Whiskey's tree

It seems like such a long time ago now, but when we first set out in the motorhome in 2007, we were traveling with our dog Whiskey.

Whiskey was our family pet. She pretty much grew up with our kids, and she had been part of our family since she was 8 weeks old.

We had just entered Mexico in 2011 when Whiskey passed away at age 15 1/2. We buried her here at the Hacienda Contreras Campground on the outskirts of Valle de Juarez.

At the time, we wanted to mark the spot where she was buried, so we planted a small bottle brush tree. We've been back to visit the tree several times, and it sure has grown over the years.

So this afternoon, we walked over with Aron and Owenita to visit Whiskey's tree, and show them where we used to camp. (The campground is no longer used as a campground).

The entranceway to the campground.

Wow, considering this was not much more than a cornfield when they started the campground (in 2007, I think) the vegetation sure has grown! All of the plants and trees in the above photo were planted around 2007.

Ruth, with Whiskey's tree in 2012.

The tree had grown a lot by 2018.

We visited again in 2019.

And now, in 2025!

In the evening, we went out for supper again. Chema's restaurant in town does fantastic garlic shrimp. Of course it's been five years since we've seen him, although Aron and Owenita, and Roger and Mona were here three years ago. It was great to see him again, and even better to have a nice meal of shrimp and salad and rice for only 230 pesos ($16 CAD, $11 USD) each.

Today is market day!

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