Pandemonium

The morning was spent birding and in Spanish lessons.

Mexican Chachalaca

Tonight we went into Rincon for supper.  We had to take a round about way out of the restaurant parking lot as the tour buses had us cornered and there was only one direction left to us.  These behemoths are salted throughout Rincon and La Peñita tonight.  How they maneuver through these towns with the bicycles, pedestrians,  firecrackers blasting away in the road, ATV's, motorcycles weaving around traffic, other buses and everyone else cutting in and out everywhere, I don't know, no se.  From the front they dwarf everything in a blur of blazing headlights.  From the back there are so many lights flashing in so many colors, some whirling, some in bars or circles flashing.   It looks like a UFO is trying to back up and get the hell off the planet.  I counted nearly 40 buses moving or parked or trying to park or turn.  In the centre of Rincon one of these giants was trying to make a tight turn and blocking traffic while Mexicans ran around in the dark trying to give advice.  We went by in the other direction thankfully and for all I know he is still there.  But I think he probably got through as they are amazing drivers and everyone else is extremely helpful and patient.

Today an already full park filled up over the brim.  It is a slalom to our parking place around the parked cars, tents sticking out in the road, vendors selling pies, buns, flan, donuts etc parked in the middle of the main park crossroads half in one of the lanes in front of the office (the better to sell things-location, location).
Then there are the children, dogs and miscellaneous adults wandering or darting to and fro.  People tell us this is nothing compared to Semana Santa (Easter) when you don't dare try to drive to town.

We park and walk to our RV, get a beverage and close the rear curtain on the patio.  It is dark and fairly quiet back here just a few lights from the stragglers packing up their umbrellas on the beach.  It is all very interesting but we will also be glad when they all return safely to their homes.