For those of you wondering how close I am to the recent Cartel activity in Jalisco, the closest car fires and burning of banks and Oxxo stores occurred 6 miles to the west of me and 12 miles to the east of me.  The roads were totally closed by blockades of burning buses or cars in El Molina, and Ixtlahuacan, towns a bit farther to the east and west where the toll road and main highway to the airport and Guadalajara began. I happened to be in Chapala before we knew the full extent of what was happening and by time I got on the road home we only saw one or two cars on a road that is usually bumper-to-bumper on weekends and many times during the week. All restaurants and stores were closed and only a few people walking in sight. We gave a ride to one woman, then went home and stayed!!! One of the friends staying with me flew out just  before the assaults started. Another, who was to arrive yesterday, cancelled her trip here and another got back to Oaxaca three days late after staying here two extra nights, cancelling two trips to the airport and having to spend the night at the airport hotel to catch a flight out today. Today things seems to be getting back to near normal. Scary times.