in san miguel

The drive to San Miguel was, fortunately, uneventful for us. There was, though, this remarkable sight of the two volcanoes, one hot and one cold, in Colima. The snow covered one has about half the snow it had when we saw it last week. And the hot one, draped in ash, also had snow on it. But now you can see it's veil of gray while the other is still capped in snow. This shot was taken just outside Colima, speeding along at 70 MIP. Very pretty.

I also took a photo of a big agave field to show how beautiful these blue-gray plants are. The photo didn't come out well at all. I'll try again.

Although it was easy for us, no so for some others. Like the two hapless big rig drivers we saw standing to the side of the road. One of them had been driving the truck that hit a cow. There she was, sitting in the middle of one lane. Not dead. In fact, she looked as though she was just taking her ease. looking around in an attitude of contentment. There was, however, some, um, "evidence" on the pavement that indeed she had been hit. The poor chaps didn't know what to do; both were on cell phones probably looking for guidance and advice about how to cope with an un-dead cow lying in the middle of the highway. Then later on we saw a really bad accident involving several cars and a couple of trucks. It was on the other side of the highway. Lots of police cars, a couple of tow trucks, a long line of stopped traffic.

On a better subject, the fabulous strawberries from this region are appearing in the roadside stands. We didn't stop for any on the way in but will be able to find them along the byways around here. They are so delicious; plump, sweet, juicy.

It's good to be here. Lots to see and do. We'll start in tomorrow. Meanwhile, for a week we have good, reliable internet connection, TV (!) and I think there is even an English language paper. Right now, as I sit writing, the News Hour with Jim Lehrer is bringing me all the bad news. But Sunday night I can watch the Oscars. I haven't seen this rhinestone presentation in years. Can't wait.