Re: [Texascavers] tourist in the news

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David,  I wish the best for the New Year.  Mike Walsh


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Subject: [Texascavers] tourist in the news


>From David Locklear


There is a tragic story in the news about an American tourist shot and killed 
near Zihuatanejo.


The media is just trying to show that Mexico has gone crazy.



There is something very fishy about this story.


First, he was allegedly outside at 4 in the morning.   Second, he lived in 
Mexico permanently in Tijuana.  Yet commuted to work in the US as a city 
official.  He obviously knows Mexico better than most American tourist there.


I have been there before, twice.  It was around 2000, but have erased it 
completely from my memory banks.  A former Houston caver owns a bed-n-breakfast 
there.  His son manages it.   Everybody knows you stay inside after dark.   
There are direct flights from Houston to Zihuatanejo.  It is not just some 
point on a map.   It is a beautiful place.  I would love to go back, but I am 
glad I saw it before the crime increased.  There are likely some excellent 
caves within an hour drive of there.   In fact, the Number One cave on my 
bucket list is just 2 hours from there - "Resumidero de Mixtlacingo."  Imagine 
the Medina River sinking into a big hole and only one group of cavers has tried 
to rappel into it only to find another waterfall into a dark abyss.  I was near 
that caving area at the Mexpeleo held in 2005ish in Taxco al Viejo.




Anyways,


This victim was apparently staying at a ritzy motel.  It is hard to imagine he 
really got shot near the motel, so if he was outside of the tourist zone at 4 
am, he was probably doing something unsafe.  There are probably thousands of 
rich people enjoying the holiday there, and probably a few dozen millionaires.


Meanwhile, 10 people were shot in Houston last week, even on Christmas Day.




Tonight and for the next three days, My wife and daughter are in Reynosa, 
Mexico.  I am home alone near Arcola.  Reynosa is supposed to be one of the 
most dangerous places in Mexico according to the news media.   She just called 
and said she was eating delicious "gorditas."   They know to not leave the 
house after dark.  Life should not be this complicated.   On one hand, it is my 
job to protect my daughter.  But on the other, there were dozens of other ways 
I would have prefered to spend NYE and my time off work.


I do hope to go on a road-trip to the Sierra Madres in 2018 in my Sequoia.  I 
am concerned about the safety and security preparations for that, but I also 
have to stay vigilent in Houston around ATMs and gas stations, and bank parking 
lots.




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[Texascavers] tourist in the news

[David via Texascavers]

>From David Locklear

There is a tragic story in the news about an American tourist shot and
killed near Zihuatanejo.

The media is just trying to show that Mexico has gone crazy.

There is something very fishy about this story.

First, he was allegedly outside at 4 in the morning.   Second, he lived in
Mexico permanently in Tijuana.  Yet commuted to work in the US as a city
official.  He obviously knows Mexico better than most American tourist
there.

I have been there before, twice.  It was around 2000, but have erased it
completely from my memory banks.  A former Houston caver owns a
bed-n-breakfast there.  His son manages it.   Everybody knows you stay
inside after dark.   There are direct flights from Houston to Zihuatanejo.
It is not just some point on a map.   It is a beautiful place.  I would
love to go back, but I am glad I saw it before the crime increased.  There
are likely some excellent caves within an hour drive of there.   In fact,
the Number One cave on my bucket list is just 2 hours from there -
"Resumidero de Mixtlacingo."  Imagine the Medina River sinking into a big
hole and only one group of cavers has tried to rappel into it only to find
another waterfall into a dark abyss.  I was near that caving area at the
Mexpeleo held in 2005ish in Taxco al Viejo.


Anyways,

This victim was apparently staying at a ritzy motel.  It is hard to imagine
he really got shot near the motel, so if he was outside of the tourist zone
at 4 am, he was probably doing something unsafe.  There are probably
thousands of rich people enjoying the holiday there, and probably a few
dozen millionaires.

Meanwhile, 10 people were shot in Houston last week, even on Christmas Day.


Tonight and for the next three days, My wife and daughter are in Reynosa,
Mexico.  I am home alone near Arcola.  Reynosa is supposed to be one of the
most dangerous places in Mexico according to the news media.   She just
called and said she was eating delicious "gorditas."   They know to not
leave the house after dark.  Life should not be this complicated.   On one
hand, it is my job to protect my daughter.  But on the other, there were
dozens of other ways I would have prefered to spend NYE and my time off
work.

I do hope to go on a road-trip to the Sierra Madres in 2018 in my Sequoia.
I am concerned about the safety and security preparations for that, but I
also have to stay vigilent in Houston around ATMs and gas stations, and
bank parking lots.
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