Hard to believe, but today was the first day we actually spent on the beach after 4pm! Usually we are away from the neighbourhood or hiding from the hot sun. But today the air was silky smooth, the sun balmy, and the sea was ribbons of blue and emerald...
This morning we walked to the old ferry dock with the frenzied mondo-condo starting. There was a huge hubub as a stage had been set up and hundreds of police were arriving on pickups, cars, busses, and motorcycles. Seems the local Mayor was coming to celebrate something that happened on Jan. 19, 1990. We were left wondering who was left in town to direct traffic, shake down taxi drivers, and take bribes. Just kidding??
Then passed the construction entrance where guys young and old were applying for work. They told me they'll get about 2400 pesos a week. Assuming a 6-day week and 8-hour days, that's about C$5 an hour for tough labour. I got in line!
Every 5 metres or so there was an "FO!" painted on the partial sidewalk. Message to gringos to get lost? The universal insult? Somebody forgot the "U" in UFO? No ---- it just marked the spots where they had strung the Fibre Optic cable.
Then Pat did the laundry and I strung the clothesline between the TV dishes on the roof. Really a dazzling place because of the white paint and the wrap-around views. Pretty mundane day but we're looking forward to tomorrow's big event...
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