G+G in La Ventana, Mexico; November 2022

Reflection on last full day in La Ventana No mas basura  As promised I wanted to talk about recycling here.    Signs spray painted on 45 gallon drums at the side of the road declare, “No mas basura”. Seems to translate to “No more garbage”.    While the city posts the signs, getting buy in seems to be a problem. Some visitors, however, seem to buy in: At the complex where my friend Angela lives, she says there is recycling.     At the campground where Graham’s long-lost friends he met on the south trail stay for four months every year   , they pay someone to take recycling into a centre.     The guy will also take compost.     At the youth hostel, Susie’z  [sic]   Hostel next door, they got the “green award” for sustainable initiatives.     They recycle. Not where we’re staying. (A cool aside was that we learned that Graham’s friend, T from 100 Mile House is the person who draws all the art on the trail head...

 As requested by my sister, the neighbourhood. Sunrise on November, 12, 2022 from the back - note the rooster coop and the cameo by the local cat! And the front From here, you can see the variety of homes, businesses, water systems, vehicles, recycling, animals HOMES - casitas, campground, trailers, birdsnest! The neighbour’s mailbox (typically seen ) Another neighbour’s collection of water jugs Construction of a tall building near here - Graham’s been wondering, “What would hold it up? It appears to be just cinder bars — maybe the corner columns with rebar gives it some structural integrity,” he muses.  At the very top you can see the “crane” made of 2x4s. Two doors down - a clean and secure property.  Neighbours’ license plates indicate they are from British Columbia — a very commonly seen plate here. Contrasting materials, and a rare car garage. Detached 2-bedroom house (for sale at $249 USD).                   ...