Jan 21. San Miguel

Woke up this morning to find that we had parked right near a giant UNICAT.  This is one gigantic off roads, African style RV. It's 24 feet long 8 feet wide and about 12 feet tall. In talking to neighbours they indicated that it had been parked there for the past seven years. It was owned by a German couple who made a lot of money from selling an internet company. Now it is one of their residences around the world.

Our morning walk to town is a quick one from our central location. We are two blocks from the centre of San Miguel. By luck this morning we were entertained to a military parade. However Mexico is getting used to protests.consequently on the parade route was a decent size protest against the military. It's stalled the parade for at least a half an hour and after some negotiations the event continued with the protesters leading it throughout the town--Somewhat ironic.

After this we treat ourselves to a walk through the old part of town. Adrienne said it reminded her of Florence, with the streets and interesting city dwelling buildings with courtyard behind them. Also there are many small retailers spread along the walkway, with very interesting goods for sale ranging from silverware to pottery to clothing.

Next it was onto the market, or we tried some interesting foods and even some interesting clothes.

Our final highlight of the day was yet another protest. San Miguel was one of the 600 cities throughout the world that was hosting a women's rights march. I was amazed to see over 2000 women and men walking in support of women's rights in Mexico.

As another great day and soon we were sitting back in the sun enjoying a chat with a couple of fellow campers. This campground has people from the states, British Columbia and Germany. It is quite an interesting mix and the people are most friendly.

This town is also a very friendly spot. I cannot believe how easy it is conversing with the local people as there are so many Canadians and Americans who have chosen to live in this town for a significant part of each year. One teacher we met from Guelph Ontario has been living here for five months per year for the last 20 years.

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