A good bottle of scotch!

Yesterday afternoon, we took the collectivo back in to town. Ruth wanted to get her hair cut (for the first time in 13 months!) and we wanted to pick up some booze that had been on sale at 20% off. I say had been on sale, because when we got to the store it turns out that the sale ended the day before!

But, that doesn't mean there weren't some deals to be had...

I recognized a bottle of  Old Smuggler, a cheap scotch that I had previously enjoyed. On sale for only 99 pesos ($8.25 CAD). Wow. It costs more than that to buy this particular brand in Scotland!

Kevin, with his Old Smuggler scotch.

It's a very smooth blended scotch. I picked up two bottles, but might have to stock up a little more at that price before we leave here. The reviews even say "Old Smuggler is today an overlooked dram of character and style."

We walked around town a bit, and Ruth finally saw a hairstylist lady that wasn't already busy. She just wanted to trim a couple of inches off the length. She got seated in the chair and then asked how much. "80 pesos", the woman responded. ($6.75 CAD).

Slightly pricey for Mexico, but Valle de Bravo is a slightly more upscale place.

Ruth, getting her hair cut.

With that done, we went and bought a paleta...an ice cream popsicle. There's a popular Mexican franchise called "La Michoacana" that does really nice popsicles and we buy them often when we're in Mexico. Yummy, and only 15 pesos ($1.25 CAD) each.

We walked around a bit and stopped to buy a few more small grocery items, then took the collectivo home.

Watched a movie in the evening...Let's Be Cops from 2014. Supposed to be a comedy, but more stupid than funny. Can't recommend it unless you're really hard up. A couple of laughs, but not worth it.

Odd, but we watched the original Blade Runner with Harrison Ford a few nights ago. Haven't seen it since it came out in 1982! It wasn't as good as I remember it being! Certainly wouldn't give it an 8 out of 10 like the IMBD rating does.

Never made it to the posada last night. A "posada" is a Mexican Christmas tradition that reenacts Joseph and May's search for accommodation prior to baby Jesus being born. There's usually a church service and some food involved.

But we were late getting dinner ready, and by the time it came around we simply didn't feel like going so we stayed in.

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You won't get it in time for Christmas now, but they have those Jackery external battery packs on sale again. Exactly the same one that we have...wouldn't hesitate to recommend it...

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