Came for the tacos

 So I’m back in Mexico again. Been here for a week but problems with Blogger wouldn’t let me post until today. 

Crossed the border last Wednesday by car with mi amiga Margaret and spent time in San Miguel de Allende, Orizaba, Villahermosa and Campeche. Margaret needed to get to Merida in a hurry so I stayed in Campeche to explore then followed by bus the next day. Now I’ll be in Merida until Friday and then I fly back. So far it’s been great, with lots and lots of walking and good food. I have not been following the news in the US at all so if anything important happens, like a coup, someone please text or call me. 

The cartels are really taking over in much of rural Mexico these days, even throwing elections in some states by forcing candidates they don’t like out of the races and only allowing their endorsed candidates to campaign. The avocado growers have armed themselves and formed militias to resist cartel incursions into the avocado farms but true to form, the Mexican government is demanding that the farmers surrender their guns but doing nothing about the cartels. And the farmers are farmers, not soldiers. Maybe I’ve seen The Magnificent Seven too many times but maybe there’s potential money to be made here. Any of you want to come down and join me in the noble struggle? Someone bring my FAL please.