Alarm set for 7am, for an early start & quick breakfast before Quique & Mark drove us to the bus station to catch the 9.30am Premier class bus, for the 5 hour journey to Guadalajara. Very comfortable bus, lots of leg room, fully reclining seats, & a freed drink & sandwich for lunch! D&L watched 3 films, the kids played, & managed to behave themselves until the final 45 minutes of the journey! On arrival at the bus station, bought 2 night...

Woke just after 7.30, & the kids were keen to get up & go downstairs, as they could hear the baby! Ate breakfast, completed schoolwork, showered & ready to go by the time Luis (Quique) arrived, to take us out for the day. Drove south, out of Zacatecas, for ~40 mins to Chicomostoc with Luis & Mark, under clear blue skies. On our arrival, we realised that this was La Quemada, the archaeological site that we had read about in the LP, & had w...

A very quiet day spent relaxing at home. Kids played, adults chilled & read, & the most exciting thing that happened was a trip to the shops to buy nappies (yes - even more exciting than speaking to Dave on Skype!). D&L started discussing & researching the next part of the trip - where to go & what to do, before our return to Zacatecas for Nicole's Christening on January 8th. Also, after breakfast, started to get the kids back in the morning...

J woke first, at quarter to eight, & after a small pause, the kids were allowed downstairs, to open their stockings. As well as a load of sweets & stationary, M was delighted with her Disney Princesses Rubik's cube, & j his Tin-Tin & Indiana Jones DVDs. The adults enjoyed a glass or two of champagne + OJ while watching the kids getting excited about all the things that Father Christmas had bought them! For breakfast, we attacked the huge pile...

Quiet start to the day, with none of us yet feeling terribly "Christmassy" due to the change in our location & routines, at this time of year! While the kids were occupied, playing nicely downstairs, D&L finished their wrapping, & put the presents underneath the Xmas tree. After a quiet afternoon, we showered & changed into our smartest clothes, & went next door to Luis & Sylvia's house for drinks & a "light" meal with Miguel (Sus...