It looked like we would get some rain this morning when I got up - I know, morning is a relative term but really, 11am counts as morning.

We had a storm blow through this last week, lots of wind and cooler temps but no rain. The waves were crashing though and the tides were higher than I've seen.

The tide washed right over the only turtle nest we have in front of our condo, I don't know what that does to the baby turtle's chances.

Anyway, this morning the water was flat and there was very little wind. It was hot, humid and still.

I was getting a little excited by the prospect of some rain but... it moved inland north of us. I'd guess that Playa got some and probably Cozumel but none for us. Within a couple hours, it looked like this.

It's good the rains haven't started yet though, Mimi has to paint the deck before it starts raining. They cheaped out on the outside paint on the building, got the cheapest kind and then watered that down. It rubs off on you if you lean against the railing or sit on the banco. So, we're going to paint our railing and walls with some better paint. Also with some color. These friggin beige people around here, all they want is beige or white on everything.

We used to have really nice wood railings and when the others decided they wanted to replace theirs with concrete I specifically asked them not to touch mine. Guess what? I got the concrete ugly ones too. You think ugly orange concrete is better than ugly beige concrete? Maybe I should paint it in stripes of red,green and white like the Mexican flag?

There was a hoodoo voodoo wedding on the beach this evening and when the guy started blowing a conch shell Chica went ballistic, barking over the railing. I had to hustle out there and grab her before she became a sacred spirit commenting on their chakras or something.

Actually, it was a very nice ceremony and I had a bird's eye view. Unlike Chica, I like the sound of a conch blowing and the smell of copal.

Mimi and Rodrigo were in Playa all day looking for a place to align the RV and buy new tires for it. They were in there all day yesterday getting a new piece made that attaches the tow bar to the RV. Tomorrow they will be in Cancun all day getting the tires and alignment since they couldn't find a place that could do it in Playa.

Another disaster averted, Mimi discovered that the metal plate bolted under the RV was tearing on both sides, that's 1/4 inch solid steel. Had it come off, the jeep would have been left behind rather rapidly on the road.

Anyway, I stayed home and stayed cool and played with Tito. I was in town all day yesterday getting more dental work. They couldn't close up the tooth after the root canal because it was infected so I return next week.

By the way, on June 1st it will be 5 full months since my last cigarette. However, I chew the shit out of the nicorette gum and that is not having a good effect on my teeth.

So, tonight Mimi and I took Rod out to dinner for his birthday. We went to the 'upscale' place on the beach and had a mediocre meal on white tablecloths and a lot of fun. It's the company that really matters. We forgot the camera but these are small pics from the cell phone.




The waiters all came and sang Las Mañanitas, the Mexican birthday song, and put those huge sombreros on Rod and Mimi. It is low season now and we were one of only 2 tables in the whole place. Even so, it took forever for the food to come.

Uh oh! I hear thunder and I just saw a flash plus suddenly I can smell rain from the jungle. Maybe we will get some rain and maybe the deck won't get painted after all.

¡Ni modo!