Los Algodones, Mexico

Today we went with Mickey and Patti and visited the quaint little Mexican town of Los Algodones. We parked on the US side of the border in a Quechen Indian Reservation parking lot. Very nice lot. All fenced in and paved. Walked across the border without a problem and were immediately accosted by locals hawking their wares, which were primarily pharmaceuticals (sp?) and dental work. We managed to get through the lines and the crowd at the border and walked around. There were so many more dental and optical shops than we are used to seeing in Nuevo Progresso. After the first hour and a half, I began to think that was all there was to the town. But then we turned a corner and we saw many more shops which had other items like glassware, wood crafts, food, blankets, etc.
It was interesting, but I didn't find anything I couldn't live without. I did by some more antibiotics that I have found useful, but we mainly looked.

When we started back, we had a line at the border so we had to wait, but not too long. We had to show our driver's licenses and they punched in the license numbers into their computer, and we passed on through.

On the way back, we stopped at Bubba's barbecue and had a really good sandwich. It was a very enjoyable day and after we got home we just kicked back and relaxed a bit. Then the dogs prevailed upon us to take them for a walk. We walked Neal in his cart again. He seemed to enjoy it a little better tonight and didn't strain to jump out like he did last night. He will become content, I believe, to "stroll" instead of walk. Bailey does a good job of walking and so we all enjoyed the night air.

Terry is busy baking brownies now, so I will have to sample those later.

Till next time. . .

Dale