Karalee is Here for a Week

WHERE ARE WE? Numero Uno RV Park, La Penita, Mexico

Karalee arrived today from cold Manitoba.  We were headed into PV to pick her up.  Before we left, we set up the welcome sign for Ron and Lilly who will arrive from Canada before we get back from PV.  It will be fun to have them back.

Karalee's flight arrives at 2:15 our time so we will have lots of time to get home before dark.  I always like the drive up the 200 through the mountains and the forests.  It is so jungle like and there are lots of little pueblo's along the way.

We had to stop at the Chedraiu store to get some peso's.  They only charge 30 peso's to withdraw up to 10000 peso rather than 197 for 5000 in La Penita.  We have discussed Remitly but this works well and we are in PV enough that a special trip is never needed.  We didn't mind taking that much out because the exchange rate is 14.50 right now.

When we came out I was walking to the Jeep and noticed what looked like oil on the front tire.  Sure enough there was the tell tale streaks of oil from a leaking seal.  Oh oh, what do we do now.  You always get that sinking feeling like the end of the world has just happened and you are all alone.  Not only that, it is Saturday and nothing will be open to fix it anyway.  After a bit of inspection I found that it was the seal on the front drive shaft for the 4 wheel drive so it was not really affecting the wheel.  So that eliminated any real danger, but now will we wreck something real bad that will cost lots.  I went over it in my head and figured that we only drive 60 kms and that shaft doesn't turn that fast, nor does it have any weight on it so we should be fine.  As long as there continues to be oil coming out, the differential and any bearings should be ok.   So I decided to carry on. I will keep both fingers crossed and keep making sure there is oil coming out.  

We made it to the airport in lots of time to meet Karalee.  It will be fun to have her here for a week.  Hopefully I can get the Jeep fixed quickly so we can do some road tours. The waiting area was crowded and we waited over an hour before she made it out to us.

We headed for home and made it without anything heating, and the oil was still coming out so I think all is good.  Hopefully only a seal and maybe a bearing.  We will see on Monday.  First thing that Karalee wanted to see was the ocean and her mom joined her.

It will be nice to have her smiling face around here for a while.  I think she is the only kid that will make it to Mexico this year.

Missed the sunset but the after colours were great.  Good Nite!!