Katie and I got ready and left for Mexico at Noon. Parking lot on the US side pretty full so it looks like it's going to be busy on the Mexico side. Long lineup on the bridge of vehicles waiting to cross the border back into the USA, with 4 lanes open.
Katie and I made our way along the narrow sidewalk to the Pharmacy where we were going to meet Erika and the girls. Sure enough at the appointed meeting time of 1PM Erika walked in with the girls. We agreed we would be back at 4, and off we went Katie and I, and the two girls.
The girls wanted pizza again for lunch, and they did well with a small pepperoni pizza each, while Katie and I shared a Supreme. It was good!
Off we went then, and showed Erika the vacant lot where a husband had burned down his house because he was mad at his wife. There was a sign with a cell #, so Erika said she would call later on at night. We think the lot might be $900 but are not sure about that. If they got the lot, we found out that Erika's husband Livario would be able to build it himself, which would mean it would only cost for the materials. That is a good thing for sure!
We also showed her the blue house, which consists of a one room shack on its own, and a two room shack. The cost is kind of a mystery as we keep getting different information, but I think in the end it amounts to $2,000 US. In our opinion it is not worth even that, and certainly not suitable for Erika and the family. We just thought we should show it to her anyway, but when I did a thumbs down, Erika laughed and indicated she agreed.
Erika took us back to the Pharmacy so we could do some more translation with Jovita. We may see Erika again Thursday afternoon if we go to Mexico with Sister Maureen, otherwise we are meeting her Saturday at 5PM at the Pharmacy for Erika's birthday. It should be very busy that day as Friday and Saturday are Tourist appreciation days, with bands etc.
The girls wanted to walk us to the Bridge, so off we went Erika and the two girls and us. The girls always hold hands with us when we are walking. Several blocks later, we were at the Bridge and we had our hugs and our goodbyes.
Katie and I noticed there were only two lanes open for cars and virtually no lineup, this was just about 6PM. Also very small lineup for those walking. No trouble at the border and we were on our way home.
We watched the Jets game, they played a good game but lost.
and so ends another great day in the Valley....
more later...
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