Joan here - Happy Labour Day Canada! - It's just a regular day here though - market day in Chapala and 'Inspection Day' at 'the house'. Can't wait til 4pm for the inspection then approx 24-48 hours to receive the report. Once we accept the report then we hand over the deposit and the house is indeed officialy ours. A little different than back home - as are most procedures here we're finding. Still, if we take them one at a time they don't become overwhelming. We have our appointment with the Notario on Wednesday to sign all the papers, assuming all goes according to plan of course.
Just a note of interest - my Vertigo, which had reappeared my first day back in Mexico, has cleared up thank goodness. Last year it appeared also on my first day in Mexico. Every time I lay down the room would spin violently for a minute or so and sometimes even when walking, I became lightheaded and dizzy. This lasted for almost 10 months so was not happy at all at its reappearance. I had thought it was because of the flight and that was why I didn't want to fly down this time, but now I'm thinking it's just the altitude itself - we're 5,000 ft. up in the mountains here in the village. Anyway, the other day when I was sick and taking all kinds of meds to fight off whatever was the problem - the Vertigo just stopped. I was wary for a couple of days, but it hasn't reappeared so I'm assuming it's gone and all is well now.
Had another violent thunder storm last night while watching Rise of the Planet of the Apes online - the storm was so loud we couldn't hear the movie half the time. The rainy season ends around the end of September and the next 'season' is winter which is approx December 15 to January 15 - that's when we may have to wear a light jacket. Yes folks, read it and weep - a light jacket in winter!!! Beats the heck out of coats, boots, scarves, hats, mitts and you're STILL freezing. Another great thing here is the price of gas - we've only put gas in the van once since we got here and that was only $20 (200 pesos). Nobody 'fills up' in Mexico, you just tell him how much in pesos. Not sure how much a litre/gallon it is, but will check it out when we go to the house this afternoon. While Colin and Trevor are following the inspector around, Shelley and I will be negotiating with the seller for the furniture and contents.
Trevor has ordered a motor for his bicycle so he can motorize it and get around easier (and faster) than walking - although he and Shelley often walk around the village in the afternoon or evening. Last night their walk produced Domino's Pizza and wings for supper - a nice surprise! It will be great to get in our own kitchen with decent appliances. The stove in the rental (and the hot water heater for that matter) both have minds of their own. It took us a few days just to figure out how the oven worked (you have to light the pilot light every time you want to use it) and it takes forever to cook things at a high heat and the pilot light in the water heater upstairs in the laundry room keeps blowing out everytime you open the door to the upstairs patio! Gets quite frustrating at times, especially when you're downstairs trying to run hot water for a shower. Still, one of those Mexican idiosyncrosies (excuse spelling guys).
We now need to figure out where Home Depot and Costco are in Guadalajara - our next main port of call. One of the things I find hardest right now is not knowing WHERE to get the stuff I want - like new curtains and curtain rods for the house - normally I would go to Sears but here..... haven't got a clue so far. I will have to contact Paulette (one of the Focus gang who is also an interior decorator - she is the 'go-to' expert apparently for all household type stuff.
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