Laguna de Chapala

Our good friend John asked wether the Lake Chapala was still heavily polluted. As I answered him, we decided to check for ourselves and go for a visit to Chapala itself.

We wanted to kill two birds in one trip, and we also took our empty propane gas cylinders for a refill. Here, one has to go to the distributor (wholesaler?) to get its portable cylinders filled, unless you are a subscriber to the service that exchange cylinders. Our friend David gave us all the necessary instruction to find it, in Chapala as it were.

After some time watching the birds at the camp lighthouse, we learned that Ken is going to see the doctor in Guadalajara as he has strong chest pains. When we came back back from Chapala in the evening, we were told that he was hospitalized and had received an angioplasty in a brand new hospital. As we understood it, he went to the doctor, got diagnosed and went direct to the hospital for the operation. The quality and speed of care was simply amazing. We wish him the best recovery.

Chapala is a charming little town, right on the lake, with a "Promenade" (The Malecon) and some beaches. There are pleasure boats taking you and your family on tours and it was packed with the tourists from Guadalajara.

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