It has been a few days since we have written. Life continues sublime. We have not done a great since I last wrote, but the weather has been very strange. Three nights ago, the wind was blowing at such a rate and the temperature dropped to about 55, that Polley and I simply bundled up as best we could and hunkered down in our apartment. It, as I am sure you remember, is open to the elements, so it was a very cold night and we have actually slept with a sheet, bedspread and blanket the last 3 nights. Since that fateful low the other day, the temperature has crept up a bit, but nights remain cool and breezy.
The real story, however, has been the sea and the tides. In the last couple of days the water has washed away sections of beach and destroyed endless palapas (thatched beach umbrellas) that restaurants have set up for evening dining on the beach. Many of those washed away and boardwalk covered over with sand. Each morning finds a crew of waiters and others digging out and doing their best to restore their tables and such. In fact, so dramatic was the weather that two days ago we had a small tornado come into the bay. A friend sent us these pictures:
I love the idea of a tornado and a rainbow side-by-side. Nature providing you its extremes.
Had a nice dinner at Vitea, our favorite place, last night. We now have a standing reservation for each Sunday evening at 8 p.m. We chose that because our musician friend, Bobby Tansen, plays the flute there that evening. He wanders about, playing along with a friend's recording of piano. Very nice and Bobby, who has a different look for every gig, comes to Vitea in his best Indian guru look:
Anyway, as I walked this morning, the winds seemed calmer, the tides were down a bit and, with luck, things are turning to normal. More as we go on,
Ed and Polley
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