Yesterday started off relatively uneventful but the realization that we’d be going home in 7 days hung over our heads. Just as I was getting into my work groove, the internet went down around 9:44a. I know the time because my Mom suggested I head over to Tia Maye’s condo to use her internet from her patio but she was in the middle of an hour and a half massage and I didn’t want to intrude. I also know the massage is full body (desnudo) and even though we’re family, I didn’t want to see anything at all. The time was also clearly noted because I had a conference call at 10am that I began to freak out about since cell service was spotty. Great, I thought. Not ideal but as my coworker called it “amateur hour” because I should have been prepared for an internet outage. What I wasn’t prepared for was a +4 hour power outage!
I’m not entirely sure but I may have the worst luck around refrigerators. I mentioned it in a few blog posts past but in 2018, ~3 months into a 6 months Adventure, my fridge went down. Complete biohazard situation that I had the fortune to avoid cleaning up because my parents discovered first the smell and then the soupy mess of moldy food. If you’re thinking it sounds terrible, even just thinking about it is enough to make me sick. And as our luck with fridges go, I pulled a Mexican Coca Cola out of the fridge and noticed it was barely cold. So we call the Condo Caretaker (Tia Maye) to let her know the fridge was no función – not working. We moved all of our food into the next door condo which is currently vacant and a 2-bedroom unit (I’m renting that one next time, jajaja).
Around 4 hours into the Great Power Outage of Mexico, my stomach began to growl something fierce. I’m fairly certain my stomach growled in Spanish. So Mom and I made a plan to quickly open the fridge and grab anything we could use for lunch. And as we were pulling things out, I heard the familiar beep of all electronics turning back on after a power outage. “Mom! We have power!”
Friendly travel tip if you’re planning on sneaking off to a foreign country when your work doesn’t know: Invest in portable internet or perhaps turning your phone into a hotspot. Still researching but if I plan to make this an annual thing, I’ll have to step up the preparedness. We’re graduating from amateur hour. Jajajaja
Wednesday evening was a fun night out with Tia y Los Vecinos (Aunt and Neighbors) at La Osteria. And for 400 pesos ($20 USD, €20 for my reader in Ireland!) we got 2 beers, a salad and pizza to share. A very good deal but we also enjoy a drink or 2 so we ordered mango mojitos & wine to enjoy while we listened to live music. According to my aunt, the guitar player was eyeing me all night. Duh Tia, I’m clearly living my best life down here. That’s contagious.
Today we were supposed to wake up at 4:30a to catch the peak of the Lyrids Meteor showers. Notice the keywords “supposed to.” I thought I set the alarm on the calendar event but it was just the alert. Que lastima. We had even put warm clothes and blankets out so all we had to do was wake up and head out to the beach to see the meteor showers. Instead, we watched the most beautiful sunrise with every color imaginable painting up the sky. It was our first sunrise in Cabo. I’ll never forget it because the waves were thunderous and the light changed so quickly. Tomorrow I’ll attempt the meteor shower show again – but seeing the meteorite early in our stay was priceless. The meteor showers would just be icing on the cake. Really, I’m just appreciative of all the beauty the Universe can show me.
There She Goes... 