To illustrate sun power here I will recount my trip to the pool bar for lemonade (which is outstandingly delicious here by the way). You will notice deck boards in the photo below. They have been given a matte varnish. As inviting as they appear, the decking *not* in the shade is hot as coals and it takes the briefest moment for that to register on bare feet. With sunbathers lolling around with nothing to occupy their attention, one has an instinctive reluctance to react with a frenzied jig to the tune of, "Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!" So with stiff upper lip I speed-walked to a milder concrete surface, hoping to make it without leaving behind the epidermis of my soles like strips of sizzling bacon.
On the other hand, being in the pool was a treat.
In early evening we walked to central Ixtapa, fifteen minutes away. The public walkways and grounds of the various condos are very well groomed and we passed several maintenance men watering the foliage.
A word about the coconut trees that line many sidewalks:
Last year I learned to watch my step because of the Mexican delight in level changes. One constantly encounters steps up or steps down, ample motivation to keep one's eyes on the ground.
Once in a while though a reminder also to look up appears ...
I confess to a slight uneasiness about the plentiful, and fruitful, palm trees here. I can only imagine what a coconut collision feels like and I seriously doubt a straw hat is satisfactory protection. On the other hand there is a measure of consolation in the thought I am no longer driving beneath Montreal overpasses.
Coconuts aside, it was a relaxing, contemplative day.
Quote of the day:
Once in a while you have to take a break and visit yourself.
- Audrey Giorgi
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