We found a house! - Marge

Our House in Ajijic!

The plaza

The path from the malecon to the main street of the town at night

Our street

Dinner at Casa Domenach while listening to folk singing

Seafood paella at Tabarka restaurant--good but the monkfish is even better!

Ajijic at dusk

We have a house!! Spent 11 days in Ajijic deciding that Ajijic was the place we want to live, searching the town and surroundings for neighborhoods we like, and looking at listings and calling agents and walking everywhere and asking people we met and finally finding a wonderful house to rent! It's 3 bedroom/2 bathroom (one off master, with tub!), on a quiet one-lane cobbled street, fully furnished, with a washer and dryer, balcony overlooking the street, a fountain inside, a garden in the front with a place to park the car - with a gate (Otto can be let outside!), and a garden in the back, a cupola, a mirador (seating area on the roof) with a great view of Lake Chapala and of the mountains behind the town, located two blocks from the malecon (the mile long walkway next to the lake), 5 minutes to the plaza and the main streets of the town and 10 minutes to The Lake Chapala Society! Weekly maid service and gardener included in the rent--$800 per month. In a Mexican neighborhood. There are many Mexican shops very close--a tienda (neighborhood grocery store), a butcher (can hardly wait to go there)!, a fruit and vegetable place, a market of small booths on a small square at the corner every Saturday, a bicycle repair shop (maybe I'll get one!), and lots more! Very happy! We signed the lease on our last day in Ajijic-with our car all packed, on our way back to Puerto Vallarta! The manager speaks no English! Fortunately her friend was there who does speak English. Also fortunately I am starting an intensive Spanish course on Monday!

We are very happy to have a home! Very much looking forward to starting our new life in Ajijic! Looking forward to unpacking all our boxes! The house is ours as of May 1st. We'll drive up to Ajijic from Puerto Vallarta with all our stuff on about May 8. Really happy about this! :)!!!