The Canadian Club is a unique club in Ajijic, Mexico. We have been members for a number of years and enjoy the many benefits it offers.

For only $180 pesos a year membership which includes $100 pesos of drink coupons offered at the beautiful Nuevo Posada Hotel where the meetings are held in the garden on the lake. The hotel is owned by former Canadians who have been an active part of the Ajijic community for over 20 years.

What could be more enjoyable than sitting under canopies that protect us from the sun, with soft lake breezes blowing and listening to one of the monthly well informed speakers, with Lake Chapala and Mount Garcia as the backdrop?

The Speaker topics are varied and informative.

This week it was John Pint (as in print), a native of Milwaukie, Wisconson, who has spent the last 25 years discovering caves in Saudi Arabia and Mexico.  

His talk was about the wonderful places that he has discovered within a circle, having Guadalajara as the centre. He named this the "Magic Circle" which touches on parts of 6 neighbouring states: Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guadajuato, Michoacan, Colima and Nayarit. Don and I have been to all of these states, not being aware of some of the fabulous nature spots that John urges us to visit.

Within the Magic Circle are 5 ecosystems: temperate forest, grasslands, arid scrub, tropical deciduous and tropical evergreen. Wow! and with them come varied wild life.

We now have new adventures and places to discover all within a short drive from Ajijic. We thought going to the opal mines was special, which it was, but there are so many more special places to discover!

Some we  will visit on our next adventures are: The cave of the full moon, the highest water fall in Jalisco, boiling mudpots, Los Cazos which has deep cauldrons which may have been the original fermentation vats in the making of Tequila and too many to mention here.

We eagerly await the book that will be available soon with directions how to get to the areas and history of the area in which they are found.

In all his years of discovery John says he has always felt safe no matter where he found himself. In fact people welcomed him and shared their stories.

Below are the maps of the areas and a You Tube of one of the waterfall areas.

**Listen to his comments on the safety of our area of Mexico in the last video!**

We would love to hear your ideas and experiences in Mexico!!