After almost a month of enjoying the placid surroundings of our Home on
the Hill near Earp, CA we pick-up and head south to Los Algodones
Mexico for dental work.
We parked near the border at the Quechan Indian Tribe owned parking lot and decended into a people cattle chute and cross into Mexico with many hundreds of mostly American and Canadian retires looking for inexpensive prescription drugs, dental work, eye glasses, bric-a-brac and liquor.
Mexicans love bright colors. All buildings, trim and ornately tiled floors are done in vivid, festive blues, reds, yellows, purples and oranges. Americans save their colors for holidays. Every day is a holiday here.
Along the main roads, in front of the many store fronts, we pass through tunnels and run a gauntlet of goods hawked by aggressive but jovial salespeople. It is not in the least uncommon to find a belt being slipped around your waist as you walk, and then told in sort-of understandable English, “It’s almost free.”
You want it, they got it.
Jerry falls in love with a lady flamingo.
Jan, Jerry and Jackie in line for fish tacos.
Plaza Maria y Jose
In the rear of the plaza, on the left, is the dental office with Ricardo, the New-Business Manager, out-front in the black T-shirt.
Jackie and Jan being offered the best of silver earrings.
My thoroughly professional, kindly gentle, reasonably priced and most beautiful dentists, Dra. Elvia Hernández Bañuelos and her niece, Dra. Melony Valdez. If you *have* to go to the dentist, this is the place to go.
In the late 60's the FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND popularized the song, "SIGNS." Leaving town this is the last set of thousands of signs that advertise as many dentists, pharmacy's and optometrists.
