safe and sound and hot in Cabo.

Arrived back in San Jose to air conditioning that was not functioning in the main living area of our new condo. It was near 100 degrees with high humidity and needless to say a rough go for a day until... Our adopted son, Greg, alerted us that an air con repair truck was in the car park and we hailed them down and 5 guys and several hours later we were living in cool comfort. We were afraid what the repair was going to cost and were relieved when we were handed a bill for 600 pesos, less than 50 dollars. We pretty much unpacked our boxes and put things away properly in one day as we have not accumulated much "stuff." I really love this condo, so cozy and nice. It is also nice to be back here, so beautiful in a different way than San Miguel. The mountains and ocean views everywhere are calming. You had better be calm because it it so damn hot that being anything else would be suicide.

My new boss Rosie, called this evening and told me teacher workshops start tomorrow. She apologized and said since I had not heard from the school earlier if I had other plans for tomorrow that would be fine, I could report on Thursday. (This may turn out to be my kind of place.) I said my only other plans were to sit by the pool so I would report. I will be up early and on my way by foot to my new adventure by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. Harry has been suffering the last few days with a kidney stone. He has been drinking lots of water and has been taking some heavy duty over the counter pain killers he got here in Mexico hoping to pass the stone. As I have always said, better living through chemistry, especially over the counter no prescription needed Mexican chemistry.

We have connected with some of our friends here but it is pretty much a ghost town. August and September are months when people who can get out of here do so. The grocery store was busy with parents and kids shopping for school supplies and watermelons today. I saw a mountain of watermelons yesterday at MEGA (Mexican Target) and today the pile had nearly disappeared. Some people had 5 watermelons in their shopping carts. Rain is predicted on Thursday. I will need to check the web to see if it is tied to a tropical depression or not. Greg told us last week there was a wind storm with 70 mile an hour winds, no rain, just wind.

I promised myself and Harry that if the vibes tomorrow at Libertad, my new school, are crazy I will politely say I feel a case of swine flu coming on and express my need to quit immediately as not to infect others. I just pray that my crazy detectors are working properly, or at least better than they worked last year.