February 21,2008

Thursday 21st~~~~~ We got up early this morning to drive 165 miles to Algadonus, Mexico. We both need new glasses and we were told that they are supposed to be very inexpensive there. We got there about 10:30 and the line coming back to the states was already 2 blocks long. The first place we went to they were as high as what we would pay in the US for glasses. We declined to get them there and they didn't have any frames we liked. We then went to our favorite Mexican place to eat lunch, they make the best shrimp tacos I have ever ate. They are the biggest shrimp and are so good for only $1.25 each. We decided if we didn't find any glasses, the lunch was worth the drive. HAHA We found an optical place near that area, so we went in and we liked the girls working there immediately. We had our eyes examined and we both got a pair of new frames with progressive, tinted lenses for a total of $285 for both,and only took 2 hours to make. They really had a large inventory of frames. We will do that again when we need glasses. While we waited for our glasses to be made, we walked all over and we went to the plaza and had a margarita and sat with another couple who were there for a dentist appointment. They are snow birding in Yuma, and they have a home in Spokane, Washington. The music was fantastic and there were several people dancing. The place was full of activity with all the Mexican People selling jewelry, artwork, clothes and pottery and anything else you can think of. It is a lot of fun to watch the bartering that goes on, if you buy one thing, you have all of them at your tables and they won't hardly leave you along.(Sharon found out) One of them that wanted to sell Sharon something, said Kent was a big Daddy and she should buy it. We picked up our glasses and went right to the line of people to cross the border. It took us 1 hour and 15 minutes standing in line to cross back to the good old United States of America.!!! A Passport is pretty much a must now. It was a long day by the time we drove home, but we felt it was worth it and we do enjoy that town in Mexico.