Memories of Zihuatanejo

Yesterday, we went to visit Wendy, the mother of one of my oldest friends, Dave. 

Dave was the best man at our wedding! And his mom and dad were avid fans of Mexico, traveling down there regularly until they were well into their 80's. They really loved the beach town of Zihuatanejo, and we actually stopped in to visit them there a couple of times when we had our motorhome Sherman.

The first time we visited them in Zihuatanejo was Valentine's Day 2011. I can't believe it was that long ago!

John, Wendy, and Ruth.

The next time we stopped in to see them was in January of 2012. They introduced us to a popular local restaurant called La Papa Loca (The Crazy Potato).

Wendy, John, and Ruth at La Papa Loca in January 2012.

And the last time we saw them there was in February of 2019. At the time, John was 88 and Wendy was 87 and they were still traveling to Mexico! Fantastic. We can only hope to be doing the same thing at that age!

John, Kevin, Ruth, and Wendy.

Unfortunately, John passed away a year or so ago, and Ruth and I weren't anywhere close to Canada at the time, and we didn't return for the funeral. Wendy is now 92, and living in a retirement home here in Ottawa, so yesterday Ruth and I met our friend Dave and his wife Helene, and went over to visit with his mom for an hour.

Kevin, Wendy, and Ruth.

She's doing really well, and we had a great time reminiscing about Mexico. Of course we fly to Cancun on November 11th, and Dave and Helene fly to Mexico City the very next day for a wedding the following weekend! After the wedding, they are going to spend some time in Oaxaca, and then we hope to meet in Mexico City around the 29th. That will be fun!

We had a really nice visit, and hopefully we will see her again the next time we return to Ottawa.

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