Day 6, 14th Dec

Chihuahua is a Tarahumara name and means a dry and sandy place.
We did a walking tour of the city and saw an outdoor ice rink. I immediately wanted to get a team together and start a few fights. There were only four Canadians, two don’t do hockey and the third was Rosalie. She’s great in a fight but can’t skate worth a damn. Oh well, next time.

Benito Juárez was a hero of the Mexican people and was executed in Chihuahua on 12th July 1872.

Manuel Gameros asked his lady to marry him and said she would if he built her a house first. He spent all his money knowing that he was marrying into more. Of course, when the house was finished she refused to marry Him. The house reverted to the city because of unpaid taxes. It now belongs to the university.

Pancho Villa is also famous in Chihuahua. Pancho (our guide) says he was bipolar and completely ruthless ( Pancho Villa not our Pancho.). He murdered several people and was jailed a few times but always managed to escape. He died at the age of 47 but his only legal wife, one of 27 wives, died in 1984.

After the tour, we went to Pancho’s office “La Propuesta” for lunch. While we were at our table a spray truck came by and doused all the streets. Probably for covid. There was a cute little kid on the street and once again we were amazed at how her older sister looked after her.

Yesterday, while at the museum, Rosalie checked some of the dresses and they all appeared to be hand sewn.

After lunch, it was off to explore the caves in the area. It was very warm and humid in the caves. We went down 840 metres and walked 1,800 metres. I have to admit that I was a little worn out at the end.

To wrap up the tour we all went to a very nice restaurant and dined the evening away. Rosalie and I ordered two glasses of wine. The waiter came back a few minutes later to confirm our order. By this time we had decided to get a bottle instead. Sure enough, two glasses arrived. We took a sip and the waiter admitted that he had made a mistake and the glasses were for Pat and Sue who were sitting next to us. So what we did was, fill their glasses from our bottle and we were all even again…I think.