Little by little we are making our way north. After a week in Nexpa we just arrived in Ticla today to a warm welcome from all our friends here. A few changes since we were here last: for one thing it is HOT. Sticky, humid hot. But this, of course, has been happening slowly everywhere. I keep hoping the rainy season will begin before we leave, but it doesn´t look like I`ll have my wish. Since the rains have yet to come, the river mouth at La Ticla has slowly closed up causing a giant lake where there use to be a nice fluid river. Along with the giant lake are giant mosquitos. They seem to patrol 24/7. The plus side of this time of year: Mangos!! And lots of them. There are piles of them on the sides of roads. Everywhere we go the air seems to constantly have a sweet smell of ripened/overly ripe mangos.
Other than mangos, heat, and mosquitos, our neighbor (the pig) has perished. His funeral was really a celebration of life-- full of 30 people eating pork tacos to their hearts content. Griffin was of course dissapointed that we missed this occasion. A new little pig has taken his place.
It seems we have arrived in time for yet another celebration at the church- this time in honor of a different saint (I have yet to know which one) and I am told it is a much bigger party. Even as I write this the church bells are sounding to a backdrop of fireworks... time to go!
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