Another Wrinkle

Okay; we leave for PV (Puerto Vallarta) tomorrow and I still don't have any 'official' ID.  Saw our facilitator yesterday morning while enjoying our koffee klatch at Mega's coffee bar; no joy - not ready yet.  Maybe they didn't include yesterday as part of their 'ready in 8 days' estimate.  Or perhaps they were even closed on Monday?  Holidays down here tend to complicate things.  Most government agencies close for the Christmas/New Year's holidays as a bloc of time.

Here's hoping that it is ready for him to pick up today and that he'll have it if/when I run into him at Starbucks later today.  Here's hoping I see him at Starbucks....

Not having the Residente Permanente is not a big deal.  While it's true that I don't have either form of ID that shows I'm in the country legally, I shouldn't need it for our trip tomorrow to PV.  After all, we're driving, not flying and there are no national borders to cross.  I'd just be more comfortable to have something in case a cop pulls us over or stops us while walking down the street.  I suppose I can try my Mexican Drivers License if push comes to shove.  That's an official document, eh?  Works in the States; might work down here.

The passport I have in my possession has holes punched in it and is stamped 'Cancelled' inside.  Probably won't do me much good, though I have it in my possession.  But it has the consulate's Visa glued to one page; that might work!

Don't know if I'll see the facilitator today or not.  Michael needs to be home as much as possible to do stuff; we've got haircuts scheduled late morning (that's a walk into and out from Centro); the package that's taken 3 weeks to reach us via our mail handling service has finally arrived (and I've paid the fees via Paypal) so I need to pick that up (still waiting on the packages that have been delivered to them two and one week ago); need to stop by our bank to get some spending money for PV; and we need to brush out a dog and be home when the puppy farm person stops by the house to pick them up for their vacation later today.

Oh, yeah; need to throw some things into a suitcase for the trip and make some sandwiches for the drive to the coast, too.  Unlike Los Angeles, there's not a fast food franchise on every corner.  We are stopping in Guadalajara to 1) see Victor's mother, 2) leave his winter things with her, and 3) grab breakfast at this great restaurant, New York, New York, before heading further south.

It'll be a busy day!

ADDENDUM   [9/25/14]

Okay; so the cards were not ready before we left town for PV.  Now that we're home again, we've spoken to our facilitator and he has them in his possession.  We'll pick them up from him at Starbucks later today!  Whew, what an ordeal.  I like things neat and tidy; this has not been so!