Friday, January 18, 2013

Atlacholoaya

Atlacholoaya is the little village near the RV park where Humberto's worker lives and where the car is being painted. Today we caught a motorcycle taxi and went to see how the job was progressing. It was a very fun ten peso (eighty cent) ride to the village. We went to the paint shop where the car is "maybe" half finished. He has cut out the rust and welded in new metal and started hand sanding the other side. He proudly showed us a stack of photos showing some of his work and I must admit, it looks like he does a good job. There were some nice looking paint jobs in the photos. I asked him (or tried to) if it would be ready when promised and he assured me (I think) that it would be.

We had our cab take us back to the centro of the little village where we walked around for a while and bought a glass of orange juice and a container of cut up fruit to nibble on. People were very friendly and the village was very clean.
The Taxi Ride
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The Village
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The Paint Shop:
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9 comments:

  1. ConnieJanuary 18, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    It is another world down there. And, I mean that in a good way!

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    1. CroftJanuary 18, 2013 at 1:24 PM

      Life is much simpler here. "Things" lose their importance. Life is Good!

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  2. PatJanuary 18, 2013 at 12:17 PM

    I'm tempted to drive my wife's van down to Nogales.

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    1. CroftJanuary 18, 2013 at 1:22 PM

      You would love Mexico, Pat. So would the van.

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  3. BillJanuary 18, 2013 at 3:51 PM

    That "taxi" ride is really neat. As usual, the pictures are great. Thanks.

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    1. CroftJanuary 18, 2013 at 4:04 PM

      There is so much to photograph Bill. Thanks for reminding me. The ride in the taxi is a little rough but how far can you take a taxi in the States for eighty cents?

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  4. Contessa January 18, 2013 at 5:31 PM

    Great blog my friend...would have loved a better photo for Norma next time.....hmmm tonite seems to be major vino noche.....come on over.

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    1. CroftJanuary 18, 2013 at 5:38 PM

      The passenger compartment of that "taxi" is about 3 feet by 4 feet. I held the camera out, pointed it back and hoped for the best.

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  5. our awesome travelsJanuary 19, 2013 at 5:18 AM

    Gotta love Mexico, hopefully your car will be ready when its supposed to be, there is always, mañana.

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