December 30 2005-evening

Went foraging for food.  Found a nondescript hole in the wall.  Somehow I had the feeling they would have good food.  Don’t know any Spanish, but through sign language I was able to ask her what she had.  It turned out to be a great slab of chicken breasts and bean sauce  -  it was so good!  The whole meal cost 25 pesos, or about half what raw chicken would cost in the supermarket in Canada.  And the chicken is of far better quality, tasty and tender, then you can ever get in a Canadian supermarket.

Gone is the desperation of not knowing where to go her what to eat.

I still do not have my bags however, and this is frustrating, annoying and inconvenient.  The phone number I was given at the airport is a message saying that all operators are busy, leave a message.  I doubt that will get me far, but I left a message anyways.  The owners of my guest house, despite the language barrier, helped me call Oaxaca Airport.  I then got a local number for Northwest Airlines, but it was too late in the day and they were closed.  I can try again tomorrow.