A day trip to Colima

 This morning both of us were up relatively early (Caro is usually up long before me but I had a bad night so was up as well).

Both of us were getting kind of itchy to do "something" so we decided to go by bus to the city of Colima (one hour and 10 minutes away). Round trip tickets ($21.25 per person) were purchased at the bus terminal and we were on our way at 10:25.

At Colima we took a cab to the Zocalo where we walked around a bit and took a few photos.

After a quick snack at a Zocalo restaurant we decided to go to the nearby town of Comala (we were there two years ago). We walked around, bought some items for home and of course "had" to stop in at an ice cream place. Caro had a paleta....

....and I had a double scoop of maple walnut ice cream. Both items were so good we had a second helping. I knew as soon as I got my second helping that I had made a mistake and really didn't need any more but I "manned up" and ate it anyway- I mean it is ice cream after all! 

We weren't that long in this little town before we headed back to Colima. At a cab fare of $9 each way it didn't hurt the pocketbook too much.

The photo below is interesting because the sun's corona seems to be magnified by the tower of the cathedral.

The sun is not that big!, mind you it was another 30 degree day so it was still powerful!

We decided to have an early supper at another Zocalo restaurant. I had queso fondido while Caro had something else. Whatever it was she loved it. Mine however was not very good and I didn't each much. Of course I had a belly full of ice cream from an hour before. 

While on our way to the bus terminal the cabbie was telling us that it has gotten dangerous in Colima and that tonight is night three since the drug cartels have warned people to stay in their houses after 9 P.M.. We had noticed that there weren't many people around in the zocalo so I guess that is why. We didn't have any issues anywhere but still it reminded me that Mexico can be dangerous if you are in the wrong place.

We were back "home"shortly before seven and I am relaxing by writing this and listening to the waves pound on the beach. Caro is watching TV in the living room. Usually we watch some Netflix at night but I asked Caro to hold off on that tonight. We are trying (for a second time) to get into "Squid Game". We have completed two episodes so far. Someone was telling us it gets better and it was the number one rated show world wide last year on Netflix so we will hang in there.