Hola Amigos,
What a difference a week makes! After 7 days of being sick, Ben is up and at 'em again. The biggest difference in his health was when I went to the clinic and got him some anti-nausea pills so that he could eat again. I think the anti-biotic pills were doing a number on his stomach! He felt so good, that he made sure to make it to the season opening of Barrilito's Restaurant last Saturday night! Yay!!
Francisco, the chef and owner, outdid himself as usual. This is our Tuna Sashimi appetizer. Delicious!
There has been some other excitement this past week....EARTHQUAKES! This area has had a "swarm" of earthquakes, generally in the "3+" range. We have our own special fault under us here somewhere. Ben found an article online about them; and here it is, roughly translated from Spanish:
This one? It's the bloom of the Jimson Weed. It grows prolifically down here.
And this is the bright yellow blooms of the Palo de Arco tree (or shrub...it never gets too tall). The wood from this tree is used in many ways for shade structures and palapa roofs, because it grows fast and straight.
What a difference a week makes! After 7 days of being sick, Ben is up and at 'em again. The biggest difference in his health was when I went to the clinic and got him some anti-nausea pills so that he could eat again. I think the anti-biotic pills were doing a number on his stomach! He felt so good, that he made sure to make it to the season opening of Barrilito's Restaurant last Saturday night! Yay!!
Francisco, the chef and owner, outdid himself as usual. This is our Tuna Sashimi appetizer. Delicious!
There has been some other excitement this past week....EARTHQUAKES! This area has had a "swarm" of earthquakes, generally in the "3+" range. We have our own special fault under us here somewhere. Ben found an article online about them; and here it is, roughly translated from Spanish:
La Paz, Baja California Sur (BCS). Tremors recorded in the
Los Barriles and Buena Vista, southeast of the town of La Paz, is located in what
is known as a "swarm" and are expected to continue registering
continuously for a month.
In an interview, Dr. Roberto Ortega Ruiz, head of seismology of the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE), reported that he has so far recorded 15 earthquakes, four of them reaching the magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale, from early Thursday.
He said that to have more information on these earthquakes are standing
two stations in that area and staff is also located in the region of San Antonio de la Sierra, reactivating a seismograph which was impaired during Hurricane Odile.
He said that this is not the first time that seismic swarms were recorded in the area, as had already happened in 2012 and 2002.
He said that these phenomena are associated with a particular fault and not associated with a marine volcano in the Gulf of California.
He said that while this type of earthquake is not common that cause the
most problems, they might cause, in most cases, some glass breakage in some homes.
He mentioned that the houses of the residents are very close to the origin of this phenomenon so that citizens could hear the noise and feel the tremors
significantly. He recommended that people stay informed and comply with the recommendations of Civil Protection. Likewise he said that after a month of constant seismic activity, the tremors would start registering non-continuous and could take years to re-submit another swarm.
In an interview, Dr. Roberto Ortega Ruiz, head of seismology of the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE), reported that he has so far recorded 15 earthquakes, four of them reaching the magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale, from early Thursday.
He said that to have more information on these earthquakes are standing
two stations in that area and staff is also located in the region of San Antonio de la Sierra, reactivating a seismograph which was impaired during Hurricane Odile.
He said that this is not the first time that seismic swarms were recorded in the area, as had already happened in 2012 and 2002.
He said that these phenomena are associated with a particular fault and not associated with a marine volcano in the Gulf of California.
He said that while this type of earthquake is not common that cause the
most problems, they might cause, in most cases, some glass breakage in some homes.
He mentioned that the houses of the residents are very close to the origin of this phenomenon so that citizens could hear the noise and feel the tremors
significantly. He recommended that people stay informed and comply with the recommendations of Civil Protection. Likewise he said that after a month of constant seismic activity, the tremors would start registering non-continuous and could take years to re-submit another swarm.
We did feel and hear most of them. Pretty exciting!
Many people are returning to town now, so there are longer lines at the ATM machine, and our local grocery store seems to run out of the "in demand" items favored by Americans more quickly. This is a place where if you see something you like and need at the grocery store, you buy ALL of it! Thus...things are gone quickly. Of course, you can wait months for them to stock the shelves with your favorite things, so you can understand the feeling to need to stock our own pantry shelves when things finally arrive! Ben and some friends are going to La Paz today with a long list of things (groceries and other items) that aren't readily available here. Hope they find things! Even the stores in La Paz have been limited in some things due to the hurricane.
One of the good results of the hurricane is all the flowers that are blooming. You know me and flowers. I can't hardly pass one by if I have a camera in hand! I think it's a genetic thing...based on going through my parents 100's of photos of beautiful flowers!
Here are a few for your enjoyment:
A Pitahaya Cactus bloom. These produce a fruit from which I make jam. Delicious at the end, and beautiful to start.
This one? It's the bloom of the Jimson Weed. It grows prolifically down here.
And this is the bright yellow blooms of the Palo de Arco tree (or shrub...it never gets too tall). The wood from this tree is used in many ways for shade structures and palapa roofs, because it grows fast and straight.
This start of a bird nest was found on a palm leaf I pruned the other day. I thought it was a lovely, colorful start to something great! And it looks really nice against that palm leaf, too, don't you think?
In the meantime, I'm making my rounds on my crocheted rug project.... kind of the same concept, isn't it?
Well, there are
places to go and things to do. The Fish Man is coming to town today and
I've been assigned to find him and buy some shrimp and fish and
lobster, but he probably doesn't have scallops yet (not is season until November...soon!)
I have added photos to my October 2014 Picasa album if you want to take a look-see. (Dog picture is in there, Marilyn T.)
Hasta la proxima semana,
Tus amigos de Baja
Harriet, Ben, Ryan, Sam & Zoey
Ame su blog, Prima
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