture store.
The owner always rounds my purchases to the next dollar so I
am a loyal customer...provided the exchange rate is right :D

This poor man has both legs amputated.  He got around in a makeshift
cart but he has some new wheels now.

Glad I was not in the line going to Mexico this afternoon.

By contrast the line coming back to the U.S. was short.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.