Christmas Eve 2024, Bacalar, Mexico

Here I am; Christmas Eve in a foreign country. The weather is strange and doesn't feel like December at all. It's late afternoon and the clouds have covered the sun so that it's now muggy and warm. Earlier this afternoon it was genuinely hot and gloriously sunny.
I spent the morning and midday down at what's called the 'muelle ecologico', (trans. ecological dock), which is a kind of a wooded area with a boardwalk through the various trees and mangroves leading down to the lagoon. It's really pretty good so I'll have to come back for a swim before I leave.
The horsey lady who runs the place I'm staying in has invited the guests to go down into town this evening. The instructions sound odd but possibly fun: bring some food and wear an 'ugly' jumper. How dare she? That's dangerously close to a comment on my fashion sense. I find a hideous t-shirt which'll have to do.
In the heat of midday, I find a park bench and finish reading Toni Morrison's novel 'Beloved'. It's magnificent and I want to read more by her.
Sorry, but the photos are a bit thin today. Maybe I'm getting to the point of having shot everything I think might be of interest, or I'm having too much fun, or it's time to leave. A bit of each I suppose.Read more