Downtown

Last year this street corner was occupied by a delightful women’s Co-op restaurant. Not any more. 

Oxxo is the Circle K style convenience store chain across Mexico, followed closely by the equally garish Kiosko chain.

Punta Pérula is growing and has two Oxxo stores and one Kiosko which seems like overkill. 

One camper mentioned in relation to a recent rash of bicycle thefts that Punta Pérula is a “cartel town” so crime against tourists isn’t tolerated. How anyone knows where the cartels operate and how they work is beyond me. She said a Mexican she has befriended told her about the drug traffickers’ reach. For outsiders like us this is just another Mexican beach town.

But I do want one of these coaches one day. I’d convert it to a camper and drive it everywhere just as the Mexican bus drivers do. This one brought a load of youngsters from Aguascalientes ten hours away for a weekend at the beach. It has huge storage bays underneath…yum. 

Strawberry and banana milkshake shared between the two of us as a pick me up. 

Many dogs live good lives in Mexico not locked away indoors but free to come and go and nap on the sidewalks. 

Dog ownership is increasing in the Mexican middle class, but I keep Rusty leashed near traffic as not all drivers are dog tolerant. 

The main square. I was looking for fresh flour tortillas. 

Italika is the biggest manufacturer of motorcycles you’ll see in Mexico. Most are utility bikes around 150cc selling for $1000 to $2000 US depending on their utilitarian level. This one is the Italika 150 Cruiser and I think it’s gorgeous. I told Layne if she decides to settle in Mexico, which I’m not keen on, this will be the price she has to pay. She’s off motorcycles so I think I’ve check mated her. 

He was grumpy about going into town and only picked up the pace when we set our sights on home. 

I wanted to check out the Oxxo and I couldn’t find anyone selling fresh flour tortillas so I got a packet of packaged manufactured ones. And I had to stand in line. 

And so back to home. And now we’ve plugged into the shore power we have used some air conditioning in the middle of the day. So decadent.