Overcast and cloudy this morning - small amount of rain last night (.05 in.) and probably more today. No large storms in the area. It's been really hot these first 2 days of August - we were in Manzanillo yesterday and the temperature was in the 93/94F (33/34C) degree range all day (no rain).July was a beautiful month this year - not really hot and with no big storms blowing through. Avg. high temperature: 87.4F/ 31C (highest: 90.5) Avg. low temperature: 80.9F/ 27C Avg. high humidity: 79% Avg. low humidity: 62% Total rainfall: 9.61 inches (9.51 inches last year) Many Mexican families in town, enjoying the last of summer vacation time (school starts again here on August 20th). Rocks on the beach, potholes filled with water, loud music at night - none of this interferes with their enjoyment of their time here. We could all learn a lot from their spirit of tolerance and ability to overlook the small things that we gringos seem to obsess over. I don't enjoy the loud music from the plaza at night (and "music" isn't really an accurate term for some of what's played) but we've learned to close the windows, turn on the a/c and block it out. My only regret is that the Mexicans seem to have embraced some of the worst of OUR culture - disco music played at decibel levels that actually distort sound - on speakers that wouldn't be allowed most places in the world unless they were contained in closed-in, soundproof buildings. Mexicans didn't develop all of this - this is gringo-produced technology that doesn't have anything to do with traditional Latino culture. I just wish someone would come into town with slightly smaller speakers and some of the really great music Mexico produces - both past and present. I know the majority of the local population would welcome it. And that's all I have to say about that!
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