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Weekend in Veracruz
... for somewhere to eat we saw the others who had travelled down on Thursday! We were all staying at the same hotel so arranged to meet up for breakfast and a boat trip next morning.
The third group who left us at Taxquena to travel down from the other bus station were not booked into our hotel and in fact we didn’t see them all weekend! Anyway Saturday morning, after a ...
Manatee Day
... were interestingly displayed using a play of lights.
Today, Sep 7, happened to be Manatee day. TV crews were interviewing someone in front of the manatee tank. But I seriously do not know what manatees do differently on their day. In fact I do not know what manatees do at all. All they seem to do is float like a sponge, where every movement seems to be a monumental effort on their part.
But I liked them enough to buy a stuffed one, and a ...
The Conference (ATMEX) Begins
... one of the most beautiful in Nepal).
I think I must have difficulty adjusting to Mexican time because again, I was one of the handful at the auditorium for the opening address 5 minutes before it was scheduled to commence. It turned out things were only 20-30 minutes late in the end. As usual there were long speeches by VIPs, and then a 2-hour one by Mexico's most decorated mountaineer, Carlos, who had taken to paragliding across Mexico as a new challenge. There ...
Activities On Lake Catemaco
... same great band which played last night was back with more hits. We were each given a straw hat and scarf for the occasion. But it was too hot to don the scarf.
2 rows of portable loos were set up, as was a tent selling local souvenirs and food. It was almost too hot for some to bear and I was lucky to be seated near a powerful fan. Lunch, when served after a series of speeches, was very good as befitting for VIPs. We noticed some ominous clouds ...
City To Jungle
... us that the annual River of Raptors, as it is named there, is the largest migration in the world, and peaks from mid-September to mid-October. We were there to catch the beginning, and the count had already started. There is a method, apparently, to estimating the numbers, which run into millions, and species. I don't think it is something I am cut out for; I have enough trouble counting to 100.
The soccer game was still in progress when we left. One team was wearing ...