Saturday we drove over to Patzcuaro, it is sort of on our way, and we wanted to see our friend Cristina and her new love Judy. We had actually met Judy years ago in San Miguel and I've known her on a forum as well. We got in late and Sunday they came over and we talked and talked and then rode over to another town, Quiroga, and had a wonderful carnitas lunch. We also shopped a little on the way back, I got some of those wonderful straw ropes of pineapples and cherries that are made here. We are going to stop and see their new house tomorrow on our way out of town.

We will cross Mexico City to get south this year, no more day long detours around it. This will be only the 2nd time we've done this, there is a lot of fear about driving an RV through one of the world's largest cities and a city with rather notorious traffic police. We'll be looking to find that Holy Grail of Mexico City crossings, the Viaducto route on the west side. We intend to do it late, hopefully we will slide on through with the trucks and delivery vans unnoticed by the transitos and also hopefully I'll be able to find the way at night. Hey! It will make a good story one way or the other. Wish us luck!