Another full day of tours and meals out!

Once again, the bus arrived right at 9:00am to pick everybody up. We had the same tour guide, Cony, and the same driver, Geronimo. So it's kind of nice that we can get to know them a little bit by spending more time with them.

There is such a busy schedule just now that some members of the group simply chose not to go. So this time, there were seventeen of us who went and two stayed behind.

This area between Guanajuato and Dolores Hidalgo is known for making pottery. Some of the manufacturers are small, and some a large commercial factories. Our first stop was a small one where they didn't allow any photos. They had many pieces for sale, and each one hand made from start to finish so no two pieces were exactly alike.

But they were also quite expensive.

Next stop was in the city of Dolores Hidalgo itself. You might remember that we spent a couple of days parked behind the auditorium and police station a couple of weeks ago, so Ruth and I are quite familiar with the town.

There was a parade when we arrived in Dolores Hidalgo. They were a day late...my birthday was the day before yesterday!

Not sure what it was all about, but it was quite a short parade.

Once again, the statue of Miguel Hidalgo, with the church in the background where he rallied the people to independance in September of 1810.

This little girl had a new puppy...only a month and a half old.

We treated Cony to an ice cream. Ruth had chamoy (sweet and sour fruit flavor) ice cream, I had avocado ice cream, and Cony had pine nut ice cream. Lots of different choices!

The next stop was San Miguel de Allende, about 40 minutes down the road. But we knew of a large pottery factory that we would be driving right by, and so we asked Cony if we had time to stop in there because it was quite a different operation from the smaller one we had stopped at earlier. Plus, the prices were better.We knew this because Ruth and I had been there a few years ago.

And, they allow pictures!

Lots of items ready to be painted.

Ruth, in the store out front.

Lots of choice in the store. This place ships items all over the world for resale.

And then it was on to San Miguel. We arrived just in time for our lunch reservation at 2:00pm. It was a really good meal, and once again we wouldn't need much supper!

Lunch was a traditional dish called molcajete. It's served per couple, and there was a full meal for two people. Beef, chirizo sausage, cheese, peppers, onions, and avocado... and of course served with tortillas.

Check it out...it's bubbling hot!

And then we had about 45 minutes to walk around the central part of San Miguel. Of course most people had never been there, so that's not nearly enough time. For me, I stayed behind in the restaurant with a couple of others. I know some people rave about San Miguel, but I've been there and done it and it's not for me. Ruth walked around with a few others.

Said to be the most photographed church in Mexico.

San Miguel homes downtown.

And then the bus ride back. I noticed several people having a well deserved nap on the bus. 

In the evening, Ruth and I had a meeting with Gabriel...the guy who owns the caravan company. We just went over some procedural things and it was good to finally meet him in person.

Today is our first driving day! Wish us luck! But, I think we'll be fine... :-)

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