Category Archives: Travel – ’16

Back to the States…

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Jim@HiTek

I still had half a month already paid up at Kiki’s, and for the last several weeks I’d been doing what I always do, spending hours and hours online searching for a newer RV. I do this several times a month when … Continue reading →

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FIRE! And other things…

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Jim@HiTek

I’ve added a RV repair section for my New2Me Winnebago. A story about the shower is the first posting. Check it out! Next to my palapa the RV space was usually empty. Then one afternoon a guy and his grown son … Continue reading →

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Flea Market Visit…

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Jim@HiTek

Last time, with nothing to do, I had talked Steve into giving me a ride outside of San Felipe a few miles. We visited some of the American and Canadian enclaves just  north of town, where they would let us in, and … Continue reading →

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Sailing, sort of…

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Jim@HiTek

Last time, we had gotten the boat to the harbor and in the water. Though we didn’t sail because there wasn’t any wind. Three days later there was a nice fresh breeze so Steve and I headed off to the harbor. … Continue reading →

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Let’s go boating…

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Jim@HiTek

I had become friends with several RV’ers here in San Felipe, and it turned out that my new friend had a boat. I was all enthused about the possiblility of getting to sail a bit here in Mexico so offered what … Continue reading →

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More from San Felipe…

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Jim@HiTek

Visiting a Mexican village is always interesting. There’s so much that’s different down here compared to the US. Lax building codes for one thing. Slow customer service for another…”We’ll be back to finish mañana señor” but don’t show up for 2-3 days. … Continue reading →

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Enjoying San Felipe…

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Jim@HiTek

There are many things I like about Mexico…the weather is certainly up there as far as preferences go, the people are very nice, the mechanics are very competent, and the costs are low. As much as 1/3 to 1/2 less than … Continue reading →

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