Hope House Home for Boys

The cards that I sell here in Chapala and Ajijic, Mexico benefit the dental program for the boys at Hope House in the nearby village of Ixlahuacan. There are close to 30 boys at the home and many of them come to the home having received no dental treatment. If you live here at Lakeside and would like to order a quality, hand crafted card for a special occasion and help me contribute to this worthy cause, please e-mail me at bettyinchapala@yahoo.com Card price is 50 pesos; the entire sales price is donated to Hope House.

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Friday, October 15, 2010

Out and About in Chapala


Well, I didn't manage to get a picture of the local buses, but here's my bus stop! The one in the foreground is where I wait when I want to go to Chapala and the one in the background will get me to Ajijic! I went to Chapala this morning for a session with my acupuncturist and since I allowed plenty of time I was able to walk to the Malecon (a parklike area along the shore of Lake Chapala). Tomorrow (Saturday) it will be busy, busy with lots of vendors selling most anything you could want and people everywhere, enjoying the market, the beautiful weather and time with their families. But this morning, it was very quiet as the following pictures will show.


Just have two more photos to share -- these were taken from the malecon and show the mountain in the distance. Can you see the chapel(?) with the cross on top of the mountain? To keep you from squinting and having wrinkles set in, I got a closeup shot too -- cause we don't want any more wrinkles, now do we????

Catch you all later,
Betty

13 comments:

Selma said...

Wow Betty. It is so beautiful there.

Patti P. said...

Betty, loving all the beautiful pictures and hearing about your days. TFS

Patti J said...

Thank you for not contributing to the wrinkles of an oldie but goodie! lol....girl - you are having way too much fun! I love that you are sharing your visit with us!

Colleen said...

Betty,
That is funny I just asked you if there were beaches and then you put up pictures. Wonderful pictures!

Kerrie said...

Betty, just love seeing your photos, I hope the acupuncture is working for you, it worked for me, and I'm now 99.8% better....

Becky said...

Beautiful pictures Betty..thanks for sharing.

A Consuming Passion said...

Happy Birthday Betty!!!! Picture me singing....good job you can't hear me. It blowing a gale here in Sydney 48 hours if it carries on I'm coming over!!!!
Didn't have an address so your card has gone to your DH!! Hope it reaches you soon.
Thinking about you today and hoping you enjoy a great day!!!
Beautiful pictures and the lakeside looks lovely!

Theresa's Studio said...

Betty, your picture are great. Love that you are sharing them with us. Belated birthday greetings. Thanks to Sue I know the date now. Enjoy the market if you go today.

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

I was walking beside you near the lake. It seems so peaceful! Enjoying our visits!

craftieodmae said...

It sure is beautiful there! Nothing like I had pictured.

Janice M said...

More great pictures! I too enjoy reading about your time south of the border!

Melanie said...

okay, i haven't been browsing th past several dayys and see you have an "Out and About" post too LOL! Thank you for posting all these, I love virtual travel and hearing about your adventures!

(and thanks for your comment on my post, I hoped no one would find the dolls various stages of undress would not offedn anyone, hee!)

Melisa Waldorf said...

Gorgeous scenery Betty. I bet you do enjoy just walking around, taking it all in.