November 20
was a major commemoration throughout Mexico, the 509th anniversary
of the Mexican Revolution. At one end of the main street, the navy went for
pomp and circumstance.
At the other
end most of the island gathered to cheer the displays put on by every schoolkid
on the island. Paraders from kindergarten to high school. Lots of
red-white-green. Lots of hoops-la. Lots of energy!
Drums,
bugles, uniforms streamed by in the sun. Behind us the eternal search for the
right flavour of popsicle.
The day also
seemed to be the start of the Christmas and main tourist seasons. A plastic pine went
up in the zocalo with the help of two tree-huggers. Festive dishes now on offer --- poc-chuc
for him and a supremo plate of chilaquiles
for her! Tastes better than it looks....
A nearby
cove is absolutely ideal for snorkelers of all levels. Ocean currents and reef
formations bring in a panorama of fish from tiny tropicals to 3-foot
barracudas. It’s like you’re being escorted by an underwater rainbow.
This island can still be magico and love is in the
air, like this couple from Japan married at sunset. But tonight we’ll be in the
air too. Next destination? North, and up…
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