Yes, we went to Mexico. I was out of meds for one thing. What they want per month in the good old USA after insurance is three times yes, I said three times, what I pay in Mexico.
Another thing is one of our ladies in the park fell on the shuffleboard court and bunged herself up pretty bad. She landed on her face and one lense of her glasses was scratched so bad she could not see through it. So she called her eye doctor in Missouri to see what they could do and the answer was nothing because her prescription was too old. So she went to Walmart and was told the same thing. So we took her prescription and her glasses with us to Mexico and within one hour and $20 we had her glasses repaired. She says she can see once again!
Whenever we went to Mexico in the past we would go to Garcia's for panchos. Due to lack of business the past couple of years they closed and we were not able to find a suitable replacement until yesterday. We went to Elsa's. We had been there before but they used yellow cheese on their panchos and in my opinion that ruined them. So on a whim I asked if they could use white cheese and the answer was yes! So now it is our new go-to place in Nuevo Progreso for pancho's. So all in all it was a very productive and enjoyable trip.
Another amusing incident- I was being bugged to get my walking shoes polished. They are about shot and I am ready to replace them. I go through shoes at a good rate. I said no, my shoes have a hole and they are not worth polishing. So then he said, "You need to buy new shoes." A local woman overheard the exchange and was greatly amused by it all.
The last two times we have been to Progreso it has been extremely crowded and yesterday was the same. Things are looking up for the merchants of Progreso. The prices are really good there in part because the peso isn't worth much now.
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