Thursday, October 09, 2008

1 down -- how many thousand to go?


As the temperature starts falling as fast as the rain, this week is a good time to focus on where I will be in about 6 more months.


I have not mentioned anything about Melaque during the past few weeks for a number of reasons. The chief reason is simple: I have been extremely busy with my work. As a result, my negotiations on finding a place to live have been put on hold.


But things have developed enough today that I think I am confident that I have found a place to live in Melaque, and that I wil be there for at least 6 months before I start sampling other areas of Mexico. (And, yes, I know the photograph is of the beach at La Manzanilla -- and not Melaque -- but I like the photograph.)


Now that I have a place to live, I can start planning on whether to get an FM3, or whether I should simply rely on an FMT for my first foray south. I am leaning in favor an FM3, and trying to get it from the consulate in Portland before I leave next April.


But that is not the news I hinted at earlier. I will probably post that news tomorrow or so.


For now, I am just happy that I have arranged a place to alight.