Mexico

by Bob

We took off from Guatemala yesterday morning. The day before we headed about 50 miles inland to Antigua Guatemala, the old city,
with three other people and a taxi driver. I thought it was going to be Mayan ruins, but there was a slight inconsistency in my
comprehension. I'm used to that, even at home. Antigua is a tourist / market center, with some big marketplaces. We bought some
vegetables that look like giant green beans. We saw people collecting bugs to eat called something like sonpopo de Mayo.

We're off the coast of Mexico, just outside the Gulf of Tehuantepec. It's famous for the high winds funneling in between the
mountain ranges from the Gulf of Mexico into the Pacific. I was reading a book about The Speedwell, a privateer vessel of the
1700's, a couple of days ago. Even they had trouble with the Teguantepec gales. We have close to 8 knots of wind on the nose.

We caught and ate a Spanish mackerel (or something close) yesterday. Lots of lightning last night, but it most of it was 5 or 10
miles away. We're 80 miles offshore. Water depth is 12,000 feet, and water temperature is 84.9F.

Mike does not appreciate water in the vacuum. How else do you clean the shower???