Our first Day in Paradise

Day 1
It’s day one in a new country, new life. I took pictures of the views from both the boys’ window and ours.

It's the first day in Mexico and we absolutely HAD to go to the beach. We had been talking about it for almost 2 years.

(View of Oasis Residential I as you approach the beach http://www.oasisincmx.com/community/)

The boys had a blast! It was only a quick visit - we had places to go.

Part of the reason I left when I did is we had an appointment booked with a franchise representative for real estate. We had been considering adding real estate for our region as a possibility as it works in conjunction with what we are doing now and we could offer other properties. Anyway, I really wanted to be at that meeting as it had great potential. So off we went to Veracruz City at around lunch.

We brought Bill’s assistant and his fiancée with us as they agreed to watch the boys while we were in a meeting. That went well, they found a wading pool and the boys jumped right in. Our meeting went well too– can’t tell you what happened yet – To Be Announced later when it’s official. The boys had fun and Bill’s assistant and fiancée survived.

Our business partner here in Veracruz was also at the meeting and brought his family with him. We decided it was time to treat my boys to the long awaited, and frequently promised ‘shrimp in Mexico’. It was close to meal time and our business partner knows the area well and always seems to know the best places to go at the best prices, so we agreed to his recommendation to “follow me”. He drove an hour south of Veracruz city to a place called Alvarado. Alvarado is a fishing town-so of course, great seafood. Only two problems, we had just spent the entire previous day cooped up in airports and planes. The last thing the kids or I wanted is to be cooped up in a car all evening. Secondly, my kids were already starving, driving for nearly an hour to get to the restaurant started squabbles.

Once we finally got there - everything was great. Fantastic food, beautiful day and very inexpensive. 6 adults and 3 children ate until very full (my children can pack away an amazing amount of shrimp!!!) for only about $50.00. Amazing.

I caught a shot of my youngest and our partner's daughter hitting it off. Once again we had a long drive home and by the time we returned, it was bed-time. So ends Day 1 in Paradise.