Lake Chapala Ajijic Mexico Information

A Drive Around Lake Chapala

Today Mary and I set out to drive completely around Lake Chapala, Mexico’s biggest lake. It’s quite an undertaking, about a 180-mile drive. Before hitting the road, we went to “Sanborns” for breakfast. I ordered my own breakfast in Spanish, asking for eggs, ham, and orange juice. This was the second time I’d tried to order my own breakfast. I’d stumbled badly the first time, but this time I wasn’t even nervous. My Spanish is improving a little more every day…

We took the periferico around town until we got to highway 23, which leads to the town of Chapala. As we buzzed down the road, I thought about my latest scheme to outwit the traffic cops. Whenever a cop stops you, they always ask for your driver’s license. If you hand it over to them, you are screwed. They will not give it back until you give them some money (they unscrew your license plates if you park illegally).

My plan is to copy my driver’s license with the scanner on my computer. I’m going to print out several full color copies and laminate them in plastic. Then I will cheerfully hand out copies to the police. I highly doubt they will know the difference. When they refuse to give me back my “license”, I’ll even more cheerfully tell them to keep it. I have this fantasy where a cop asks for my license, and I ask him, “How many do you want?” But that would be just a little too obvious, so I’ll just give them only one of my custom made “licenses”. Read more