Re: [ranchos] Re: Travel to Mexico

[Mary Allen <mary.allen3770@...>]

Thank you, Victor.  Now I know where San Felipe is located and it is not a surprise visit. And I will purchase a cellular phone.  There are two more places I need to visit, but perhaps not on this trip: San Luis Potosi, SLP and Salinas, SLP.  Something to look forward to.

 

It's a strange feeling: I have been working so intensely on this project for the last few weeks.  Now that I have a few photographs,  their faces  are so etched on my mind that I dream about them.  I feel as if I know them and I am just going to go "meet" them on their own turf.  I have been sharing each step with my family and we all feel as if something great is about to happen, as if one of them walked in the front door, we wouldn't be surprised.  It's just  that we have been looking for them for so very long and now, suddenly, they start to appear with their stories, some of them quite sad. They are more than names and dates and pictures; they are real.  As if they are coming home to us.

 

Mary

"v.h.villarreal" <raices_regias@...> wrote:

> Mary,
>
> I'd say that traveling by bus is OK, as bus drivers know the roads
> very well.  Of course this isn't a surprise visit, right?  It might be
> worth buying one of those cheap cellular phones to keep in touch with
> your contacts. 
>
> San Felipe is located in the northern part of Guanajuato.  To get an
> overview of Guanajuato click on the following link.
> http://www.guanajuato.gob.mx/turismo/frames/nuestroedo_2.html
>
> For a detailed map of Guanajuato and preferably if you have a
> braodband connection there's an excellent map in the next link:
> http://mapserver.inegi.gob.mx/geografia/espanol/estados/gto/gto.pdf?c=459&e=11&CFID=966958&CFTOKEN=59264336
>
> Hope this helps.  Enjoy!
>
> Victor Villarreal
>
> --- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Mary Allen <mary.allen3770@s...> wrote:
> >
> > Thank you to both Josie and Victor:
> > I thought about that.  I hope that someone from those I meet in
> Mexico City will offer to go with me to Guanajuato.  I have travelled
> alone extensively, but now I think prudence is the best thing. I won't
> drive and if I can't find a companion, would going by bus be
> acceptable?  I understand it is a five hour drive from DF to the town
> of San Felipe, Guanajuato.  So far I can't even find it on the map. 
> Any advice is gratefully accepted.   Mary
> > 
> > "v.h.villarreal"
>  <raices_regias@y...> wrote:
> > Hello Josie,
> > 
> > Good thinking and suggestion for Mary.  Also, it goes without saying
> > to always be extra cautious when it comes to safety.  If your going to
> > travel by land over there get yourself the company of a trusted friend
> > or relative that knows his way around;  preferably don't drive by
> > night;  keep a low profile in general.
> > 
> > Victor Villarreal
> > 
> > --- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Josiett3@s... wrote:
> > >
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > <<<<<Message: 6         
> > >    Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 13:44:49 -0700 (PDT)
> > >    From: Mary Allen <mary.allen3770@s...>
> > > <<<<Subject: Re: Answer to Mary Garana Allen
> > > 
> > > <<<Joseph!! I'm on a roll.  From Mexico
>  City I am flying to 
> > > Guanajuato.  I found <<<<another "cousin", 72 years old, who promises 
> > > photos and a lot more information.
> > > 
> > > Hi Mary!   May I suggest you take a Spanish/English dictionary
> when you 
> > > travel to Mexico.  My friend Mickey Garcia and I go to Mexico quite a 
> > > bit and, believe me, there have been times that I wished I had
> carried 
> > > mine with me.  It can be a small, light-weight one but anything is a 
> > > big help when you are talking to someone and cannot get your point 
> > > across!  :-)  Good luck on your travels and I hope you find a
> wealth of 
> > > information!  
> > > Josie in San Antonio, TX
> > >