Six Days To Go

There was once a Thomas Dolby song called "One Of Our Submarines Is Missing." I mention this because that song has nothing to do with this blog, or this trip to Mexico. This Saturday, the exciting saga will begin, starring Tom as the Daddy, Cheryl as the Mommy, and Elise and the endlessly cheerful teenage daughter. We will make every effort to put up a long post every hour on the hour, round the clock. By "every effort" I mean we will, from time to time, think about posting something.

As this is our first contact with you, the blogosphere civilian, the screenwriter in me has put the show bible together ahead of time with all the character's backstories. This widescreen saga will also start Steve as the Mysterious Brother, and Kirk as Mysterious Steve's long-suffering wife. Walk on roles will be played by certain employees of Continental Airlines, plus Mexican bus drivers, the crusty but benign Mexican Next-Door-Neighbor, if any, and the owner of the nearest Tequila shoppe.

Brother Steve moved to the town of San Miguel de Allende last year, leaving the Los Angelse grind behind, perhaps permanently. San Miguel de Allende is a few hours north, approximately, of Mexico City. He invited us to visit, and we said sure, where are you and where is it... and only then have we found out that San Miguel de Allende (yes I am clipping and pasting that, San Miguel de Allende, San Miguel de Allende, San Miguel de Allende) is actually a very cool clean-air mountain town with a fair number of Americans there. And art schools, and history, and striking architecture and relaxed living. Well news to me!

Allow me please, to clip and paste some :

San Miguel de Allende Popular International Tourist Destination.

2003: CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER
7th best travel destination in the world.



2004: TRAVEL & LEISURE
2nd place o fall Mexico, Central and South America cities in "World's Best Awards".



2006: CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER
Readers' Choice Awards rated 3rd in Top Cities in the Americas.

So this should be fun.

So the saga begins.

Shortly.