Yesterday I went to yoga at 0715 hr., it was a little cloudy with a temperature of 27C, and I thought it felt a little cool. After arriving home a couple of hours later, I was listening to Calgary news, the announcer said it was -27C with the windchill. That is a 54C degree difference!! Even with all the uncertainty in the world today, this reinforced our decision to be snowbirds. (By the way, the yoga class had two participants, we were wearing masks and well spaced.)
As I lay in the hammock thinking about reading a book, I actually looked at the sky day dreaming. It was mostly bright blue with a few puffy clouds. Big birds were flying overhead. It was very hot with a gentle breeze flowing through the bohio. Felt wonderful. As a matter of act, it was so hot we waited until closer to sundown to go for a beach walk.
You get a totally different perspective of the beach later in the day. This is Playa El Arenal. At the end of the day the fishing boats have come in and are all lined up. It is colourful and beautiful.
However, the darker the sky, the less clear the pictures.
The other big difference was the number of people, usually it is just us. There were so many local people fishing (at least 20 on this very long beach), most were standing on the shore casting with a rod and reel. Others were just using the reel and seemed to be throwing it like a cowboy with a lasso.
Some people were carrying 20 litre pails, which made for a handy seat and a good way to carry their catch. Other people were wearing those straw baskets like backpacks, I don’t know if this would be any good as a seat but seemed to be a handy way to carry their fish.
At the end of the day those boats have to get on shore, it’s full steam ahead!
This is a great place to be, in this, another winter of Covid fear and anxiety. We spend most of our time outside in the fresh air and we are not being constantly exposed to Covid information. Let’s hope it stays that way and this 5th wave is short lived. Look after yourself and stay well.
Salud, Cheers
Ruth
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