Living at Lake Chapala in Mexico

I received a disturbing email yesterday from a New York man who was concerned about his parents in the Raquet Club. No one in the family had heard from the folks since the storm hit San Juan Cosalá last week.

I confirmed by checking the Lake Chapala Society Directory a couple with that last name and a Raquet Club address and called Peter Palmer to ask him to check his information from the door to door survey in the Raquet last Saturday.

He sent Jaymee Littlejohn out to the Club to see what she could find out about these people. Before she could get back to Ajijic, the folks were finally ablet to get out of their home for the first time since last week, and made it down the hill to a working phone and had called their sons.

It is interesting to note that the man I talked to had called the US State Department (He was referred to them by the Red Cross) and neither organization had any information at all about a problem here. In fact the State Department person said he guessed he should call the consulate in Guadalajara and find out what was going on. He mentioned they usually let the State Department know when something is happening, but he'd heard nothing.

Meanwhile, we're glad that the family is back in contact and know the sons plan to come visit as soon as possible.

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Judy King is publisher of  Mexico Insights' Living at Lake Chapala, a monthly online magazine for people interested in Mexico's Lake Chapala region, in the state of Jalisco.

Judy, a 16-year resident of Ajijic on Lake Chapala's north shore, conducts weekly newcomer's seminars, shares her expertise about Mexico in her monthly online magazine, and in the "Mexico Lindo" column for the Lake Chapala Review.

Judy also is a speaker for local organizations and visiting tour groups about the Lakeside area and Mexican customs and holidays.