The four of us then went downtown to get Caro's set of glasses that had had a special lens coating applied. We parked in a car parkade that was so narrow that only small cars were allowed into it and even then it was tough to navigate through.
After that it was back to Fernando's part of town where we ate an extremely filling meal at a nice restaurant. I would have been happy with just the large bowl of taco soup, however I had ordered a main course as well and this part of the meal was barely touched before I stopped eating-too much food!
In the evening the four of us went to a park nearby just to walk and chat. Shortly thereafter Ruben and Tete came by for a final visit and "good byes".
About 10 PM Fer and Edu dropped us off at terminal 2 and with no problems getting our tickets (including the expected $US30 luggage charge) then going through immigration and security we were in the waiting area for our 1:30 AM flight to Vancouver.
The flight was smooth and while I got a bit more sleep than when we came down, Caro did not. The five hour or so wait for our Edmonton flight passed relatively quickly and soon we were in Edmonton and in our car on our way home.
We were happy/exhausted to be home and we had an enthusiastic welcome from Chelada which was soon tempered when I noticed a message flashing on our answering machine. Turns out Marta passed away about the time we were leaving Vancouver. While we were mentally prepared for this event it was still tough on Caro. Soon she was in touch with most of the family again talking about Marta's passing. I am happy that things worked out for Caro that she was able to see her sister before her passing.
We both slept fantastic in our own beds. Another exhausting trip to Mexico completed!
SOunds like you had a busy but wonderful time. I am so glad that Caro got to see her sister. (Her sister might have been waiting for that.)
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