the estuary fire

Liz had told me via email about the estuary fire while we were in Florida, but when I came home and saw for myself the burnt up view from our balcony, I was shocked. I took this picture tonight. Liz said the flames were shooting up over 30 feet for hours. The damage is so close to us I would have been terrified to watch it burn. My team mate Patty at Libertad said that many in the Mexican community here believe the fire was purposely set so that the new San Jose port development area can be expanded into the estuary. Today in the local newspaper I was reading about the damage the cruise ships are doing to the port area in Los Cabos. This place will be like many other areas of the world where irreparable damage is done to a very fragile eco-system. There will be no going back.