Guadalajara!!!

Three weeks after my last long bus trip from el DF to Guadalajara, I made another long bus trip from el DF to Guadalajara. The first trip was with the Student and the Teacher, who is himself a native of Jalisco, an hour or so north of here, IIRC. Of course, this being Mexico, "time" is fuzzy. Perhaps it'd take an hour to get there, or maybe four. Hard to say.

Yesterday's bus arrived about an hour late, having hit substantial slowing due to one highway expansion project and one utterly inexplicable slowdown. On the bright side, I saw three movies on the bus, which was not a bad bonus. Kid played Nintendo (!) - until Bruce Almighty (Bruce Todopoderoso) came on in English with Spanish subtitles. He thoroughly enjoyed it, seems to have picked up on the message, and spent the rest of the trip watching our progress toward Guadalajara. His tummy trouble all over (and thankfully, it never turned into anything too worrisome), we're back to enjoying the travel and each other's company.

It's hard to believe it's been just three weeks since last I was here. I'm happy to be here with the kid, but really miss the guys, too.

Staying at a different hotel this time - the one a little further out (~4 miles from downtown, maybe) where I stay when I'm here for work. I've spent about 20 nights here in the past two years, and really like the place. Its pool and gardens are a welcome refuge from the craziness of the city. It's a little surreal, though, after having spent most of the past four weeks amidst downtown noise.

Of course, I'd sleep on a rock in exchange for decent Internet access, and because this is one of the places my employer allows us to stay when we travel for work, Internet access is a given. Even with that, it dropped in the wing we're in last night. I'm in the restaurant right now where it's working; if it's not working in the room when we're back, I'll ask to move to a different area. Need to be able to do a few things for work tonight, so it's essential.

And about work ... well, yeah, this is sabbatical, but I'm going to be dropping in at my company's office here on Monday afternoon. There's a few items they've accumulated about which they'd like some input, and a couple new people who need quick training to catch up with the others. Very mixed feelings - love the site & really enjoy the people here, but it's ... work. Inching back from sabbatical, and it's not easy.