Checking In
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:39 am
Hey guys, just checking in to say hello.
Adriana, Brenda and I have been in the process of moving to Mexico for about two years, and we finally made it down here about a month ago.
Any move can be quite laborious, but one that involves taking pets, furniture, housewares, automobiles, and about a ton of tools through international customs is an absolutely Herculean task.
It was like, the more that we prepared, the more preparation we realized needed to be done. And that is why I have kindof fallen out of the loop lately.
Hopefully, though, I will have a lot more time to get back into things, now that we have the worst part of the move behind us.
So now we are living in a valley nestled in the Sierra De Los Cardos mountains, approximately 2,000 meters above sea level.
We are just a little South of the Tropic of Cancer, which would theoretically mean that it would be fairly hot year-round, here, except that the higher altitude keeps the temperatures and the humidity quite moderate.
It's almost like perpetual Springtime, really.
Adriana inherited a little bit of land down here when her father passed away, and it seemed like a great opportunity for us.
We're currently exploring the possibility of setting up a vineyard and winery, since the soil and climate are well suited to least a few varieties of grapes.
Of course, that will take years, if it ever happens at all. It's really more of an idea than a plan, at this stage of the game. I think this little piece of land that we're on will grow a pretty good crop of grapes without a lot of irrigation, but not much else.
And naturally, I'll continue to make pipes, just as soon as I finish getting my workshop set up.
Thus far I have my little Atlas 618, two drill presses, and my smaller air compressor up and running.
But I'm really missing my Atlas 10D, which will have to wait until I can build a good solid workbench to set it on.
And my big compressor needs 220 volts, which we don't even have, at present. I'm guessing that will have to wait at least a month or two until we can arrange things with the power company.
We have three-phases running right next to the casa, but we will need to install a new wire drop, meter, and so on.
Cheers,
Robert
Adriana, Brenda and I have been in the process of moving to Mexico for about two years, and we finally made it down here about a month ago.
Any move can be quite laborious, but one that involves taking pets, furniture, housewares, automobiles, and about a ton of tools through international customs is an absolutely Herculean task.
It was like, the more that we prepared, the more preparation we realized needed to be done. And that is why I have kindof fallen out of the loop lately.
Hopefully, though, I will have a lot more time to get back into things, now that we have the worst part of the move behind us.
So now we are living in a valley nestled in the Sierra De Los Cardos mountains, approximately 2,000 meters above sea level.
We are just a little South of the Tropic of Cancer, which would theoretically mean that it would be fairly hot year-round, here, except that the higher altitude keeps the temperatures and the humidity quite moderate.
It's almost like perpetual Springtime, really.
Adriana inherited a little bit of land down here when her father passed away, and it seemed like a great opportunity for us.
We're currently exploring the possibility of setting up a vineyard and winery, since the soil and climate are well suited to least a few varieties of grapes.
Of course, that will take years, if it ever happens at all. It's really more of an idea than a plan, at this stage of the game. I think this little piece of land that we're on will grow a pretty good crop of grapes without a lot of irrigation, but not much else.
And naturally, I'll continue to make pipes, just as soon as I finish getting my workshop set up.
Thus far I have my little Atlas 618, two drill presses, and my smaller air compressor up and running.
But I'm really missing my Atlas 10D, which will have to wait until I can build a good solid workbench to set it on.
And my big compressor needs 220 volts, which we don't even have, at present. I'm guessing that will have to wait at least a month or two until we can arrange things with the power company.
We have three-phases running right next to the casa, but we will need to install a new wire drop, meter, and so on.
Cheers,
Robert
