SV Panta Rhei Retirement Trip

We've moved to the "Village" . The Village is a town of approximately 500 people. It is the only easily distinguished town for at least 100 mi. But, it has internet and restaurants and cruising boats appear to be their principal customers. Their annual rainfall is 0.25 inch (we were told yesterday), yet today it is raining! It is a 12 inch rain (one drop every 12 inches) lasting approximately 20 minutes. Its a real weather event and we greatly prefer it to another Chubasco or Elephante. Yesterday we took the dinghy into town and used the internet to get the news and our gmail while we drank ice cold beer. Then we went to Guillermos where we had a hamburger and fries. No place in town is air conditioned. That is becoming our figure of merit for prosperity in a community. In Santa Rosalia air conditioners were selling big time. There is a cell tower at the edge of town, but it is not turned on. No one knows why. There is also an RV park right on the water, but not a single RV is there. I think the summer is just too hot.

The water is clear and there are fish everywhere. But we will not linger. We have a full moon party to attend in La Gringa. There will be floatie contests and every friend we have in the northern part of the Sea of Cortez will be there. It is small town fun and Karen in particular is loving it. One problem though: she is wearing out all her swim suits. There are holes where there should not be holes. She has this problem in common with the rest of us (but hers is more interesting than mine, I've thrown out two suits in the last week). I've noticed some very skimpy bikinis on our neighbors. At dinner last night I learned that these were swim suits not usually worn but that their one piece swim suits had all worn out and these suits were all they had left. Anyway, they work better in the heat, so get used to it! Actually it is an easy adjustment for me.