Friday, August 14, 1987

Mexico Journal: Aug. 14, Oaxaca postcard

















(To my cabinmates at Celli Cabins)
Well, it rains like hell here. Summer is the wet season. Thunderclaps loud enough to scare the wits out of you. Big zags of lightning, mountain valley., Zapoteca Indians, mosquitoes, and ruins. Monte Albán. Numerous sacred sites, some still in use. A sidetrip to Puerto Escondido. The Pacific, warm enough for a hot tub. The coral, bright fishes. We found paradise at Hotel Santa Fe for $20 a night. Muy caro, very expensive, however the open air restaurant facing the sea, the palapas with their thatched roofs and Spanish tile work, and a pool and the architecture, well worth it. We've made a serious dent in the pulpo,  the octopus population. Octopus with garlic is $4-5. A bathing suit here is dress-up. If you really want to wear shoes, well sorry. Next stop San Cristobál de las Casas. for the Harmonic Convergence on August 16. Have you been reading your Doonesbury lately? PS this card may arrive in September. Save the card for me please.

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