Los Ayala

View Lot is 1/2Km from Beach


Our Campsite


Punta Raza - FONATUR SITE


Ben's Birthday Party


LOS AYALA

Lil

This is just like coming home. We arrived here after an easy trip from Zihuatenajo, roads were good and we arrived on the Jan 28th.
The campsite the Wahl’s arranged for us is a great location, with a pool fronting on the beach. There are only five spots and although they are quite close together, there is a cement patio and full hook-ups. Also Wifi, and a neighbour with Star Choice who invited us to hook up to his. Pretty good!

The weather is a little cooler, only about 80 during the day and down to 60 at night. I must admit it does suit us better than the 85 - 95 stuff down south.

It only took a few days of relaxation and visiting with the Wahl’s and others in the place we have stayed in the past years to change Herb’s feelings about being in Mexico.

In fact, the Wahl’s have found a great view building lot…and Herb, decided to purchase the lot next to theirs. It is pretty exciting, but very frustrating too, as things move very slowly and having an appointment with anyone regarding the papers etc, means nothing. They see you whenever it works out. You just have to chug along with the system.
It’s not likely there will be a house on the lot before the winter after next. We expect to meet with a builder/designer next week. As he is an American married to a Mexican, at least we can speak directly to him, no translator.

We are expecting to start home next week, maybe the 29th but a day or two earlier if all this legal stuff gets done.

Herb

Hard to believe we have been here almost a month, time has really flown by, along with renewing old friendships, the building lot, and getting the Suzuki repainted & reupholstered.

Everything in Mexico takes much longer that at home, the Suzuki took 9 days, instead of the 6 days originally promised. For $750, they cut out the rust, took out the dents, and repainted it the original colour. In Chase they quoted me $3000.
The upholstery of the two seats in really good material is $150., in Chase they wanted $300 each.

Property in Los Ayala has really gone up in the past two years, as the Mexican Government through their Tourist Department FONATUR, are planning big things for this area. They have named the stretch of coastline from just north of the airport in Vallarta to San Blas, about 100 miles, RIVIERIA NAYARIT. There are many miles of undeveloped beaches, with warm water.

Fonatur has developed, Cancun, Cozemel, Huatalco, Ixtapa, Nueava Vallarta and now Punta Raza, which is about 2kms south of Los Ayala.
They are putting in a 400 slip Marina, Golf Courses, Residental, and the usual array of the large chain hotels.
There is a new Toll Highway planned from Tepic to Punta Mita, with access to this area, and an International Airport.

As Lil said, we plan to leave as soon as we can, we go from here to San Carlos, Sonora, to visit with a friend from school days, Terry Coggan & wife Maggie.
From there we head into Arizona to visit friends & relatives, and have some work done on the camper. We then head for California to visit more relatives. We hope to arrive home in Chase around the end of March.

Herb & Lil

P.S.

This will be our last Blog till we get home!!

Head north on the 27th, home in about three weeks.