photos of summer

rainy season

Good Sunday morning, everyone !! Cool here this morning,
24 Celsius with high of 32 today ...76 F. - 90 F ....
that's thanks to rain the last few days.
Pressure to get new plant cuttings into the ground !
Like May in the north, this is planting season ! Much easier here in so many ways. For one, I barely have to dig hole, 
just push the branch into the earth, and we're done ! 
You have to deal with mosquitoes, and all those other creatures that love eyes, and ears, and noses, and always
on the look out for ants. No gardening in flip flops, or
you pay the price if you get to close to them, especially the red fire ants, so aptly named !

A tragic accident on an ATV just a few weeks ago.

A man of 81 years was killed when the ATV coming towards his ATV ( on which he was a passenger, and was at a full stop) lost control and hit his vehicle. He was thrown, or rolled over, I'm not sure, and his head was severely injured. He died after
just 3 or 4 days in hospital. So sudden and frightening and very sad. He was very well known in the village and leaves
behind his wife, and a large family, including his grandson,
Sama, our young para glider / flier who was injured in a swimming accident, in Boca, close to 8 months ago.
Sama came home to Yelapa for the funeral, and he will stay here and continue with his therapy.
He gets stronger every day !

The ATV's are extremely dangerous. Partly because of the
path being so narrow and full of curves and blind spots;
partly because of the constant horse and mule " trains " carrying building material up and down; partly Vallarta Adventure walking tour groups, or tourists on horses;
plus, more and more motorcycles, and bicycles !!,
all adds up to accidents waiting to happen !
Use great care in walking. 
Be aware of your surroundings; what's up ahead, and
what's coming behind !  
Hopefully in the near future, steps will be taken to manage and control the flow of traffic. Not sure how that will be accomplished, very difficult task , for the whole world !! 

The new Kindergarten opened this week, and I found out 2 hours later ! so didn't get up there, after all my anticipation !!
I will visit asap to take pictures, and satisfy my curiousity.

Two new teachers there, and 3 new at Primaria, with 1 still missing, 2 new at Telesecundary, and 1 still missing at Prepa !
Boy. 
I may not have liked some of my teachers, but at least they were consistent !! An added layer of distraction always getting to know a new teacher, but this has been the way for students of Yelapa forever. That's why Maestro Pedro was so extra special !! Constant for almost 30 years !

I'm filling in at Prepa, English Fridays for 2 hours.
Secundary English is at 9 am, so they'll have to change the time on that if they want my help !! The schedule comes from Guadalajara, and this year the class is once a week from
9 am - noon, for all levels, on the same day !!  !! Yikes !!

After 3 weeks break from Mi Escuelita, the kids are coming back to their groups, and more students are participating, which is thrilling, for me ! Also giving 2 adults private lessons and 1 adult group slowly starting to form. 
I look forward to the next 10 weeks of classes. 

It's been a hot hot summer, as usual, with little rain so far. 
A lot of power outages, as usual, but more this year.
Rain in the mountains though.

The lagoon is part of the sea, the mouth of the river open wide. Flooded streets in Tuito and San Miguel and elsewhere.
Walking home from school at 6:30 pm, traversing the skinny wooden bridge, over small raging mountain run off ...
avoid the mud ... it's just like black ice !!

Rainy season adventures continue ....