Had one hurricane and one tropical
storm off the coast this week. Fortunately both were far enough away
to not affect this area other than to bring a few thunderstorms and a
bit of rain.
Although I'm much improved, I'm still
not completely over last week's illness. While I have continued to
take it easy as a consequence, I did manage a trip into Puerto
Vallarta to pick up supplies at Home Depot and hang out a while at A
Page in the Sun and pick up a few more books. I also made a short
foray into the mangroves to check on the nestlings.
Despite being under the weather, I
worked had to finish getting everything ready for Chava the welder
who continued to promise to come by and didn't. After pestering him
repeatedly by phone, he finally stopped by briefly. He's supposed to
come again either today or tomorrow to weld the loose plate in the
water tank and pick up the lifeline stanchions. I'll be happy if he
just gets the water tank plate welded up soon; the rest can wait a
while. I wish I were more sanguine about his doing what he said he
would do.... The only other boat work I've done is to slowly
continue the interior refinishing work. It's tough to do much of
anything when 1) You don't feel well, 2) It's hotter than hell, 3)
The welder MIGHT show up and need to get inside to access the water
tank.
Life is tough in paradise.
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| The green night heron actually has a long neck used when spearing fish. |
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| But when the neck is folded into an S-shape, it's hidden. |
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| Note the very precise wing shape the pelican uses to take full advantage of the ground effects that allow long glides just above the water surface. |
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| I call this guy Wilber. He likes to hang out on the end of my dock. |
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| Terns are quick and agile. |
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| One good tern deserves..... |
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| The young yellow-crowned night herons have started to wander out of the nests. |
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| See the second one? |
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| Saw my first yellow-winged cacique. Found only on the west coasts of Mexico and Guatemala, usually in drier forests. |
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| Pre-sunrise thunderhead |
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| The Rio Cuale was swollen with muddy runoff from recent rains |
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| Nice lunch at a balcony restaurant on the malecon |
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| All the lifelines and stanchions removed in preparation for the welder. |
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| Sanding interior woodwork. |
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| Hurricane Eugene off the coast |
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| Tropical storm Fernanda offshore and heading further out |
