La Barrita, Guerrero //
The low here at Casa Rayo del Sol actually dipped down below seventy degrees overnight; a welcome change from the last week. I wake at 6:30 a.m. knowing our plan is to sit still today. I easily doze off a while longer. By the time Mark gets to cooking us breakfast, the sun is radiating off our kitchen area and cooking is a sweltering affair. The dishes don’t get touched until hours later when the shade finally reaches our outdoor countertops.
While there are many things I’d like to do today, staying cool is priority number one. Having shade provided by the palapa right next to the truck helps tremendously. When the sun creeps into our palapa, we make our way out to the ocean for a swim, or rather a toss in the waves would be more accurate. Once the air has dried us, showers are next. Anything to keep a constant rotation going of either being wet or in full shade.
As long as we’re not in direct sunlight, the day is quite pleasant. The campground is quiet and peaceful with the roar of the Pacific offering steadfast white noise in the background. Our neighbors are mellow, most of them living out their retirement dreams of living in a seaside Mexican paradise. However, one exception to that is Sam, the first non-retirement-age American we’ve met on mainland Mexico. He’s been here a few months and has loved his time here enough to begin working towards temporary residency. I have a hundred questions for Sam but try to refrain from interrogating someone I’ve just met.
As you well know by now, how we decide to stay or move is largely decided on a whim. That is unless our resources (water, solar production, food supply) dictate otherwise. By the afternoon, we’ve deemed this campground worth spending another day, and luckily, we have plenty of resources to do so. Tomorrow’s goal will be to push my introverted self beyond the comfort of our private palapa and into the community area where maybe I can get to know our neighbors.
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Great photo! Reminds me of the B & W photos around the movie, Night of the Iguana, filmed “just down the road” from you (1964). It evokes the sense of place, along with the chemistry and tension between Eva Gardner and Richard Burton starring in the movie, along with Elizabeth Taylor visiting on set. B & W photos of the 3 of them under a palm tree.
What a great compliment. Thanks Greg.
Great picture of you and Mark! So nice you can rest in one place for a couple of days!
It feels very good to be still!