Tepic, Nayarit - Visiting Victor and Diana
Tepic, Nayarit Agave, the Tequila plant I don't know it's real name. I call it a "Dr. Seuss Tree" 05/04/24 – 13/04/24 I am writing this on Cinco de Mayo, May 5 th . The trip to Tepic was actually a month ago, but I was sick for a couple of weeks after my return and it has taken me this long to get back to writing. Originally, I had planned to go to Tepic on the last week in March, but I had to delay it until the week after Easter. I was going to visit Victor Youcha, a friend of Don’s that I had met down here, and Maria and Jesus, 2 of my former employees who lived a couple hours north of Tepic. Unfortunately, Maria’s mother got sick and had to go to the hospital, and I wasn’t able to spend any time with her and Jesus, because I had already bought my bus tickets and couldn’t change them at that late date. The bus going to and from Tepic were overnighters; a 14 hour trip each way. On the way out, we got stuck for 2½ hours waiting for an accident to clear...