tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post8972134370882896948..comments2023-12-16T05:27:05.041-06:00Comments on mexpatriate — in the key of steve: love amongst the palmsSteve Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-54447958851972731612009-09-13T17:27:45.255-05:002009-09-13T17:27:45.255-05:00Hi Steve,
We're planning to move from Gilbert,...Hi Steve,<br />We're planning to move from Gilbert, AZ (burb of phx) to Powers, Oregon. I spent many years in the NW - Anchorage, Seattle, Portland - then came home to AZ to start my family. Now I want to raise my two boys outdoors. Narrowed the options down to Volcan, Panama, and Powers, OR. After visiting Volcan, Powers is winning. It seems to have what I want - less rain, more outdoors and garden time, and RE developers don't seem interested in it the way they are Volcan.<br />Why did you leave Powers? It just isn't hot enough for you? Any advice about Powers for a family with two young boys? (I unschool them - so education isn't an issue.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01862128663937036006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-76730140274137362552009-09-13T14:26:23.086-05:002009-09-13T14:26:23.086-05:00I don't listen to my mother either :)I don't listen to my mother either :)mdoneilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-64400987176277393462009-09-13T13:06:10.353-05:002009-09-13T13:06:10.353-05:00I could use that heat right now in New Mexico - we...I could use that heat right now in New Mexico - we're cold. Keeping your options open is a good idea - of course mom wants us home ;-)Calypsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705486544074674388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-57559064408471446562009-09-13T12:28:12.577-05:002009-09-13T12:28:12.577-05:00I agree with you Steve Tenacatita Bay is one of th...I agree with you Steve Tenacatita Bay is one of the most beautiful places on earth. But there ARE more places like that in Mexico, believe it or not! But you're right, Tenacatita ranks at the top....Memory - Flash, the dog and I with our feet in the sand. She with her feet in the sand under the table, me at the table having a few pina coladas and then immersing myself in that beautiful, clear water.....aaaah, but this WAS in January!Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-63480239359580115652009-09-13T10:06:27.343-05:002009-09-13T10:06:27.343-05:00Your mama made me chuckle. That is precisely the r...Your mama made me chuckle. That is precisely the response my mother would have given. Come home! Probably most mothers. Mothers do not understand Mexico. Or perhaps they do.<br /><br />I have been in La Manzanilla (not to be confused with Manzanillo, a whole different ball of wax) just once. April about four years ago, three days celebrating an anniversary. Was absolutely wonderful for a visit. A visit. Nobody much is there in April. We had the entire beach to ourselves, almost. It was not too hot.<br /><br />A friend lived there one summer. Summer. Said the bugs almost ate him alive. He had planned on living there permanently, but that notion changed rapidly.Michael Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720359542700663699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-50816978920775284022009-09-13T09:56:20.905-05:002009-09-13T09:56:20.905-05:00I feel the same way about La Manz. In fact, I sca...I feel the same way about La Manz. In fact, I scattered my mom's ashes there, and would like the same for mine. But living there while still alive and kicking? I chose not to too, by a narrow margin.<br />If you want to avoid the stifling heat, you must gain elevation! <br />-MT- Mexican Trailrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05987460497945211699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-35628040943195408402009-09-13T08:40:04.058-05:002009-09-13T08:40:04.058-05:00PuertoVallartaGirl -- It is a lovely little fishin...PuertoVallartaGirl -- It is a lovely little fishing village. But it has been "discovered." Before long it will be the next Sayulita. And maybe better off for the trade.<br /><br />Laurie -- El Salvador did not make the first cut.<br /><br />Mom -- I have not decided toabandon Mexico, merely not to buy a house in La Manzanilla.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-67008244052348113332009-09-13T08:36:00.315-05:002009-09-13T08:36:00.315-05:00Oh, Steve, you have come to your senses. The heat...Oh, Steve, you have come to your senses. The heat in the summer is just too much. Not just for you, but if Jiggs lives thru this, you can not subject him to another summer of overwhelming heat.<br /><br />Come back to Oregon. You could stay on the Oregon coast for summers, where the temperature is bearable.<br /><br />If you want heat, come to Bend. Yesterday and today was 90, but the nights were cool.<br /><br /><br />MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-30853469698488124482009-09-13T07:49:14.379-05:002009-09-13T07:49:14.379-05:00Whatever you do, don't move to El Salvador. I ...Whatever you do, don't move to El Salvador. I thought about you during my recent confernce time this week in that hot country. Steam, sauna, and sweat. That pretty much describes my days. Of course I have visited El Salvador many times, and it's a wonderful place .... to visit very infrequently.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913240698925025195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-68555832838287420882009-09-13T01:43:07.609-05:002009-09-13T01:43:07.609-05:00I love manzanilla. Its where the mexicans go when ...I love manzanilla. Its where the mexicans go when they go to the beach. calm waters. ejido land though... ouch.Not anymore https://www.blogger.com/profile/13587726107585895457noreply@blogger.com