Hola to all our friends! At this time we are safe in Mazatlan and in our case on Isla De La Piedra. As you can see by reading the news there has been some upheaval in Mexico today. Basically a head honcho in the cartel system was killed and all cartels are retaliating. Many states in Mexico have been affected but Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara the worst cities with lockdown in place orders issued including airports closed.
The first map shows earlier in the day and the various states affected, the second map ( a few hours later ) shows Sinaloa ( where we are ) being moved from yellow to red.
Villa Union – posted by Mazatlan’s main newsier, the Noreste.
Colin and I are safe and made the decision earlier to cancel our first social event in Mazatlan since the stroke and stay here on the Isla. Since then the road through Villa Union ( only 7 miles away ) has been closed with burning semis and I read that bus service within Mazatlan has been suspended. This is a difficult time for all of Mexico and we sincerely hope that all will be clear in a few days.
We have also been personally advised to not leave the Isla by three of the top people in the know here on Stone Island.
I have being thinking about you guys as soon as I heard the news; Glad U amigos are doing well. Wish your food & agua supply is sufficient & your suppliers are handy. You guys have problems there…we do not envy you acà las cosas estàn dificiles tambièn 😡. Virtual hugs to the 4 of you. Glad U’r safe.
Stay safe! We are under a “shelter in place” order here in Melaque too. Yikes!
Lovely to hear from you. The house is sold. Next the RV. We are both feeling much more positive these days.
I thought about you and Colin as soon as I saw the problems in Mexico. I am glad you are safe and hope things get better there real soon. I was so glad you wrote to let us all know you are OK. Stay safe!
Glad to hear you are safe. Sending prayers for all of Mexico.
Glad you posted an update on your status and I agree with staying put. Im praying the unrest doesn’t last and people can get their lives back to normal. Keep us updated please.
Things appear to be returning to normal slowly. So glad that for once we were not affected.
Stay safe! Hopefully this will be over soon so you can get out and about.
We are happy to hear you are safe and please continue to stay safe. We are hopeful this will pass soon. I hope life resumes to normalcy for you soon… All the best! Thanks for letting us know you are safe!
Thank you for the comment Paul. It has been a bit nerve wracking but we are fine and continue to stay home after dark – as we have done all winter.