Once in town we got along on foot and endured under the bright warm sun by stopping for rests on public benches as the bones requested ...
Considering that walking around this town in strong warm sunshine can be strenuous, considering the town's population lives in hilly territory requiring much climbing of concrete stairways, it is curious to see that the municipality saw fit to furnish public park areas with exercise equipment.
This is a pedal exerciser.
We didn't see any takers.
Nor were we surprised.
31 degrees C.
We met fellow Witnesses doing cart work ...
Frustrating not to speak the same language, but one day we will.
The above photo was near the beach where we rested, not on a bench but a restaurant chair to enjoy a cold lemonade made with bubbly mineral water accompanied by nachos. This was lunch and it was major delicious!
A photo of Carol while we were waiting to be refueled.
This area is also a center for shops intended to interest tourists. Besides the usual souvenirs there are offerings of some very fine arts and crafts.We explored for a while then took another bench break where we were approached by school students requesting help with homework. They were assigned to interview an English speaking person in English of course. While I answered questions another student took a video of us on a cell phone, I suppose to prove the interviewer hadn't just made it up.
Besides asking where we were from, asked what places we had visited while here. I told him about the place we visited most often, the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Since the interview was photographed I insisted on taking a photo too ...
No, that's not a punk hair style. He stood in an awkward spot.
You don't have to be a detective to know who did the interview, who took the video, and who was the general helper.
Before boarding the bus back to Ixtapa we stopped at a flower shop for a purchase that has brightened up our little dwelling.
Flowers are a real bargain here. You can get a generous
bouquet for a few dollars.
As I write I hear the crashing of the surf on the shore. The waves have been bigger than usual today and when they crash the noise is loud and roaring. Some waves hit with an explosive sound, others crash progressively and sound like a train passing by. And the waves just keep coming. All that power.
1 comment:
Really liked the idea of exercise equipment and they had kiddie playground further along. The spring flowering trees along the way were magnificent. Baffles me how Mexicans can wear long sleeved tops in this heat as the sister at service cart. Happy to help out the giggling students with their project. Their names are Pedro, Arturo and Montserrat (nice name). Going to a school where they learn English is costly so these are privileged kids. No free education here, all students pay a monthly fee, tough for most families.
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